Guide to Installing OctoPrint: Turn Your 3D Printer into a Smart Printer!

Welcome to our comprehensive guide to installing OctoPrint on your 3D printer. In this video, we'll show you how to turn your printer into a smart printer that can be remotely controlled and monitored through a web interface. OctoPrint is an open-source software that offers advanced print management features, making it an essential tool for any 3D printing enthusiast.
In this video, we'll walk you through each step of the installation process, from gathering the necessary materials to configuring OctoPrint on your printer. We'll cover everything you need to know, including flashing the OctoPi image to the microSD card, connecting the Raspberry Pi to your network, and accessing the OctoPrint interface.
We'll also show you how to manage your print files and control your printer remotely using OctoPrint. You'll learn how to start, pause, and cancel prints, as well as how to monitor the progress of your prints from any device with an internet connection. You'll also discover how to fine-tune your prints by adjusting print settings such as temperature and bed leveling.
By the end of this video, you'll have a fully functional OctoPrint installation on your 3D printer. You'll be able to manage your prints with ease and achieve the best possible results. So, sit back, relax, and let's get started on the ultimate guide to installing OctoPrint.
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[@ericperkins3078]

Yeah, don't drag and drop any STL s into the download box. They need to be sliced, ready-to-go GCODE files as shown by the benchy you uploaded. Other than that, you helped me recover one of my printers that had gone silent on me. Pulled the sd, reflashed the raspberry pi image and reset my password. Good to go!

[@WQ9FHamRadio]

Exactly what I was looking for! Easy to follow tutorial that got me up and running before the end of it. Using the same Raspi3A+ with a cheap MicroCenter 16gb MicroSD it was easy to get running, if you run into problems like I did with the printer not connecting or not finding a serial port, make sure your Micro USB cable to connect the Pi to the Printer is a data transfer cable and not just a charging cable. I went through a few cables I had laying around before I found one that work. 73! Kevin

[@HAMRADIODUDE]

Man, I'm so glad it helped! That's for the info about the USB. Those microusb cables can be finicky

[@mattghoward]

I've been using this for over a year - it's pretty good and provides a good level of control and visibility of information.

[@HAMRADIODUDE]

I really enjoy it. Recently I found a iPad gen 3 for 9 dollars at Goodwill, I'll use that as a touchscreen mount for octopi

[@HAMRADIODUDE]

Do you run any plugins

[@pen25]

Octoprint is a great platform..I use it regardless of if there is a sd card or thumb drive. And don't forget to drop some cash off to the dev to help her out

[@chaslinux]

Thanks for this. Liked and subbed. Very straight-forward, this was exactly the introduction to OctoPrint that I was looking for. I have a modded Ender 3 Pro with a knock-off Bl-touch for bed leveling, and older Marlin firmware. Cura is set up with custom settings for the auto-bed-leveling. I wasn't sure Octoprint would include the custom start/bed-leveling gcode, glad I watched this video. Cheers!

[@MorrWorm8]

I literally just picked up a Pi 3 A+ I’m definitely doing this. It’s time to upgrade the Anet A8

[@jenniferbarone3970]

Great info in this video! Thank you!!! Your instruction is very clear. Looking forward to my first 3D Printer! I already built the Raspi but now I can't ssh back into it for some reason with the password,, so I might re-image for practice. I appreciate the information shared in this video. Thanks again. :)

[@HAMRADIODUDE]

My pleasure. Interesting about the password. Were you able to solve it with a re image? Congrats on the new printer!

[@parstolpediamant3942]

Thank you!

[@HAMRADIODUDE]

My pleasure!

[@alanb76]

Octoprint is excellent. I've used it for years. Recently I upgraded my MK3 with a tiny Pi02W running Octoprint mounted directly on the printer frame. The returning availability of this $15 Pi is excellent now and it is perfect for Octoprint. 73 :)

[@HAMRADIODUDE]

It is! I still have it on multiple printers. I recently started using Klipper, WOW.

[@alanb76]

Excellent @@HAMRADIODUDE; I recently built some Vorons running Klipper and a Railcore running Duet RepRap, lots of fun learning! Next is a Prusa Bear which I think I will Klipperize...

[@barndweller4573]

Thank you for your videos I just purchased my first Ender 3 v2 neo I think. I wanted it to make antenna parts after watching your video where you make a knock off of the Dx Commander. I have a real DX Commander but I was amazed at all the parts I can make for wire antennas for POTA. THANK YOU

[@HAMRADIODUDE]

Pretty amazing stuff, right? Check me out on thingiverse (Winders and antenna stuff) - www.thingiverse.com/hamradiodude/designs . I hope you're enjoying 3D Printing.

[@occamraiser]

The OCTOPI build on the Pi Zero 2 W took me about five minutes. It was remarkable and needed no setting up. BUT if you want VNC and all the other Raspberry pi GUI based interface in addition to Octoprint - go the 'install octoprint onto an existing Raspberry pi' route, not the all-in-one octopi build method. My RPI won't support the standard 'startx' GUI because octopi is a subset of the standard Raspbian.

[@anenechikwado6291]

Hello, thanks for your video. Please can I get the octoprint to send a signal to either a connected raspberry pi or arduino after each g-code move is completed?

[@HAMRADIODUDE]

Hi, thanks for your patience with my delay. When you say get octoprint to send a signal to a connected raspberry pi or arduino, I am a bit confused. The reasoning is, octoprint is on the pi and records all the commands. If you can tell me what you are attempting to accomplish, I may be able to help. Thanks so much :)

[@pen25]

Raspberry pi 2s work perfect for octoprint. I have a couple I use for my printers instead of the 3 or 4s. Zeros will work but not recommended.

[@HAMRADIODUDE]

For anybody reading this who wants to use a raspberry pi 2 and isn't familiar, there will be no Wi-Fi and you'll have to get an adapter

[@pen25]

@@HAMRADIODUDE true. i just use ethernet. wifi not needed

[@stevethibodeauxn4sfc257]

Morning Dude, drive safe.

[@HAMRADIODUDE]

Thank you!

[@MrKking33]

So do you need 2 sad cards for this to work? One for the computer and for the Raspberry??

[@HAMRADIODUDE]

Just one for the raspberry pi.

[@loclhst]

You can optionally use a raspberry pi (or similar) camera which uses one of the flat ribbon cable connectors on top.

[@HAMRADIODUDE]

True mv3dp (most valuable 3d printer) .... Thanks

[@mountainboard1987]

I have a creality cr10V3 would this work for that, I also have multiple machines like 16! I've been manually using cards for a while and have now burnt my self out doing so!!!!! When attaching the RPi to every machine how would this then turn up in octoprint out of curiosity and do you believe this would be fairly simple to setup? Thankyou

[@HAMRADIODUDE]

Hello, The Creality CR10 is compatible with Octoprint. While you can connect multiple printers to a single Octoprint instance, managing more than three or four is not advisable. If the Raspberry Pi running Octoprint encounters an issue, you could potentially disrupt multiple prints simultaneously. A more reliable setup would involve using separate Raspberry Pis for each printer, with each Pi running its own instance of Octoprint, complete with a unique IP address and interface. This arrangement simplifies management; for instance, you can name each Pi after the printer it controls (e.g., CR10_One, CR10_Two, etc.). To access a specific printer, you simply navigate to its designated address, like CR10_Two.local, in your web browser. Some might recommend the SonicPad; however, I'm not very familiar with it as I haven't used it much recently. I hope this information is helpful to you. Cheers!

[@HAMRADIODUDE]

www.crealityexperts.com/setting-up-octoprint-for-creality-3d-printers

[@the_mad_swimbaiter455]

Howdy there dude!

[@HAMRADIODUDE]

What's up my dude

[@MorrWorm8]

Will this run the Anet A8?

[@HAMRADIODUDE]

Looks like it - all3dp.com/2/octoprint-on-anet-a8-how-to-get-started/

[@MorrWorm8]

@@HAMRADIODUDE nice! Thank you. I’m literally a total noob. Going for my first print tomorrow when I get home.

[@KerleyExpress]

im not sure what my problem is but i cant get my octoprint connected to my pi i been racking my brain just dont know what to do anymore

[@HAMRADIODUDE]

What's going on? Does octopi turn on? Does it not connect with the printer , Do you get any errors? ..

[@KerleyExpress]

@@HAMRADIODUDE i can get the octoprint to load on the computer I have the pi connected to the printer and when I hit the connect button on the octoprint it says it can't connect

[@HAMRADIODUDE]

@KerleyExpress interesting. What printer is it?

[@KerleyExpress]

@@HAMRADIODUDE it's a creality ender 3 s1 plus

[@MrKking33]

What is it if you cannot fine the Octoprint on your router after doing everything 4 times

[@HAMRADIODUDE]

It could be a few things. Are you plugged in via Ethernet or trying wifi? What color LEDs are on your pi? Thanks!

[@JamezGrimm]

I’ve followed this video like… 5-6 times now and the raspberry pi just refuses to show up on my network. 😂😂 I don’t know where I keep going wrong, but it looks like this just isn’t the video for me.

[@HAMRADIODUDE]

Which model raspberry pi do you have? Can you hook it up to a monitor? Finally and I don't want to sound obvious, You don't even password would be case sensitive for the Wi-Fi, have you tried that

[@JamezGrimm]

I have a Raspberry pi 4! Thanks for reaching out, I just now finished getting the fix in. So apparently, I had to manually adjust the files in the “boot” file of the sd card. Then I had to direct connect to the Pi via Ethernet. Then I could SSH into the card, where I run command line to force the raspberry pi to utilize the document in the boot settings to run the Wi-Fi. 😂 you have no idea how many forum posts I had to go through to find that random one that helped me out.

[@FULLxMETALxALEX]

@@JamezGrimm I had to hook my rasberry pi to the Ethernet as well.

[@smokeytheskwerl4512]

@@JamezGrimm Im having the same issue and it been frustrating. Can you share the forum post you found to walk you through how to fix this? The PI only shows up on the network when its plugged into a ethernet port.

[@user-hc3lt9lo4l]

Taking too much

[@HAMRADIODUDE]

You're CORRECT! I should be giving more!

[@austinwyrick9089]

This is AI.

[@HAMRADIODUDE]

Yeah. The description? Lol, of course. I grew up with a family of robots on a farm called skynet ranch