Printer management
This document is intended for Gutenberg instance admins; it explains how to configure printers and manage printing permissions.
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This document is incomplete
Admin interface
Management actions are performed in the Django admin interface,
which can be accessed by appending /admin/ to the instance URL.
The simplest way to access it is to create a superuser account:
uv run manage.py createsuperuser
Printer list
A new printer can be created in the Control > Printers section of the admin interface.
Adding a printer via CUPS
CUPS is the standard printing system on Linux operating systems.
CUPS provides a web interface for managing printers, which can be accessed at http://localhost:631/
on the server where the Gutenberg Celery worker is running.
When adding a printer a CUPS, the Printer type field should be set to local cups.
You can use the web interface or the command below to find the list of available printers:
lpstat -v
Use the name (not the URL) from the output of the command above as the value of the Cups printer name field.
Most other fields are optional.
Managing printing permissions
Only users who are in a group listed in the Printer permissions list can access the printer.
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This restriction also applies to superuser accounts.