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# Slicer-API sidecar (optional)
Self-contained Docker Compose stack that runs HTTP wrappers around the
OrcaSlicer and/or Bambu Studio CLI. Bambuddy's **Slice** action calls
these to slice models server-side, no desktop slicer required.
This folder is **optional**. Bambuddy works without it — Slice falls back
to opening the model in the user's local desktop slicer via URI scheme.
Enable the API path by:
1. Starting one or both services here
2. **Settings → Slicer → Use Slicer API** = on
3. Set **Slicer sidecar URL** for whichever slicer you've started
## Quick start
```bash
cd slicer-api/
cp .env.example .env # edit ports if you like
# OrcaSlicer only (default profile):
docker compose up -d
curl http://localhost:3003/health
# Both slicers:
docker compose --profile bambu up -d
curl http://localhost:3001/health # bambu-studio-api
curl http://localhost:3003/health # orca-slicer-api
```
First start pulls pre-built images from GHCR (~110 MB OrcaSlicer,
~220 MB BambuStudio). No local build, no git in the BuildKit worker,
works on QNAP / Synology / Container Station out of the box.
Both images are `linux/amd64` only. OrcaSlicer's ARM64 build is on hold
pending an upstream extraction fix; BambuStudio doesn't publish ARM64
at all. For ARM64 hosts (Raspberry Pi 4/5, Apple Silicon Linux), run
the sidecar on a separate x86_64 box and point Bambuddy at it via the
**Sidecar URL** field — the sidecar doesn't need to live next to Bambuddy.
## Ports
| Service | Default host port | Why this port |
|---|---|---|
| `orca-slicer-api` | **3003** | Bambuddy's virtual-printer feature reserves 3000 and 3002 |
| `bambu-studio-api` | **3001** | First free port in that range |
Override via `ORCA_API_PORT` / `BAMBU_API_PORT` in `.env`.
## Bambuddy wiring
In the Bambuddy UI: **Settings → Slicer**:
- **Preferred Slicer**: pick OrcaSlicer or Bambu Studio.
- **Use Slicer API**: turn on.
- **Sidecar URL**: paste the full URL of the chosen slicer's sidecar.
Default values match the Compose defaults:
- OrcaSlicer: `http://localhost:3003`
- Bambu Studio: `http://localhost:3001`
Leaving the URL field blank uses the `SLICER_API_URL` /
`BAMBU_STUDIO_API_URL` environment defaults from Bambuddy's config.
## Where the images live
Pre-built images are published to two registries on every Bambuddy
stable release:
- `ghcr.io/maziggy/orca-slicer-api:latest` / `docker.io/maziggy/orca-slicer-api:latest`
- `ghcr.io/maziggy/bambu-studio-api:latest` / `docker.io/maziggy/bambu-studio-api:latest`
Each release also publishes a versioned tag (`:bambuddy-X.Y.Z`) so you
can pin to the sidecar that shipped alongside a specific Bambuddy
release — set `SIDECAR_TAG=bambuddy-0.2.5` in `.env`.
Both images are built from the
[`maziggy/orca-slicer-api`](https://github.com/maziggy/orca-slicer-api)
fork (`bambuddy/profile-resolver` branch). The fork patches AFKFelix's
upstream wrapper with the `inherits:` chain resolver, `from: "User"`
→ `"system"` rewrite, `# ` clone-prefix strip, and sentinel-value
strip — all empirically required to slice real GUI exports without
segfaulting the CLI. Once those land upstream, the compose file can be
flipped back to `ghcr.io/afkfelix/orca-slicer-api`.
## Updating
```bash
docker compose pull
docker compose --profile bambu up -d
```
That's it — Compose pulls the current `:latest` (or whatever
`SIDECAR_TAG` you've pinned to) and recreates the containers.
To roll back to the sidecar that shipped with a previous Bambuddy
release, set `SIDECAR_TAG=bambuddy-X.Y.Z` in `.env` and re-run the two
commands above.
## Troubleshooting
- **`address already in use` on port 3000 or 3002** — Bambuddy's
virtual-printer feature owns those. Don't change `ORCA_API_PORT` to
3000 or 3002.
- **`/health` reports `version: "unknown"`** — cosmetic. The bundled
binary works; the wrapper just couldn't parse the version string from
the slicer's `--help` output (BambuStudio's format differs from
OrcaSlicer's, which is what the wrapper was tuned for).
- **Slice returns "Failed to slice the model"** — the wrapper hides the
CLI's stderr. Re-run inside the container to see it:
```bash
docker exec orca-slicer-api /app/squashfs-root/AppRun --slice 1 \
--load-settings "/path/to/printer.json;/path/to/preset.json" \
--load-filaments /path/to/filament.json \
--allow-newer-file --outputdir /tmp/out /path/to/model.3mf
```