It gives computers on which it is running the ability to act as a print server. With the help of the Print server, you can access your printer with multiple devices and can send the print command from any of the connected devices to the printer to print any document.įor this Raspberry Pi Print Server tutorial, we will be creating a Network Printer with the aid of the Raspberry Pi 3 and the almighty CUPS which makes it all possible.ĬUPS ( Common Unix Printing System) is a printing system for UNIX like operating systems based computers. Print Server can connect multiple computers to a single or multiple printers wired or wirelessly. So in this season of festivities, what would be a perfect gift than a Network Printer (did I just give someone an Idea?) but instead of spending hundreds of dollars for this new acquisition, what if you could do the same by adding a $35 Raspberry Pi 3 to that old printer laying around on your desk? Yes I thought it’d be awesome too! To make your printer accessible from multiple devices or computers, either you need a Wi-Fi printer or need a costly setup to build a Network Printer.