Self-hosting, without the hosting

A Raspberry Pi 5 that arrives with Bambuddy already installed. No Docker to learn, no compose file to edit, no cloud account to create. Your prints, your data, your network.

  • Fifteen minutes from box to first print

    Plug in ethernet, or join the appliance's own WiFi network. A five-step wizard opens in your browser. No screen, no keyboard.

  • Upgrades that undo themselves

    A new Bambuddy version is pulled, started, and health-checked. If it doesn't come up, the appliance puts the old one back on its own.

  • Its own admin panel

    Temperature, power flags, disk, logs, updates and network — on a separate port, so you can still fix the box when Bambuddy itself is down.

  • Reach it from anywhere

    Sign in to Tailscale from the panel and reach the appliance and its virtual printers remotely. No router ports opened, no cloud in the middle.

  • A real reset button

    Hold it for ten seconds and you are back at a fresh setup wizard. The recovery path that works when nothing else does.

  • Supported by the people who built it

    Sold through authorised resellers, with a support path that isn't a GitHub issue and a hope.

It is still the same Bambuddy

The appliance runs the ordinary, open-source, AGPL-licensed Bambuddy — the same container you would install yourself. There are no exclusive features, no locked functionality, and no subscription.

What you are buying is the box around it: the hardware, the first-boot experience, the admin panel, the upgrade safety net, and someone to call. If you would rather build it yourself, the installation guide has everything you need, and always will.

What is in the box

  • Raspberry Pi 5, 4 GB

    With an Active Cooler, because a throttled Pi is a slow Pi.

  • 27 W power supply

    The right one. Undervoltage is the most common cause of a mysteriously unreliable Pi.

  • microSD, imaged and ready

    Bambuddy is baked in, so the first boot doesn't wait on a download.

  • Case with a reset button

    Recessed, so you cannot lean on it by accident.

What it sends home

Four things, once on first boot and then about once a day: a random identifier it generates for itself, which reseller batch it came from, its hardware model, and its image version.

No printer data. No print history. No user accounts. No credentials. Nothing about what you print, when, or with what. This is how a unit is identified for warranty and offered updates — and if it never reaches us, the appliance works exactly the same. An appliance you build yourself from the image contacts nothing at all. Read the details.

Available through authorised resellers

The appliance is not sold directly. If you would like to stock it, or want to know who does, get in touch.