This service automatically prints attachments from a specific email inbox using an IMAP SSL connection and CUPS (Common Unix Printing System).
First, you need to have a CUPS server installed on the host machine, with a default printer set that allows printing by simply using the lp command. There's plenty of documentation available on how to do this.
Next, download this repository and create an .env file in the root folder of the project with the following environment variables:
EMAIL_SERVER=youremail.serverurl.com
EMAIL_ADDRESS=[email protected]
EMAIL_PASSWORD=yourgreatpasswordThat's it!
The Docker Compose file uses a network called local to spin up the container, which you likely don't have. You can create it by typing sudo docker network create local or change the name of the network in docker-compose.yml to match a network of your choice.
Once the network is ready, go the root folder of the project and simply run:
sudo docker compose up -dMake sure that Python and Pip are installed in the machine by running python --version and pip --version. Then, go the root folder of the project and run:
# Create the environment
python -m venv env
# Activate the environment
source env/bin/activate
# Install dependencies
pip install -r requirements.txt
# Launch the service
python main.pyBecause this app uses basic authentication, you may encounter issues when using Gmail or Outlook email addresses. To work around this, you'll need to modify the code in inbox/connect.py and use more advanced authentication.