# OctoPrint-Spants

OctoPrint-Spants is a self-hosted home automation app. OctoPrint provides a snappy web interface for controlling consumer 3D printers. It is open source and self-hosted, installable on Docker Hub, Umbrel, ZimaOS and Unraid.

Canonical page: https://ourlocalhost.com/app/88/octoprint-spants

## Description

OctoPrint provides a snappy web interface for controlling consumer 3D printers. This image contains mjpg-streamer. Please see support thread on how to make this work. (You will need to install Video plugin for Unraid etc) An invite to the Discord server can be found at discord.octoprint.org.

## Platform availability

Available on 3 of 9 platforms: Unraid, Umbrel, ZimaOS.

## Health score

18/100 (Low), based on 2 of 4 factors.
- Maintained: 0 (GitHub repository no longer exists)
- Easy to install: 55 (3 install platforms, install notes, Docker image)

## Links

- Documentation: http://docs.octoprint.org
- Docker Hub: https://hub.docker.com/r/octoprint/octoprint
- Umbrel: https://apps.umbrel.com/app/octoprint
- ZimaOS: https://github.com/bigbeartechworld/big-bear-casaos/tree/master/Apps/octoprint
- Unraid: https://ca.unraid.net/apps/octoprint-spants-04zxskq17b00qu?q=OctoPrint-Spants
- Official website: https://octoprint.org/
- GitHub: https://github.com/BigBearTechWorld/octoprint

## Common questions

### How do I get the webcam feed working with the OctoPrint-Spants Unraid template?

The template points to a Unraid support discussion for doing camera passthrough and video support.

### What if an OctoPrint-Spants update breaks BLTouch behavior?

A user reported BLTouch problems after an update and discussed reverting the change to restore prior behavior.

### Why can the OctoPrint-Spants container shut down when the printer is powered off?

A support thread describes a device-disconnect log and container shutdown caused by OctoPrint not recognizing that the device turned off due to a missing G-code command.

### How can I create backups for OctoPrint data running in OctoPrint-Spants?

The main OctoPrint documentation lists a bundled Backup Plugin for creating backups.

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