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--- apps:printserver [2019-11-09 08:25] – ↷ Page moved from raspi:printserver to apps:printserver jens
+++ apps:printserver [2024-05-18 18:35] (current) – Add discussion jens
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 ====== Printserver ======
+If you are in a household with several client computers that want to share a printer, you could use a Raspberry Pi or NUC to do so. However, some printjobs can be extremely slow on a Raspberry Pi due to the limited computing power for spooling large pages.
-The Raspberry Pi is extremely suitable to serve all kinds of handy things on your home network that usually would require a server. This is mainly due to its very low power consumption, but also because it is very small and can be hidden in a lot of places. For example, if you own an old USB printer that still works perfectly and want to make a network printer out of it using your Raspberry Pi. The Pi will even spool your printed jobs and print them as soon as you turn on the printer. Though I have to warn you: the computing power of the Raspberry Pi makes spooling a quite slow job, but still workable.
 ===== Server installation and configuration =====
-  - On your Raspberry, install CUPS: <code>sudo apt-get install cups</code>
+  - Install CUPS: <code>sudo apt install cups</code>
   - After the installation go to the dicectory ''/etc/cups'' and edit the ''cupsd.conf''. Edit the following lines: <code>Listen localhost:631</code> must be <code>Listen *:631</code>
   - Look for all sections beginning with ''<Location>'' and add the following line as a last line in that section to allow printing and administration from the local network: <code>Allow @LOCAL</code>
-  - Add the user ''pi'' to the group ''lpadmin'' so you can use this username for the web interface: <code>sudo adduser pi lpadmin</code>
+  - On a Raspberry Pi, add the user ''pi'' to the group ''lpadmin'' so you can use this username for the web interface: <code>sudo adduser pi lpadmin</code>
-  - Afterwards, restart the CUPS daemon: <code>service cups restart</code>
+  - Afterwards, restart the CUPS daemon: <code>systemctl restart cups</code>
-  - Finally, go to the CUPS webinterface "Administration" tab on your Pi through ''<nowiki>https://RaspberryPi-IP-or-Name:631/admin</nowiki>'' and check the following:
+  - Finally, go to the CUPS webinterface "Administration" tab on your server through ''<nowiki>https://Server-IP-or-Name:631/admin</nowiki>'' and check the following:
     * Share printers connected to this system
     * Allow remote administration
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 On the client side installation and configuration is a lot easier.
-  - Install the CUPS Client: <code>apt-get install cups-client</code>
+  - Install the CUPS Client: <code>apt install cups-client</code>
   - Create the file ''~/.cups/client.conf'' with the following content: <code>ServerName RaspberryPi-IP-or-Name</code> It is possible that the directory ''~/.cups'' doesn't exist, just create it. If you prefer that to be a global setting, create that same file in ''/etc/cups''.
   - That's it, now you're good to go!
+~~DISCUSSION~~