Helle, since the prices of a raspberry are extreme these days, i would to know if a zero w is enouhh for octoprint and camera?
Regards
Mike
Hello @Gopper0815 !
A Pi Zero W is hardly enough for OctoPrint. An additional Camera will overload it.
At least take a Pi Zero 2
(From OctoPrint.org - Download & Setup OctoPrint )
There are also alternatives:
The official docs only recommend raspberry pis, unless I missed it.
With the global shortage, they seem impossible to get. They are being scalped on eBay for $200.
Are there alternatives to the raspberry pi that are tested working fine with octoprint?
Hi,
I'm thinking to start using octoprint and from what I've seen, the most popular single board computer for it is Raspberry Pi, but nowadays there are a lot of alternatives available.
I would like to know if you are running it on a different hardware, or tried to, what is your experience, recommendations, suggestions? I found this post from last year, but it wasn't of much help: Raspberry Pi alternatives .
What would you recommend instead of RPI and why? I'm also looking at cutting costs, bu…
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I recently purchased a Libre-Computer AML-S905X-CC (Le Potato). I have OctoPrint running and almost have a USB camera working. The price was about the same as pre-pandemic RPi prices.
https://community.octoprint.org/t/rpi-alternative/44582/20
