World

Hi, I built a native Home Assistant Supervisor add-on for BamBuddy. It wraps the official Docker image and integrates it directly into HA — with persistent storage, configurable options, and sidebar embedding support.

Repository: https://github.com/naked-head/homeassistant-addons

Happy to take feedback or contributions.

Hello,
I tested a setup using archive and queue and Proxy. When using archive and queue on the device tab the printer selection shows both the VM printer setup and the direct name from the printer (LAN). How can I setup to ensure that just the one from Bambuddy is displayed?
Note when I setup using Proxy option I do not have this issue.
Below is screenshot of slicer.
When doing archive or queue option how can I just have the virtual printer show in bambu slicer?

I finished a fresh install of Linux Mint, Installed Bambuddy and had all my printers working. That is until I did some updates and now it appears the user data base is messed up. I can no longer log in, and I had not setup the email recovery yet. Also I used the same name as admin and user and don't know how to access the admin account.
I think where it all went bad was the upgrades to Mint. I had also installed Wine so I could use that for my Elegoo Slicer which I haven't installed yet. Is there a way to get in and fix the user log in without blowing Linux and all this work out and starting over.
Thanks for this awesome program. I just am a bit of a noob to Linux and don't know exactly where to look here. Oh and I have not encrypted the directory yet because this is the second time this has happened after doing the update to Linux (that time I started over).
Thanks
M1

Hey, zunächst einmal: wirklich beeindruckendes Projekt.
Ich habe Bambuddy vor Kurzem auf meinem NAS installiert und bin ehrlich gesagt begeistert, wie ausgefeilt und funktionsreich es sich bereits anfühlt.

Ich arbeite schon seit geraumer Zeit als Solo-Hobbyentwickler an meinem eigenen lokalen Druckermanagementprojekt.
Mein Projekt ist viel kleiner und bei weitem nicht so ausgereift wie Bambuddy, aber beim Testen Ihres Systems ist mir aufgefallen, dass wir einige ähnliche Probleme auf sehr ähnliche Weise gelöst haben

Ein Bereich, auf den ich mich in meinem eigenen Projekt konzentriert habe, war die Unterstützung von Nicht-Bambu-Druckern, insbesondere Klipper-basierten Systemen.

Im Moment fühlt sich Bambuddy bereits extrem stark für das Bambu-Ökosystem an, aber ich begann mich zu fragen, ob eine allgemeinere Druckerabstraktionsschicht in Zukunft für Dinge wie: interessant sein könnte

• Klipper / Moonraker
• benutzerdefinierte MQTT-Integrationen
• Energie-/Kostenverfolgung

Gerne teile ich Ideen, Experimente oder Lösungsansätze aus meinem Projekt, wenn das alles für die zukünftige Entwicklung nützlich oder interessant sein könnte.

So oder so: tolle Arbeit.
Es ist ehrlich gesagt eines der beeindruckendsten selbst gehosteten Druckerverwaltungssysteme, die ich bisher gesehen habe.

Falls Interesse besteht, hier ist auch mein kleines Hobbyprojekt,
an dem ich parallel gearbeitet habe.
Mein Hobbyprojekt FilamentHub

Hello,
Our recent work has caused a lot of confusion in the Quick Stats and Statistics tables. When I deleted the archives after the last update, I also deleted the statistics, so there's no problem with that. But the Quick Stats statistics are still there. How can I reset them?

For a multitude of reasons, I'm interested in learning more about the devs, especially @maziggy and @martinnyhc-1 . It seems like you work on this project 24/7, which of course is so much appreciated. I don't know how you do it, but I know this is one of the best run open-source projects I have ever participated in.
Do you all run print farms and Bambuddy is a necessary component or how does it fit into your daily life? If you don't mind sharing some of your backstory. If it's posted somewhere else, I haven't found it yet. Thanks again for all you do!

I'm setting up bambu buddy for my X1 Carbon on a raspberry pi. what is the best method to remote connect?

Created a .3mf file using the slicer in bambuddy from a .stl file. I downloaded it and opened in Bambu Studio. Looks fine.

I'm connected to my printer, I can browse files on the sd card.

When I go to print the .3mf file, from projects -> Files it looks like it's downloading and then sits there waiting for the printer to respond, but it doesn't.

The window goes away and it shows as being printed in the Archives.

Any ideas what's going on?

chris

Here's a roundup of the most popular feature requests from GitHub. Feel free to discuss them here or add your own ideas!

Under Consideration

Spool Label Printing

Generate and print labels for your spools with QR codes linking to spool details.
GitHub #809

Tag System for Filament

Organize filaments with custom tags for easier filtering and management.
GitHub #729

Print vs Send Behavior in Proxy Mode

More control over whether Proxy Mode immediately starts a print or stages it.
GitHub #708

Loading/Unloading External Filament Button

Dedicated button for loading/unloading filament on the external spool holder.
GitHub #891

Liveview Snapshots in Home Assistant Notifications

Include a camera snapshot directly in HA notification cards.
GitHub #910

Obico AI Print Failure Detection

Integrate Obico's ML-based print failure detection for automatic monitoring.
Mentioned in latest daily builds

Recently Implemented

• SpoolBuddy NFC integration
• Scheduled GitHub backups
• PostgreSQL support
• LDAP authentication
• Queue timeline view

Have an idea? Create a new topic here in the Ideas category!

Hi all,

I've stood up Bambuddy and the Slicer today in my homelab as it looks like something that is really useful.

My printer is a P1S.

I've imported the profiles from a Linux version of Bambu Studio into Bambuddy. It appears that the P1S is considered the same printer as the X1C.

I imported a small STL file that I use for "calibration".

I set it for:

Bambu Lab P1S 0.4 nozzle
0.20mm Strength @BBL X1C
Bambu ABS @BBL X1C

When I go to slice, it's complaining that the filament I selected is not compatible with a smooth plate.

I've looked around and can find nowhere to set a plate type.

Any light you can shine on this conundrum would be greatly appreciated.

cheers,

chris

For everyone sponsoring Bambuddy on GitHub Sponsors — or thinking about it — the new sponsors portal is live:

Bambuddy Sponsors

(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

Hi There,

Pretty new to Bambuddy (but not new to Bambu/3D printing/docker), having a couple of strange issues - hoping they can be easily solved.

BB v0.2.4 (with HASS & Fail detection working)
Spoolman Version 0.23.1 (usage tracking works)
X1C (Lan only mode)
Bambu Studio 2.6.1.53

Trying to send a print from BS via - slice - print plate I get this error.

Searching for it - doesn't really give me much information - I have printed directly since this has been set up, but lately i've had to export the sliced gcode and upload into BB and print from there - which does work without issue.

The other is that if I open the camera view of the printer, it will freeze after a few seconds, pressing the refresh button does re-connect and show another few seconds, same behaviour as when it times out and re-connects on its own.

Not sure if I'm using things wrongly etc or ? no errors sticking out in the docker logs.

Cheers Steve.

Just in.....

Bambuddy and Tailscale for self-hosted, cloud-free 3D printing

Bambuddy uses Tailscale to give self-hosted 3D printer setups private remote access without port forwarding.

(tailscale.com)

Hello everyone. I'm new to the forum, although I think it's not that long ago I have the latest version of Bambuddy installed on Docker on Linux and I'm not having any problems. My issue is related to the "Slicer API". I've read information on how to install it on Linux, but it's not very detailed for me. When I download docker-compose.yml from the slicer-api folder on GitHub and run "docker compose up -d", I get the following error: "line 29, column 28: mapping values ​​are not allowed in this context". Thanks in advance to anyone who can help.

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

Hi there

I use an Eibos Tetras dryer Addon on my AMS Unit and as such the temperature is usually much higher than the ambient one and the threshhold when the the color changes to yellow/red on the Interface.

So my question is, if it is possible to add a setting for AMS1 Users, so we can set our own thresholds for this color change.
Thas would be a nice QOL addition, at least for me.

Have a great day!

Hi There
So i wanted to install Bambuddy on my machine and used the command provided.
Yet i get the error that the Docker Deamon is not running, yet i checked and it should run as the dockerd command shows.

Any ideas?!
Thanks for the help!

My ESP boards arrived for Bambutton. Impatient me just grabbed nearest button and wires to get it working.

Quick and easy. That’s a working button when plugged into a USB port or USB power supply.

Of course I will upgrade to nice LED buttons and a nice case.

Tips for n00bs like me, hold boot for 2 seconds before pushing the settings across. :-).

Thankyou so much Ed - this will be a huge advantage in the print garden!

Every print I start, gets paused because there's something on the buildplate. But there isn't. I checked the workflow setting "Plate Clear Confirmation". because I thought it has something to do with it. I even tried the slider both ways, in case it has (accidental) reverse logic. Never had it before I switched to Bambuddy. The printer itself isn't complaining about anything, it's Bambuddy. But I do have to resume the print otherwise it stays paused.
What's going on?