The Benefits of Home Assistant for Controlling Your 3D Printer

A century ago, few could have imagined a world where you can unlock your front door with a smartphone or ask Alexa or Siri to play music and control the lights. Today, these technologies are part of everyday life, ushering in an era of remote control and smart convenience. 3D printing is no exception. That’s why we’re introducing Home Assistant for 3D printers, powered by OctoPrint, that allows users to seamlessly monitor, manage and optimize prints directly from their connected devices.

Home Assistant is an open-source home automation platform for controlling and monitoring various systems in the home or office. This includes lights, electronics, heating, locking doors and more! By adding the OctoPrint integration, users can also synchronize their 3D printer. This way, the printer and all its functions can be controlled over a centralized network.

An installed Home Assistant monitoring a 3D printer (Credits: Reddit)

Advantages of Linking Home Assistant to a 3D Printer

The greatest advantage to using Home Assistant for our 3D printer is being able to use the 3D printer remotely. But what exactly can it do? In addition to monitoring basic printer functions, it provides real-time data, offering printing status, the time it will take to complete the process, and even the percentage of work completed. It is also possible to connect a camera to the 3D printer for live video monitoring.