Google Cloudprint - Docker Image (Multiarch)

(This product is available under a free and permissive license, but needs financial support to sustain its continued improvements. In addition to maintenance and stability there are many desirable features yet to be added.)

This image allows you to configure your printer to your Google Cloudprint easily thanks to Docker.

IMPORTANT NOTE: Google decided to discontinue Google Cloud Print Services as-of 2021 and suggest to migrate to self hosting with CUPS. This product will no longer be maintained. https://support.google.com/chrome/a/answer/9633006?hl=en

Installation

docker run -d --privileged --restart=always -v /dev/bus/usb:/dev/bus/usb -v "$HOME/.cloudprint/":/root --name cloudprint -e CUPS_USER_ADMIN=admin -e CUPS_USER_PASSWORD=password -p 631:631 jaymoulin/google-cloudprint

You can change your admin login/password by replacing values for CUPS_USER_ADMIN and CUPS_USER_PASSWORD.

Change your $HOME/.cloudprint/ volume to a path where you can keep your data. Then you'll be able to use the configure load and configure save to keep your configuration files

Configuration

First, allow administration interface to be accessed to setup your printer:

docker exec cloudprint configure open

This will allow your printer to be configured. Go to http://your_machine_ip:631 to configure it

Login/Password couple defined with $CUPS_USER_ADMIN $CUPS_USER_PASSWORD in installation command

Once configured, close admin interface to secure it up and retrieve your Google Cloudprint URL.

docker exec -t cloudprint configure close

It will give you a Google Link. Copy/paste this URL in your browser to claim your printer, and voila!

Keeping data

Use the following command to keep your CUPS configuration in your save volume ($HOME/.cloudprint/ in the example)

docker exec -t cloudprint configure save

Use the following command to load your saved CUPS configuration from your save volume ($HOME/.cloudprint/ in the example) back in CUPS

docker exec -t cloudprint configure load

Updating

When Google Cloudprint new version is released, you will be able to update your running version with this command:

docker exec -t cloudprint configure update

Appendixes

Install Docker

If you don't have Docker installed yet, you can do it easily in one line using this command

curl -sSL "https://gist.githubusercontent.com/jaymoulin/e749a189511cd965f45919f2f99e45f3/raw/0e650b38fde684c4ac534b254099d6d5543375f1/ARM%2520(Raspberry%2520PI)%2520Docker%2520Install" | sudo sh && sudo usermod -aG docker $USER

Build Docker Image

To build this image locally

docker build -t jaymoulin/google-cloudprint .