Apparently Homebox allows setting third-party label rendering endpoint through an HBOX_LABEL_MAKER_LABEL_SERVICE_URL env var
from rcmd@lemmy.world to selfhosted@lemmy.world on 14 Nov 18:44
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from rcmd@lemmy.world to selfhosted@lemmy.world on 14 Nov 18:44
https://lemmy.world/post/38800663
And I just made an HTTP endpoint in golang that outputs PNG labels with small QRs just as I need them, to print out on my Bluetooth label printer.
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Please elaborate,
The software looks ok, will install. UI looks like spoolman, no bs, just works. I like it.
But; what’s with the label printer? Creating qr with a url to the inventory system looks handy.
I always have to dig thru gmail for order confirmations when I want to know where stuff was bought. This looks like a great solution for a first world problem.
I keep track of lots of vintage devices in my basement, these lay on a CD shelf with narrow walls, and I want to keep track of their maintenance status, i.e. when did I charge the battery last time.
This little printer is pretty handy for labeling tasks, with one noticeable problem: the resolution is quite low, so I cannot afford printing full length domain name on such a tiny label. What I ended up with is writing my own microservice that puts fake i.nv domain in front of inventory ID. That domain is provided by DNSMASQ that I run on my server, and there’s also NGINX listening for that domain and doing 302 onto an actual Homebox page.
Homebox sends URL parameters to the specified endpoint, and given that information it is possible to construct any label of any shape or form, it only needs to be a PNG image.
Thanks for the answer!
Just bought a phomemo, looks like smart folks created a cups driver for it. (Ab)using dnsmasq and nginx is clever, will keep that in mind.
Perhaps not relevant in your case, but if you print qr, the caps of your links also affect the amount of data in the code:
hackaday.com/2025/…/shout-for-smaller-qr-codes/
Surprisingly, it works! I just checked it on my microservice, indeed now QRs are smaller. This is a lifesaver tip, thanks a bunch!
Homebox is great, I bought a usb label maker specifically for it
Is the project current? I see an archived repository.
github.com/sysadminsmedia/homebox
It’s been continued in another repo github.com/sysadminsmedia/homebox
@rcmd do you use the original printer app and just import the PNG or are you able to print the label directly? If the latter, would you mind sharing the setup?
For now I use the vendor provided app, given it supports a share intent, so I can simply toss a PNG from Vivaldi at it and make it print the label. It does the job, and more importantly, it bypasses all possible obnoxious advertisement.
@rcmd Thanks for the info. I'm still hoping to find a printer for this label size (and roughly that price point) without having to rely on "ad-ware" apps to use it.
Fellow homebox user here. As an aside: I’ve got a storage room with a bunch of shelves and bins. For each bin, I’ve suck labels on them (using a label maker or sharpie + painters tape), and an NFC tag. Each box in Homebox has its own location, and each NFC tag is a direct link to its instance in Homebox.
It’s much easier to categorize larger quantities of things that aren’t as valuable as vintage media. Ie. hygiene products, off-season clothing, etc…
What model of label printer is that?
It’s Nelko P21, around $20.
How did you manage to make it lookup by inventory id? Normally it puts the whole uid in there which is much to big for the QR. Can you use Homebox qr search feature with your proxy?
Homebox supports the https://<hostname>/a/<inventory_id> shorthand and does a 302 jump for you. Otherwise yes, I would have implemented the API search in a microservice.