Hi i am currently looking to add octoprint to my 3D printer. I have been trying to look for any raspberry pi (model 3/4) but the prices are outrageous, is there a website i can buy them at reasonable price or is it just better to wait?
#Is it worth buying a Raspberry Pi right now?
brazen horizon
obsidian dune
Just wait prices will drop
azure wren
I don't know if you need a raspberry pi for your use case. But if any other PC can work, see if you can get a small pc with a celeron n5105 or better. Those are quite a bit faster than a RPI.
Second hand Lenovo thinkcentres and and HP EliteDesk can also be worth it. Just make sure if you go Intel, to for gen 5 or higher so you can benefit from DDR4 ram.
open bear
Hi i am currently looking to add octoprint to my 3D printer. I have been trying ...
Im using a Fujitsu Futro S720 for running Mainsail ( similar to octoprint ). I got it for around $15 with shipping included and I basically host my whole homelab on it. Consumption maxes out at 5 watts ( 2GB ram, some weird CPU ive never heard of ). Only downside is that you dont have some GPIO pins like on the RPI for connecting some sensors or stuff
brazen horizon
i found a work around using an andriod phone to use octoprint
karmic canopy
Hi i am currently looking to add octoprint to my 3D printer. I have been trying ...
get an orange pi or rock pi (havent used but heard good things), also get straight to klipper, totally worth it
karmic canopy
I don't know if you _need_ a raspberry pi for your use case. But if any other PC...
yeah an old laptop running linux mint desktop with communication over usb using kiauh works, i personally had an old 10yr old crappy dual core 2gb laptop and it works great 👍
honestly with how old it is, one of my original rpis wouldve been better maybe lol
charred brook
Another option is running Octoprint in a docker container. It has worked flawlessly for me for about 2 years now. It fits my use case as my printer is in the same rack as my server.
karmic canopy
ah, good idea aswell, im not as experienced with networking since im 15, live with my parents, and am not allowed to expose our network in any way for obv reasons, ig cloudflares tunneling would be an option to maintain a website or server tho
karmic canopy
ah, good idea aswell, im not as experienced with networking since im 15, live wi...
kind of off topic to the post sry
just trying to point out that although im not experienced with docker, from what ik its not a bad idea
charred brook
I agree with moving to klipper. 100% worth it. Can also run fluidd and mainsail from docker