Octoprint Machine Configuration
- Karl Patrick Möller
- Dennis Hezel
- Simone Dal Poz
The following configuration options of the common machine configuration model apply to Octoprint machines.
Obtaining the API key
Navigate to the URL of the machine in a web browser, this should bring up the OctoPrint Settings.
Obtain either the global api key or a user bound api key:
Click on Api in the left menu and note the
Apikey.Click on Access Control, create a new user or note the
Apikeyof an existing one that has at least STATUS permissions.
Aggregator version 1.4+
Configuration | Data | Description | Required |
|---|---|---|---|
|
| The machine's interface type. | ✓ |
|
| The individual machine's interface url. | ✓ |
|
| The custom machine name to be displayed in the Agile MES. | ✗ |
|
| API key. For files, the path can be absolute or relative to the Aggregator. | ✓ |
|
| The MES instance(s) of your organization. | ✓ |
Octoprint machine example:
{
"type": "OCTOPRINT",
"url": "http://192.168.1.41:5000",
"custom_name": "my_octoprint_machine",
"authentication_file_path": "secret.txt", // contents as shown below without ""
"mes_id": [
1
]
}OR
{
"type": "OCTOPRINT",
"url": "http://192.168.1.41:5000",
"custom_name": "my_octoprint_machine",
"authentication_file_path": "A0A00B123E454H122BD513FE58B5E9BC",
"mes_id": [
1
]
}Aggregator version 1.2 - 1.3
Configuration | Data | Description | Required |
|---|---|---|---|
|
| The machine's interface type. | ✓ |
|
| The individual machine's interface url. | ✓ |
|
| The custom machine name to be displayed in the Agile MES. | ✗ |
|
| File containing API key. | ✓ |
|
| The MES instance(s) of your organization. | ✓ |
|
| Umati server port used for internal data transfer. Set if the default port is conflicting with another port on your server. | ✗ |
Octoprint machine example:
{
"type": "OCTOPRINT",
"url": "http://192.168.1.41:5000",
"custom_name": "my_octoprint_machine",
"authentication_file_path": "secret.txt",
"mes_id": [
1
]
}Secret:
Simply copy the Apikey into a secret.txt file. Set the file name in the authentication_file_path field in your config.json file.
Example content:
Aggregator version 1.1
Configuration | Data | Description | Required |
|---|---|---|---|
|
| The machine's interface type. | ✓ |
|
| The individual machine's interface url. | ✓ |
|
| API key. | ✓ |
|
| The MES instance(s) of your organization. | ✓ |
|
| Umati server port used for internal data transfer. Set if the default port is conflicting with another port on your server. | X |
Octoprint machine example:
Secret:
Directly copy the API key in the config.json field api_key.