AutoPrint

Overview

AutoPrint is a simple .NET Core utility to help keep your inkjet printer's print heads from getting clogged.

AutoPrint will print to the default printer.

Requirements

Windows

This should run on a stock Windows install.

macOS

libgdiplus from the Mono project is required. Install using brew install mono-libgdiplus.

Linux

libgdiplus from the Mono project is required. Install on most distros with sudo apt-get install libgdiplus.

Basic Usage

Checkout, build & run using standard .NET Core commands:

• git clone https://github.com/willson556/autoprint.git
• cd autoprint
• dotnet run

Schedule using Cron, Systemd, Windows Task Scheduler. Place the paper back into the printer between each scheduled run until it's full.

Docker

The provided docker image is set to run AutoPrint every other day at 8:00 AM. Replace the provided URI with your printer's IPP (or some other CUPS-compatible) URI.

docker pull thomaswillson/autoprint
docker run -d \
           --name autoprint \
           -e TZ=America/Los_Angeles \
           -e PRINTER_URI=https://192.168.1.138:631/ipp/print \
           thomaswillson/autoprint

References

• https://www.codeproject.com/Articles/32239/Keep-Your-InkJet-Print-Head-Clean
• https://github.com/hyettdotme/dotnetcron