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What's the point of Octoprint as a Docker container?

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Having ordered my first 3D printer, I am giddy and preparing various things.

I have installed Octoprint on my home server as a Docker container, but when running it, it seems that it wants to have a serial connection to a printer. Octoprint expects to be running on a Raspberry that is connected via its serial interface.

What am I missing?

The printer I ordered (Prusa Mini) comes with a wifi dongle, so I guess there will be a way to reach it over the network. But that does not automagically mean Octoprint can work with it.

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Octoprint requires connecting printer to the computer running octoprint via a USB cable. It can be a raspberry pi but it doesn’t have to be.

The wifi dongle works with PrusaLink software which appears to be an alternative to Octoprint. So you’d use one or the other, not both together.

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