Current version

CUPS 2.2.1

What is CUPS?

CUPS is an open source printing system that supports IPP along with other protocols. More information can be found at cups.org

About this image

This image is based off ticosax/cups-in-docker with a few specific tweaks:

• Debian testing is used as the base image. Most of the cups updates are put into testing fairly quickly so no need for unstable. This may change in future if versions start lagging behind.
• Adds USB backend for Brother printer.

Running this image

Way 1 : docker run

docker run -e CUPS_USER_ADMIN=admin \
-e CUPS_USER_PASSWORD=secr3t \
-e PRINTER_MODEL=HL-L2300D
-p 631:631/tcp \
-v /path/to/cupsd.conf:/etc/cups/cupsd.conf \
--device=/dev/bus/usb/xxx/yyy \
monkeydri/cups-docker:latest

Way 2 : docker compose

See provided docker-compose.yml file. Don't forget to set the PRINTER_ADDRESS var and change the PRINTER_MODEL value according to your model of Brother printer.

Way 3 : startup script start_cups_docker.sh

The provided startup script start_cups_docker.sh automatically gets the printer address /dev/bus/usb/xxx/yyy by looking at any Brother printer matching the provided VID (USB vendor ID) and PID (USB product ID). Don't forget to change the PRINTER_MODEL, PRINTER_VID and PRINTER_PID values according to your model of Brother printer.

To get the information about the correct VID and PID, one could check the available lists online (ex : http://www.linux-usb.org/usb.ids, https://usb-ids.gowdy.us/read/UD/04f9 or http://www.the-sz.com/products/usbid/). Also you can use the provided script identify_brother_printer.sh which output the VID and PID for any connected Brother USB printer.

Access the CUPS server at http://127.0.0.1:631. To access it remotely at http://server-ip:631, add the line DefaultEncryption IfRequested to cupsd.conf.