<p>To use it locally you need to be able to view the desktop. <br>
<br><code>sudo raspi-config</code>  to pull up the config menu and enable boot to desktop.<br><br>
If there is no browser installed already you'll need to install one.
<br><br><code>sudo apt-get update</code><br>
<code>sudo apt-get install epiphany-browser</code><br></p>

<p>Open the browser and navigate to <a href="http://localhost/" rel="noreferrer">http://localhost/</a></p>

<p>I recommend configuring access control when it prompts you. After you configure it, click login in the top right and login to use octopi.
<br><br>
<strong>ALTERNATIVE</strong>
<br>
<a href="http://octocmd.readthedocs.io/en/latest/" rel="noreferrer">octocmd</a> is a command line interface for octoprint. If you would rather not boot into the desktop then this is the way to go.</p>

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2016-10-23T06:24:07.833Z
Thanks for the answer and the alternative. That's exactly what I was looking for.
SteeveDroz
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2016-10-22T20:18:19.933Z
2016-10-22T20:18:19.933Z
Airfield20
<p>I am trying to use my M3D printer that doesn't work with my Linux computer. I have been told that OctoPi would make it work.</p>

<p>My current setup is:</p>

<ul>
<li>Raspberry 2 <strong>without WiFi</strong>, with OctoPi running</li>
<li>Keyboard and touchscreen connected to the Raspberry</li>
<li>A <code>.obj</code> file located in <code>/home/pi/</code> on the Raspberry</li>
</ul>

<p>I don't know anything about OctoPi, but it seems to be created to use as a print server connected by WiFi.</p>

<p>My question is: how can I use it locally, directly on my Raspberry?</p>

<p><em>NOTE:</em> I can only use my Raspberry in command line for the moment, but if required I can install lightdm to display stuff.</p>

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2016-10-22T10:02:29.483Z
If you install a web browser on the raspberry pi, you can access octoprint from there (by going to localhost). Is this what you're after?
Tom van der Zanden
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2016-10-23T01:48:29.570Z
Have you considered maybe using wired Ethernet, the way OctoPrint was originally designed to work, as described by most Octoprint installation guides, skipping the optional WiFi setup -- [a](http://www.instructables.com/id/Newbies-guide-to-Installing-configuring-Octoprint-/), [b](http://www.akeric.com/blog/?tag=octopi), [c](http://reprap.org/wiki/OctoPrint), [d](https://learn.adafruit.com/octoprint-open-source-host-software/octopi-ready-made-octoprint-os-disk-image), etc. -- instead of WiFi? Normal wired Ethernet cables work fine for me.
David Cary
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Can I use OctoPi locally?
SteeveDroz
# Can I use OctoPi locally?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2016-10-22)

I am trying to use my M3D printer that doesn't work with my Linux computer. I have been told that OctoPi would make it work.

My current setup is:

* Raspberry 2 **without WiFi**, with OctoPi running
* Keyboard and touchscreen connected to the Raspberry
* A `.obj` file located in `/home/pi/` on the Raspberry

I don't know anything about OctoPi, but it seems to be created to use as a print server connected by WiFi.

My question is: how can I use it locally, directly on my Raspberry?

*NOTE:* I can only use my Raspberry in command line for the moment, but if required I can install lightdm to display stuff.

**Tags:** octoprint, raspberry-pi

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: If you install a web browser on the raspberry pi, you can access octoprint from there (by going to localhost). Is this what you're after?  
> **username_2**: Have you considered maybe using wired Ethernet, the way OctoPrint was originally designed to work, as described by most Octoprint installation guides, skipping the optional WiFi setup -- [a](http://www.instructables.com/id/Newbies-guide-to-Installing-configuring-Octoprint-/), [b](http://www.akeric.com/blog/?tag=octopi), [c](http://reprap.org/wiki/OctoPrint), [d](https://learn.adafruit.com/octoprint-open-source-host-software/octopi-ready-made-octoprint-os-disk-image), etc. -- instead of WiFi? Normal wired Ethernet cables work fine for me.  

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_3 on 2016-10-22. Score: 5 | Accepted answer

To use it locally you need to be able to view the desktop.   
  
`sudo raspi-config` to pull up the config menu and enable boot to desktop.  
  
If there is no browser installed already you'll need to install one.
  
  
`sudo apt-get update`  
`sudo apt-get install epiphany-browser`

Open the browser and navigate to <http://localhost/>

I recommend configuring access control when it prompts you. After you configure it, click login in the top right and login to use octopi.
  
  
**ALTERNATIVE**
  
[octocmd](http://octocmd.readthedocs.io/en/latest/) is a command line interface for octoprint. If you would rather not boot into the desktop then this is the way to go.

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: Thanks for the answer and the alternative. That's exactly what I was looking for.  

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