Self-host Print Farm Manager
v1.0.0Manage multi-brand 3D printer fleets locally
- Stars
- 215
- Ports
- 3000 (API server and web UI (production)), 5173 (Vite dev server (development only))
ghcr.io/joeltelling/print-farm-manager
What is Print Farm Manager?
Print Farm Manager is a self-hosted web application for managing fleets of 3D printers from multiple brands including Prusa, Bambu Lab, Elegoo, and Klipper-based printers. It provides a live fleet dashboard that refreshes every fifteen seconds, automated job dispatch with operator confirmation flow, CSV fleet import for bulk printer setup, a TV dashboard mode for shop-floor monitoring, and full farm backup and restore as a single JSON file. The app runs on a dedicated machine on the local network with no cloud dependency, no subscriptions, and no vendor lock-in. It uses an embedded SQLite database requiring no separate database server. Installation options include Docker with multi-arch images on GHCR and bare-metal Node.js 22 LTS with PM2 for process management. The project explicitly states it has no built-in authentication and is designed for trusted local networks only.
Should you self-host Print Farm Manager?
Print Farm Manager scores 47/100 on selfhost.directory (how scoring works) and ranks #17 of 22 in 3D Printing. It has 215 GitHub stars.
It shipped 1 stable release in the past year. The latest, v1.0.0, came out on 2 July 2026.
Setup is moderate: expect some configuration beyond a single command. An official Docker image is available. It is MIT-licensed and written mostly in JavaScript.
Its closest alternative on selfhost.directory is Octoprint (73/100, 9 167 stars). It scores higher overall, so compare the two before you pick. See Print Farm Manager vs Octoprint side by side.
Features
- Automated job dispatch
- CSV fleet import
- Embedded SQLite database
- Farm backup and restore
- Live fleet monitoring
- Multi-brand printer support
- No cloud dependency
- Operator confirmation flow
- TV dashboard mode
Print Farm Manager README
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