Updated May 2022.
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octoprint_deploy

These files provide a simple bash script for quickly deploying multiple octoprint instances on a single computer.

BIG CHANGES

As of 02/22 there is no longer a need to download a specific image file. YouTube video for OctoPi setup here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J5VzI4AFav4&lc

How to use

• OctoPi
  • Put the latest OctoPi image on your SD card
  • ssh into your Pi (pi@octopi.local; good idea to change your password now!)
  • run the command git clone https://github.com/paukstelis/octoprint_deploy.git
  • run the command sudo octoprint_deploy/octoprint_deploy.sh
  • Choose Prepare System from the menu
  • Setup admin user by connecting to http://octopi.local via browser
  • Back in the ssh session, choose Add Instance and follow the instructions.
  • If your printer does not have a serial number, it will time out and use the physical USB address for udev entries.
  • Continue until you have added all the printers you want to use
  • haproxy entries are updated so you can connect via http://octopi.local/instancename/ (trailing slash is needed)
• Ubuntu/Mint/Fedora (Fedora not completely tested)
  • You do not need to install OctoPrint using any Wiki instructions. The script will do it for you
  • Install Ubuntu 18-22.X, Mint 20.3+, Debian, DietPi, RPi OS, Armbian, or Fedora35+ on your system (make sure your user is admin for sudo)
  • Install git if it isn't already: sudo apt install git or sudo dnf install git
  • run the command git clone https://github.com/paukstelis/octoprint_deploy.git
  • run the command sudo octoprint_deploy/octoprint_deploy.sh
  • Choose Prepare System from the menu. Select your distribution type. All deb-based system use the same selection. This will install necessary packages, install OctoPrint, and start a template instance
  • You will be asked which streamer you would like to install (mjpg-streamer or ustreamer).
  • This converts your installation into an 'Linux/OctoBuntu'-style installation. Use OctoBuntu for all identifiers after this point.
  • Setup admin user by connecting to your system (either http://localhost:5000 or http://[hostname]:5000 via a browser
  • This instances is just a generic template used for making all your other instances. You need to make at least one instance using the script when this is done. Do not add cameras to the generic instance.
  • Continue with octoprint_deploy script and setup all your instances.
• What else can you do?
  • Remove instances
  • Add USB webcams AFTER you've created the instance
  • Test USB connections
  • Want to get rid of everything? sudo octoprint_deploy/octoprint_deploy.sh remove

Recent Changes

• Add duplicate serial number detection.
• Add architecture check to minimize errors where a system gets prepared as OctoPi when someone is using Ubuntu/Fedora/etc.
• Include ustreamer as an option for camera streaming
• Add remove command-line argument to get rid of all the stuff the script has done.