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Re:Restore full BambuNetwork support for Bambu Lab printers by nullc on Tuesday May 12, 2026 @07:56PM (#48116146)
> clients can send prints locally

Using an AGPL violating mystery meat binary plugin that you run on your host, which potentially compromises any airgap you put around your printer (it attempts to connect to bambu servers, or did last time I checked it) and potentially your entire host.

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Re:Restore full BambuNetwork support for Bambu Lab printers by bri3d on Tuesday May 12, 2026 @08:35PM (#48116441)
No, the binaries aren’t necessary in LAN + Developer mode.
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Re:Restore full BambuNetwork support for Bambu Lab printers by bdcravens on Tuesday May 12, 2026 @09:11PM (#48116690)
Correct - you can send prints over MQTT
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Re:Restore full BambuNetwork support for Bambu Lab printers by miladyincontrol on Tuesday May 12, 2026 @10:12PM (#48117023)
Yeah, I have most the 'cloud' functionality all done 100% locally through home assistant. Its been pretty comfy.
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Re:Restore full BambuNetwork support for Bambu Lab printers by nullc on Tuesday May 12, 2026 @09:21PM (#48116735)
Thanks for the cluestick!

Can you read the filaments installed in the printer over MQTT too?

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Re:Restore full BambuNetwork support for Bambu Lab printers by bdcravens on Tuesday May 12, 2026 @09:33PM (#48116801)
Yes

Here's a good resource: https://github.com/Doridian/OpenBambuAPI

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