Bambuddy Hosting Live In 5 Minutes

Deploy Bambuddy hosting and run a self-hosted print management server for your Bambu Lab printers, with live status, a print archive, a queue, statistics and filament tracking on your own domain. xCloud starts the pinned image with an embedded database, creates the first administrator through the setup API so the screen is never open to a visitor, and publishes everything over HTTPS. Your server must be able to reach the printers.

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What is Bambuddy?

Bambuddy is a self-hosted command center for Bambu Lab printers, released under AGPL-3.0, from a single A1 to a print farm. Upstream lists live printer status and camera, a print archive with 3MF parsing, a print queue and scheduling, statistics, filament and spool tracking, notifications and user management with groups, printer access limits, cost centers and batch orders. Self-hosted Bambuddy is the option for people who would otherwise manage prints through Bambu's cloud.

On xCloud the template runs ghcr.io/maziggy/bambuddy 1.2.5.7, pinned by digest, as one container with an embedded SQLite database and two volumes for data and logs. A one-shot setup container creates the administrator before anyone can reach the setup screen. The server connects out to your printers by IP, serial number and access code, so they must be routable. The virtual printer is not available.

From Sign-Up to a Live Print Dashboard In Just 3 Easy Steps

Self-hosting Bambuddy normally means a container, a persistent volume, a domain, a certificate and a first-run setup screen that anyone could reach first. This is the same result without assembling any of it.

Step 01
Sign Up
Create your xCloud account and pick Bambuddy from the OneClick catalog. Choose your domain and target server, and optionally change the administrator username (default admin).
Step 02
We Deploy It For You
One click. We bring up the official Bambuddy image, pinned by immutable digest, mount the bambuddy_data and bambuddy_logs volumes, and publish it over HTTPS on your domain. A one-shot setup container then creates the administrator through Bambuddy's setup API with a generated password and exits.
Step 03
Sign In And Add A Printer
Save the administrator password from the protected installation credentials, open your HTTPS Bambuddy URL and sign in. Then add each printer by its IP address, serial number and access code — the server needs a network route to the printers.

Everything Bambuddy Does, On Your Own Server

Bambuddy runs here with its core print-management features, in one web interface on your own domain.

Live Printer Monitoring
Real-time printer status over WebSocket, with live camera streaming and printer controls such as pause, resume, stop and chamber light.
Print Archive
Prints are archived automatically with metadata, 3D model and G-code previews, duplicate detection and full-text search.
Queue And Scheduling
A print queue with Queue, History and Timeline tabs, scheduled prints at a set date and time, and batch orders with a target quantity per plate.
Statistics
Print success rates and trends, filament usage, cost analytics and failure analysis, with CSV and Excel export.
Filament Tracking
Track filament usage and AMS slot configuration, including spools you create in the app.
Administrator Login From The Start
Anonymous requests to the API are rejected and a repeat setup request is refused, so the site never offers an open setup screen.

Everything You Need To Run Your Print Management 24/7

Managed hosting for Bambuddy, so the parts that keep it online are not your problem.

Bambuddy 1.2.5.7 deployed instantly
Official image pinned by digest
Administrator password generated for you
App port bound to loopback behind xCloud nginx
Free SSL certificate
Server backups and snapshots
Server security updates included
Choose your server region
Unused balance refunded

What You Can Do With Bambuddy

Watch a print farm from one page
See live status and camera for each printer in one interface, with the queue showing what runs next, instead of opening each printer separately.
Archive every print with its details
Keep a searchable archive of prints parsed from 3MF files, with filament and timing, so you can reprint or review a job months later.
Track filament and costs
Record spools and filament use, and use the optional cost centers and budgets when a lab or makerspace bills print time.
Share printers safely in a school
Give groups access to only some printers or locations, and hold jobs for staff review before they start, as upstream describes.

Bambuddy Screenshots

The Bambuddy dashboard on an xCloud install

Bambuddy print scheduling and queue management

Bambuddy customizable statistics dashboard

Bambuddy vs Alternatives

Bambu Cloud: If you manage prints through Bambu's cloud today, Bambuddy is the self-hosted route: the archive, queue and keys sit on your own Cloud VPS, and the server talks to your printers in LAN mode.
OctoPrint: OctoPrint has its own xCloud page. Compare the two templates for which printers each supports, what runs on the server and how it reaches the printers before choosing.
Spoolman: Spoolman has its own xCloud page and tracks filament spools. Bambuddy includes filament and spool tracking inside its print management, alongside the archive and queue.
Bambu Studio on its own: Bambuddy works alongside the slicer, adding a shared web archive, queue and user management on your server. Prints sent only to a printer's internal memory may archive with fewer details.

Simple Pricing. Everything Included.

Dedicated Cloud VPS sizes, pre-configured for Bambuddy hosting. Pick the one that fits, and resize any time.

Cloud VPS 6 GB

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More headroom if Bambuddy sits alongside other tools on the same server.

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Every size is a dedicated Cloud VPS we provision, patch, monitor and restore. Billed monthly with no lock-in — delete the server and the unused balance comes back to your account. Bambuddy itself is licensed by its maintainers under AGPL-3.0.

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Bambuddy on xCloud runs on a dedicated Cloud VPS that we provision, patch, monitor and restore. Deploy faster. Own the server. Stay in control.

Fast Provisioning
Deploy faster using an xCloud Managed Server built with optimized stacks and high-speed SSDs.
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Protect your infrastructure with a free SSL certificate and more advanced security features at no additional cost.
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From Server creation to application deployment, everything can be managed from our intuitive control panel.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Feel free to contact us with any questions or concerns you may have.

What is Bambuddy used for?

Bambuddy is used to manage Bambu Lab 3D printers from one web interface. You watch live status and the camera, keep an archive of prints parsed from 3MF files, queue and schedule jobs, track filament and spools, and see statistics. Groups and permissions let a school or shared farm control who prints on which printer.

Is Bambuddy free and open source?

Yes. Bambuddy is open source under the AGPL-3.0 licence, so there is no licence fee for the server. What xCloud charges for is the Cloud VPS and the deployment. Bambu Lab printers, filament and any VPN service you add for reaching them are separate costs.

Can you self-host Bambuddy with Docker?

Yes. For Bambuddy Docker hosting the template runs the official ghcr.io/maziggy/bambuddy 1.2.5.7 image, pinned by digest, as one container with an embedded SQLite database and two named volumes. A one-shot setup container creates the administrator, and HTTPS goes on your domain, so you do not write the compose file.

How much RAM does Bambuddy need?

Bambuddy's manifest floor is 1024 MB of RAM, one core and 5 GB of disk, because the app reads each uploaded 3MF or G-code file fully into memory. Sliced project files are often hundreds of MB, and the proxy accepts up to 512 MB, so the 6 GB tier on this page leaves useful spare RAM.

How do I connect a Bambu Lab printer to Bambuddy?

Add each printer in the interface by its IP address, serial number and access code, using LAN mode. Bambuddy connects from the server to the printer over MQTT on 8883, FTPS on 990 and the camera ports 322 and 6000. Without a login anyone could control every printer, so sign in first.

Can Bambuddy reach printers on my home network?

Not directly. Bambuddy connects from your xCloud server to the printers, and printers on a home network are not reachable from the internet. Put a VPN such as Tailscale or WireGuard on the server and the network, or give the printers a routable address. The server must be able to route to them.

Does Bambuddy have a virtual printer?

Upstream offers one, but it is not available in this deployment. The virtual printer, SSDP printer discovery and the Tailscale certificate integration need fixed standard ports or LAN broadcast, and the container runs on an isolated bridge network with a single published web port. Add printers by address instead.

How do I back up Bambuddy?

Back up the bambuddy_data volume, which holds the database, print archive, library files, generated keys and backups. The session signing key and two-factor encryption key are generated on first start and stored there. Bambuddy also offers a built-in backup export under Settings. Keep copies off-server and test a restore.

Backups in xCloud

How do I upgrade Bambuddy?

Version 1.2.5.7 stays pinned until you choose to leave it. Copy bambuddy_data, read the upstream release notes, then select a later template version, which changes the tag and digest together. After the restart, confirm that each printer reconnects and the archive opens.

How do I sign in the first time?

Use the administrator username you entered and the password on the credentials card, which is a fixed prefix plus a generated value. The setup container creates that account once the app is healthy, so the setup screen is never open to the first visitor. Change the password inside Bambuddy afterwards.

Can I run Bambuddy in the cloud on xCloud?

Yes. For Bambuddy cloud hosting, xCloud sets up a dedicated Cloud VPS with your domain and certificate in front of it. A proxy such as Cloudflare on the domain can lower the upload limit. Another provider's VPS can be enrolled as self-managed instead.

Can I cancel anytime?

Yes. There is no lock-in — cancel any time. Hosting is billed monthly and charged for what you actually use, so when you delete the server the unused balance is refunded to your account, less up to 10% in payment-processing fees.