Something Old. Something New.

December 25, 2019

Kenneth Jiang

Kenneth Jiang

There couldn’t be a better time for me to make this announcement. As we say Goodbye to 2019 and Hello to 2020, the turn of next decade also marks the most important time for OctoPrint Anywhere.

I have made decision to sunset OctoPrint Anywhere in the next few months.

I did not make this decision because I'm tired of maintaining and running OctoPrint Anywhere for everyone, or because OctoPrint Anywhere has become too old to live on. I made this decision precisely because, as we are stepping into the next decade, I have something newer and better to succeed OctoPrint Anywhere.

Kenneth Jiang

Founder @ OctoPrint Anywhere

OctoPrint Anywhere will be succeeded by The Spaghetti Detective

The Spaghetti Detective is an OctoPrint plugin built on top of everything I have learned from building OctoPrint Anywhere. That's why it does everything OctoPrint Anywhere does, but better.

Some of things The Spaghetti Detective has but OctoPrint Anywhere doesn't or doesn't do as well are:

  • Automated failure detection based on AI. No more checking webcam feed every 20 minutes. The powerful AI watches your prints automatically so that you can print worry-free.

  • 25 frame-per-second USB webcam streaming (hi Logitech users 👋).

  • The Spaghetti Detective also has a more beautiful user interface and more complete help documents.

  • The Spaghetti Detective runs faster than OctoPrint Anywhere.

I'm in! How do I move from OctoPrint Anywhere to The Spaghetti Detective?

Just uninstall OctoPrint Anywhere plugin; then install The Spaghetti Detective plugin and follow the setup wizard that pops up after OctoPrint restart. In case you get lost, check out this set up guide.

Please do it at your earliest convenience. Your 1st month with The Spaghetti Detective will be free-trial of all features with unlimited access to AI features. After the 1st month you can upgrade to Pro or stay as free account.

Note: It's important to uninstall or disable OctoPrint Anywhere plugin before you install The Spaghetti Detective plugin. Otherwise the webcam streaming won't function properly.

I subscribed to OctoPrint Anywhere PRO/PRO+ plan. What will happen to my subscription?

Glad you asked! Because you have supported OctoPrint Anywhere with your subscription, I'll reciprocate with extra benefits and discounts when you move to The Spaghetti Detective. I'll also refund the remaining term of your OctoPrint Anywhere subscription.

Specifically:

  • If you are an OctoPrint Anywhere subscriber and you want to subscribe to The Spaghetti Detective Pro plan, you will be guaranteed to pay less or equal amount on monthly basis.

  • You will also receive 1000 Detective Hours ($50 value) for free when you subscribe to The Spaghetti Detective Pro plan. This is my way to say "thank you for supporting me on OctoPrint Anywhere". Learn what Detective Hour is.

  • The benefits above will be applicable to anyone who has an active OctoPrint Anywhere subscription as of January 1st, 2020.

  • You will receive an email around January 15th with all the details on how to claim these benefits, as well as how you will receive refund on the remaining term of your OctoPrint Anywhere subscription. Please do not cancel your OctoPrint Anywhere subscription until you receive that email.

What's the plan to sunset OctoPrint Anywhere? Any specific timelines?

  • January 1st, 2020 - New user registration will end. That will also be the last day when anyone can upgrade from a Free plan to a new PRO/PRO+ plan. Existing plan subscriptions remain active.

  • February 1st, 2020 - OctoPrint Anywhere service for users on Free plan will end.

  • April 1st, 2020 (It's for real, not a April Fool's prank) - OctoPrint Anywhere service for users on PRO/PRO+ plan will end.

What will happen to my OctoPrint Anywhere account after the service stops?

All your account information and data, such as your time-lapses or uploaded G-Code files, will be permanently deleted from our system within 1 week after OctoPrint Anywhere service stops. Please download the time-lapses you want to keep. If you want to download your G-Code files, please contact me by email.

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