<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Announcements]]></title><description><![CDATA[Announcements regarding our community]]></description><link>https://forum.bambuddy.cool/category/1</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 15:43:59 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://forum.bambuddy.cool/category/1.rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 11:47:17 GMT</pubDate><ttl>60</ttl><item><title><![CDATA[Sponsors portal is live at sponsors.bambuddy.cool]]></title><description><![CDATA[For everyone sponsoring Bambuddy on GitHub Sponsors — or thinking about it — the new sponsors portal is live:
https://sponsors.bambuddy.cool
What it does:

Sign in with the GitHub account you sponsor with — your tier shows up automatically
Monthly sponsors newsletter (the same one that used to land as a pinned Issue in the private sponsors repo)
Quarterly roadmap vote for Patron tier and above
Email notifications when a new newsletter publishes or a vote opens

What changes for existing sponsors:

The Discord "Backer / Supporter / Patron / ..." roles are gone. Discord stays exactly as it is for community use, just without the sponsor-tier channels.
The private bambuddy-sponsors repo will be archived once the migration settles — newsletter + voting now live on the portal.
BACKERS.md on the main repo still lists everyone (Backer and above).

Backer tier is intentionally off-portal — the perk stays the BACKERS.md listing, no portal sign-in needed.
What didn't change:

All the actual tier perks. Supporter still gets newsletter, Patron still gets voting, Sustaining still gets the README listing and direct email line, Corporate still gets priority response and logo placement. Just delivered through a more reliable channel.
Discord remains the general community hangout.

If you sponsor and your name isn't showing on the portal within an hour, email martin@bambuddy.cool or open an Issue on the main repo.
— Martin
]]></description><link>https://forum.bambuddy.cool/topic/59/sponsors-portal-is-live-at-sponsors.bambuddy.cool</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://forum.bambuddy.cool/topic/59/sponsors-portal-is-live-at-sponsors.bambuddy.cool</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[MartinNYHC]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 11:47:17 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tailscale - Bambuddy: self-hosted 3D printing beyond the vendor cloud]]></title><description><![CDATA[Just in.....
https://tailscale.com/blog/bambuddy-bambu-lab-3d-printer-access
]]></description><link>https://forum.bambuddy.cool/topic/56/tailscale-bambuddy-self-hosted-3d-printing-beyond-the-vendor-cloud</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://forum.bambuddy.cool/topic/56/tailscale-bambuddy-self-hosted-3d-printing-beyond-the-vendor-cloud</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[MartinNYHC]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 13:42:53 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sponsors Tiers Are Live — Five Ways to Keep Bambuddy Independent]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hey everyone,
The Bambuddy Sponsors program is now fully live with five recurring tiers. If you've been waiting for a way to back the project that's more than a one-off tip, here it is.
The tiers — what you get:
 Backer — $5/mo
Your name in BACKERS.md. The warm feeling of keeping a local-first project alive.
 Supporter — $15/mo
Everything in Backer, plus:

Access to a private sponsors space
Monthly sponsor newsletter
Early release notes before public announcement

️ Patron — $35/mo
Everything in Supporter, plus:

A vote on the quarterly roadmap
First Patron vote opens June 2026 on Q3 features

 Sustaining Sponsor — $150/mo
Everything in Patron, plus:

Direct async email line to me for technical questions - ~2-3 business day response

 Corporate — $500/mo
Everything in Sustaining Sponsor, plus:

Priority email response (next business day)
Your logo in the README header
Your logo in the sitewide footer on bambuddy.cool
Placement on the Press page

Sign up: https://github.com/sponsors/maziggy
One-time tip instead: https://ko-fi.com/maziggy
Why this exists
Bambuddy is principled local-first software. No cloud, no telemetry, no upsells, no enterprise SKU hiding behind the OSS edition. Igor's Lab framed it as "a principled alternative to Bambu Cloud" and I want to keep that promise. Sponsors are how that stays true — every dollar goes into shipping the next release, not into building a paywall around the current one.
If you're running Bambuddy in production (especially with multiple printers, an LDAP setup, or in a workshop / makerspace) and it's saving you time, the Sustaining Sponsor or Corporate tier is what underwrites the support response time and roadmap influence you'd otherwise have to negotiate as a contract.
What I won't do

No hosted SaaS tier. The project stays self-hostable forever.
No feature gated behind a sponsor tier. Everything that's in OSS Bambuddy today stays in OSS Bambuddy.
No vendor lock-in. AGPL-3.0, your data on your hardware.

Questions, feedback, or "I'd sponsor if X were a perk"? Reply in this thread.
Thanks to everyone who's already on board.
— Martin
]]></description><link>https://forum.bambuddy.cool/topic/55/sponsors-tiers-are-live-five-ways-to-keep-bambuddy-independent</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://forum.bambuddy.cool/topic/55/sponsors-tiers-are-live-five-ways-to-keep-bambuddy-independent</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[MartinNYHC]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 10:23:58 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bambuddy: Bambu-Lab-Drucker ohne Cloud betreiben]]></title><description><![CDATA[https://remscheid-it.de/2026/05/08/bambuddy-bambu-lab-drucker-ohne-cloud-betreiben/
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]]></description><link>https://forum.bambuddy.cool/topic/49/bambuddy-bambu-lab-drucker-ohne-cloud-betreiben</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://forum.bambuddy.cool/topic/49/bambuddy-bambu-lab-drucker-ohne-cloud-betreiben</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[MartinNYHC]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2026 15:12:30 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bambuddy: A Self-Hosted Bambu Lab Print Manager That Skips the Cloud]]></title><description><![CDATA[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DqDOqh5t6qo&amp;t=24s&amp;pp=ygUIYmFtYnVkZHnSBwkJ3goBhyohjO8%3D
]]></description><link>https://forum.bambuddy.cool/topic/47/bambuddy-a-self-hosted-bambu-lab-print-manager-that-skips-the-cloud</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://forum.bambuddy.cool/topic/47/bambuddy-a-self-hosted-bambu-lab-print-manager-that-skips-the-cloud</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[MartinNYHC]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2026 05:34:45 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[6 hobbies that are better with a Raspberry Pi]]></title><description><![CDATA[https://www.howtogeek.com/hobbies-that-are-better-with-a-raspberry-pi/
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