<p>Your printer will stop printing. So no.</p>

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Amando Ippel
<p>Disconnecting the USB or connecting it triggers a reboot in the printer. As a result, you can not disconnect or turn off the print server running OctoPrint.</p>

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Trish
<p>I have OctoPrint set up on a Raspberry Pi (OctoPi). I have loaded a number of G-code files to the SD card on the printer.</p>
<p>My question is: If I initiate a print from the SD card via OctoPrint, can I then turn off the RPi so I can use it for other things while the print continues?</p>

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Turn off OctoPrint server after starting print from SD card
Ron Ventura
# Turn off OctoPrint server after starting print from SD card

(Asked by: username_0 on 2021-01-01)

I have OctoPrint set up on a Raspberry Pi (OctoPi). I have loaded a number of G-code files to the SD card on the printer.

My question is: If I initiate a print from the SD card via OctoPrint, can I then turn off the RPi so I can use it for other things while the print continues?

**Tags:** octoprint, sd

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## 2 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2021-01-04. Score: 3

Your printer will stop printing. So no.


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### Answer by username_2 on 2021-01-04. Score: 1

Disconnecting the USB or connecting it triggers a reboot in the printer. As a result, you can not disconnect or turn off the print server running OctoPrint.


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