OctoPrint On Air #32
Channel: OctoPrint
Date: 2020-06-25

The thirty second episode of a monthly dev log/Q&A session about all things OctoPrint for my Patrons on Patreon which aired live on June 19th 2020.

My Patrons can submit questions to answer during the Q&A session via a Google Form before and - usually ;) - also live during the broadcast via the chat.

Expect more videos like that roughly on a monthly schedule. If you want to attend the live broadcast and ask questions beforehand or live on air, consider becoming a Patron on Patreon and selecting one of the corresponding perks - that will also help me with continuing to work on OctoPrint full time, which I love doing!

OctoPrint's webpage: https://octoprint.org

Community forum: https://community.octoprint.org

Discord: https://discord.octoprint.org

Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/foosel

Other ways to support me: https://support.octoprint.org

Merchandise: https://merch.octoprint.org

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Related Links:

OctoPrint Code & Chat Livestream, June 9th 2020 @ 17:00 CEST (plugin manager support for single file plugins)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=59xEaUwWU30

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00:00:00 Intro

00:01:35 What have I been up to

00:01:46 Lot's of improvements to the plugin repository & built-in plugin manager
00:11:40 Documentation build moved over to Github Actions
00:13:15 Improvements and fixes for 1.4.1
00:21:50 Final migration of the old Github Wiki to the forum
00:23:33 Killed off Python 2 support on the devel branch and declared it 2.0.0.dev

00:24:55 What are the next steps

00:25:04 Finalizing 1.4.1 for a first RC (targeting June 29th/30th now)
00:25:37 Helping prepare a first Python 3 focused OctoPi build
00:26:18 Strip Python 2 compatibility from devel branch/2.0.0
00:27:00 Migration of feature requests from Github to forum
00:28:58 Allow starring plugins on the plugin repository

00:31:09 Quick look at the stats

00:33:35 Q&A

00:35:47 "Are there any stats on the types of webcams used?"
00:38:21 "Is there any way to make the filament-sensor of the printer functional with OctoPrint in a ways that it still works with standalone prints from sd-card? Maybe with another firmware like klipper?"
00:41:27 "What's the next big feature upgrade you'd like to do for OctoPrint? Not necessarily what you have time for - but what do you think is missing that you'd like to add?"
00:51:49 "Why is it recommended to disable serial.log? My Raspi 4 seems to have more than enough power to handle the additional IO."
00:57:10 "Your commit messages start with a unicode emoji to show the type of change. This certainly makes your commit history more joyful to look at, but it there more to it? Do you add these characters manually, or is there some automated process?"
01:00:08 "Maybe rotate the serial.log after 1GB?"

01:05:25 Wrap-up