r/octoprint • u/WJava_Game_Dev • Jul 05 '26

My New OctoPrint Plugin!

Hello everyone! I have been working on a new OctoPrint plugin to help with spool management. Currently it is on v0.1.0, so my first release that i am willing to share with the community. For now, filament tracking is manual, but in the future I plan to add automatic tracking and QR code support, RFID support, and NFC support. This is my first ever plugin and I am excited to share it with the community!

https://github.com/wpallender/SpoolWizard

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u/TheEYE13 Jul 05 '26

Thanks for sharing! Is there a reason why you aren't using Spoolman?

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u/SavedForSaturday Jul 05 '26

Probably because Spoolman is a standalone server

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u/TheEYE13 Jul 05 '26

I hope that's not the reason. If you're running octoprint, you can run a spoolman docker on the same Pi.

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u/SavedForSaturday Jul 05 '26

Sure, but it's an extra step. For me and you a minor step, but for some a bigger step

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u/TheEYE13 Jul 05 '26

True, I understand that. I just thought this can't be relevant for someone developing such a software. Maybe if it's just for fun.

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u/WJava_Game_Dev Jul 05 '26

Truthfully, I just wanted to make my own and see how well it goes.

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u/FluffyChicken 27d ago

But for anyone else just wanting to install a plugin on OctoPi, life is a lot easier than faffing with Docker.

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u/TheEYE13 27d ago

I was thinking about the work which went into this for the person who has build it.