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Download the print agent

You need it if your kitchen and cash desk printers are connected to a computer in your venue. The computer receives the orders from the internet and sends them to the printers. With Star cloud printers there's nothing to install.

Windows

For computers running Windows 10 or 11.

Download for Windows

How to install

  1. Open the file ComandeFacili-Stampa.exe. If Windows shows a warning, press "More info" and then "Run anyway".
  2. In the admin area, under ⚙ Impostazioni → Stampanti (Settings → Printers), press "Collega il computer del locale" (Connect the venue's computer) and type the 6-digit code.
  3. Answer S (yes) to have it start automatically when the computer is switched on.

Linux and Raspberry Pi

For Raspberry Pi, mini PCs and computers running Ubuntu, Debian, Raspberry Pi OS or similar.

curl -fsSL https://viacucina.it/linux | sh

How to install

  1. Open the Terminal, paste the command above and press Enter.
  2. In the admin area, under ⚙ Impostazioni → Stampanti (Settings → Printers), press "Collega il computer del locale" (Connect the venue's computer) and type the 6-digit code.
  3. Answer S (yes): the agent runs in the background and restarts by itself every time the device is switched on, even without a screen.

Requires Python 3, already installed on almost every system. USB printers also need CUPS (sudo apt install cups). The same command updates the agent to the latest version. Prefer to download the file? ComandeFacili-Stampa.pyz, to be started with python3 ComandeFacili-Stampa.pyz.

No computer on the floor? Use a Raspberry Pi as a print box

A Raspberry Pi is a computer the size of a deck of cards: cheap and very low on power. Plug it into your router, install the print agent with one command and let it work: it receives the orders and sends them to all the printers in your venue.

  • No computer to keep running on the floor
  • Works with the network and USB thermal printers you already have
  • Restarts on its own after a power cut

The print agent only works with a venue registered on ViaCucina. Don't have an account yet? Try it free for 14 days.