This is a good example, why not all devices should be connected to foreign servers. Errors can happen everywhere. But it could end badly, if some Corporations make errors and creating trouble, which would otherwise not happen.

In the case of the 3D-printer it is not that bad (except it destroys itself or even gets on fire), also you can turn it off. But imagine a smart stove top that lights up a towel (or something similar) while nobody is home.

Not, that I think that it is not useful to have something like that, but wouldn’t it be nice, if that stuff would work locally? (with the WireGuard integration in modems, the access from outside of home with the smartphone, should also be no problem for non-tech people)

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    We have a Bambu Labs X1C at work and it is not hooked up to our network. We run it off a SD card like any other printer. Only downside is you can’t access the camera to check in remotely while it’s printing.

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      Hmmm - do you know if USB is an option? My current printer is plugged into a dedicated RasPi with Octoprint.

      Edit: and thanks for the reply - it’s good to know the device isn’t crippled without cloud. Annoying that you can’t use the camera on your local network though. May be a deal breaker for me anyway.

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        Sorry, should have specified. If you have it connected to the local wifi network, then the camera works. We don’t have it hooked up to anything which is why the camera isn’t accessible for us.

        I’ll have to check it out on Monday to see if there’s any usb ports.