Introduction
As a 3D printing hobbyist, I was excited when I came across Klipper as an alternate method of interacting with my 3D printers. Previous to Klipper I was using OctoPrint/OctoPi as the interface to my 3D printers which is also a great product. Both Klipper and OctoPrint/OctoPi provide additional features that you just don't get with the stock software/interface of most standard 3D printers.
Using Klipper with your 3D printer should get you more performance with high precision stepper movement and more. Please refer to the Klipper Features list for full details. One of the downsides to 3D printing for me is speed. Once Klipper is configured properly you should get faster, better quality prints than you currently get with your stock 3D printer. Speed is not everything though, I would much prefer a slower speed and and higher rate of successful prints, but you can get that extra speed with Klipper and still have high quality successful prints.
Even though I have been 3D printing for a few years, I still found following the instructions and other guides online challenging to understand. I wasn't able to find a comprehensive guide that explains the entire process of setting up Klipper from start to finish. I hope this guide fills that gap and will help others who would like to try Klipper on their 3D printer. Even though this guide is specific to the Anycubic Vyper 3D printer, most of the instructions could be used for other 3D printer models as well.
All of the screenshots and steps documented in this guide were done using a Windows computer.
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