BamBuddy

A self-hosted control plane for Bambu Lab 3D printers that provides monitoring, queueing, archiving, and slicing without relying on a vendor cloud. It targets developers, IT teams, and operations professionals managing from a single printer to a full print farm, with a focus on data privacy and local control. The platform is delivered as open-source software that can be installed on Docker, Raspberry Pi, NAS, or mini-PC, with optional hardware like SpoolBuddy for RFID spool tracking.

Key features

• Automatic job archiving with 3MF and preview
• Queue jobs to specific or any printer
• Drag-and-drop job reordering
• Total queue time and filament weight display
• Cost tracking per print and filament
• Success rate and estimate accuracy per printer
• 30-day failure analysis
• Local network communication without vendor relay
• MQTT and FTPS transport with Developer Mode
• SQLite or PostgreSQL storage
• Proxy Mode for remote access over TLS
• Local users, LDAP, or OIDC SSO
• Spool inventory with RFID tag reading
• Filament mapping to AMS slots
• Color mismatch detection
• Print cost estimation before start
• Per-job calibration controls
• SpoolBuddy hardware for RFID spool tracking