Install on PC
Pi are hard to come by these days, but old used computers can be found for cheap or even free.
1) Is there a way to install this on a computer ( Ubuntu )
2) I have multiple printers; I'd like to be able to support multiple printers and webcams.
RE: Install on PC
Yes, there is a way to install prusalink on almost any linux distro. It's in the README.md file which is displayed by default on the github main repo page.
Sorry, having multiple printers connected is not an easily achieveable setup. You can try spinning up containers, that way you should be able to do it as each container will be sort of it's own separate linux system, but you'd be the first to walk that trail, so please report back if you manage to push through. Thanks
RE: Install on PC
Hrmmm. So a docker container “per printer” is what you’re saying I guess… not really what I was hoping for. Was hoping for something like octorpint_deploy. ( https://github.com/paukstelis/octoprint_deploy ) Which made it VERY easy to get multiple computers and cameras working smoothly
i believe this is something PrusaLink team should consider since it’s still in the early dev stages. A used i3 could be picked up for dirt cheap, or even free, and would have the power and performance to control multiple printers, and other services like obico/spaghetti detective (hopefully it’ll work with PrusaLink)
also Linking the readme
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Thanks for the link. I was on mobile.
We are not going to run spaghetti detective locally. You can create an instance management software against the local API and put any other features you need in there.
We are not competing against Octoprint's local capabilities. Connect is supposed to be the instance manager instead.
In an alternate universe where I somehow did foresee multi instance as a sticking point for a piece of print monitoring software meant to run on dirt cheap pi zero Ws. (no big pi support) I would have not made stuff using singletons and gave some thought to how to manage multiple printers within the same instance. Sorry, I didn't and the goalposts moved.
RE: Install on PC
thanks for your response.
I guess what I was hoping for was a octoprint replacement that’s within the prusa-universe. Clearly my expectations and the roadmap are clearly different paths. That’s my problem haha
Which I guess mean I just stick to octoprint.
nevertheless I’ll still keep an eye on the dev of this project as it interests me.
Keep up the good work 👍
RE: Install on PC
Hello!
I just noticed that multi instances is released in 0.7.1rc1 !
https://github.com/prusa3d/Prusa-Link/releases
Thank you!
RE: Install on PC
Yep, but it is very rudimentary. Also, the 0.7.2 has it too and is already out