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Getting Started with Printerhive ​

Printerhive helps you run multiple 3D printers from one web interface. It connects your printers through a local client, keeps them on your network, and gives you one place to manage files, queues, filament, orders, and production work.

What Printerhive is for ​

Printerhive is useful when you need more than a single-printer dashboard:

  • Print farm control: monitor many printers, start jobs, manage queues, and track history.
  • File and plate management: upload files once, browse folders, inspect plates, and reuse files across printers.
  • Filament and AMS tracking: manage spools, AMS trays, QR labels, and filament warnings before a print starts.
  • Production workflow: organize work into orders, products, projects, variants, and print queues.
  • E-commerce integrations: connect shop orders and move order items into production.
  • Cost and quote tools: calculate print costs and collect quote inquiries from your website.

Quick start path ​

If you are setting up Printerhive for the first time, follow these pages in order:

  1. Create your account
  2. Check supported printers
  3. Prepare a client device
  4. Install the Printerhive client
  5. Connect your first printer
  6. Upload files and send your first print

If you bought a pre-installed Raspberry Pi from us, start with Pre-installed Raspberry Pi Setup instead.

Main workflows ​

Once the first printer is connected, these are the most important sections:

System requirements ​

  • Browser: current Chrome, Firefox, Safari, Edge, or another modern browser.
  • Client device: Raspberry Pi or another device capable of running the Printerhive client.
  • Network: printers and the client device must be on the same local network.
  • Internet: required for syncing with the Printerhive cloud service.

See Hardware Requirements for client device recommendations.