How to connect nextcloud to cups printer

pimzel · January 21, 2022, 10:34am

I installed nextcloud and cups print server on the same Nethserver (VM) but cannot get a nextcloud document printed on the printer from within the nextcloud webpage.
How can I configure cups to accept print jobs from nexctcloud ??

pike · January 21, 2022, 10:50am

As stated…

Please check the Readme on Github on how to set up this app!

github.com

e-alfred/nextcloud-printer/blob/master/README.md

Printer
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**App for [Nextcloud](https://nextcloud.com) to print files using the CUPS/LPR printing ecosystem.**

![animation](screenshots/printer.gif)

Installation
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**Nextcloud**

You need a working CUPS setup with a compatible printer set up as the default printer and the LPR daemon installed on your server.

On Debian, you can install the packages `cups` and `cups-bsd` and configure a default printer in CUPS (please refer to the CUPS documentation on how to do that). You can verify the installation with `lpstat -p` and `lpstat -d` after you configured CUPS correctly.

To install the app itself on your instance, simply navigate to »Apps« in your Nextcloud web interface, choose the category »Tools«, find the Printer app and enable it.

**Docker**

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As far as i know, is the client which should be “correctly” configurated. So NextCloud. Moreover, if the system do not have a validated certificate, some TLS connections could go wrong.
IDK if any NethServer-perspective user or system user is automatically created during NextCloud setup, but you can still create, if needed, a NethServer user dedicated…

Shane_Treweek · January 21, 2022, 1:00pm

Your correct it’s a client and works ok the main limitation is you can’t set the printer you want so there can only be one setup and it uses default

pike · January 21, 2022, 1:02pm

So maybe someone should help the developer of that NextCloud addon?

pimzel · January 21, 2022, 8:45pm

Yep found it and working now thx for the advice !

Shane_Treweek · January 24, 2022, 2:23am

Iirc it was more that the developer stopped after getting basic printing working then them having problems making it amore refined (i think it was because they figured most people would print the documents by opening it in the browser and printing it or if they needed a more advanced solution there was other purpose built programs like paper cut etc )

That said if enough people required a feature like that I’m sure it could be adapted