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Hi. I just received my new 3D printer (Creality CR-10S Pro v2) and connected it to Astroprint. Very happy with the setup, but I am missing a few things:

  • If I start a print locally from the printer interface, it's not possible to monitor or control the progress from Astroprint. (If I connect Astroprint to the 3D printer it stops the current job) Is it the same with octoprint?

  • One of the things I like about Astroprint is the ability to upload print files (stl and gcode) to the cloud storage, organized in folders. Is this possible with octoprint?

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I'm not sure how you connect your printer to Astroprint. Could you explain that in more detail? OctoPrint is most often installed on a Raspberry Pi with the printer then connected to the RPi. Astroprint on a Raspberry Pi is called an AstroBox.

This blog post describes the differences (and similarities) biased, of course, towards AstroPrint. Other less biased comparisons can be found using a Google search.

In addition to the AstroBox which directly connects to the printer, AstroPrint has a cloud based infrastructure that apparently is something you like. OctoPrint does not have a similar organized cloud based infrastructure.

I believe the AstroBox and OctoPrint have similar monitor and control features.

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Just in case it's not obvious, AstroPrint is a fork of OctoPrint.