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was anything ever moved forward??? i still want to build and host this i have been waiting for a response!!!

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ok I am very serious I want to keep this online even if no one is adding to it I am spinning a brand new server right now and will start working thru getting it up over the weekend maybe at some point we can talk about pointing the DNS at my server

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I would be willing to host this if someone will help me get it moved over! I will take care of bandwidth and all hosting!
please reach out to me!

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I am afraid loading data from LDraw and Rebrickable won't work right now due to some changes on their side during the time. I will push some changes to fix compatibility ASAP.

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@911pcdoc Thanks man!!

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Unfortunately, the problem is that nobody is actively maintaining it.

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That is unfortunate, is it just a matter of price? If I clone this repo and rebuild the database on a 1 Tb hard drive, will it still work with the dependent sites (Ldraw, rebrickable)? Is 1 Tb enough space?

Thanks so much for the quick response btw!

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It's a matter of free time I guess.

It should work and it should be enough.

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Try following the instructions in the README

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ok does that build a web server and create a browser style interface?

if so I need a new dedicated server with no web interface otherwise I will need to build on a server that has web hosting already setup

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Both?

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hroncok are you the original owner of the domain and webmaster?

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I happen to own the domain.

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ok i am still working on the backend making sure all dependencies are installed and all so

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Is there a possibility to make a dockerfile file available?

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Certainly, but it has to be written by somebody, see #8

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So if I load this code onto a VM is it difficult to import the same data that printabrick.org uses?

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@hubnedav any progress on the LDraw and Rebrickable compatibility fixes?

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I've given up on spinning up a VM and have decided the easiest way to go is just to export LDraw models using LDView. I have also started modeling basic bricks in FreeCAD (considering procedural generation via OpenSCAD) for better control over the tolerances, as the LDraw models were only intended for computer display rather than actually being manufactured, as confirmed in a discussion in the LDraw forums.

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@Happypig123123 Do you have any evidence?

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There were some copyright claims over several images from an external service, never the bricks themselves.

The reason the site is down is simple: There is nobody who is willing to maintain it deployed.

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Hi! I would be very much interested in maintaining it and deploying it on AWS or Google Cloud, and revamping it with newer technologies like React for UI and Node/Flask for server if needed, please hit me up at [email protected], so we can move forward with this!

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my position remains if I can get the data and all needed I am happy to move and host the entire thing!

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There were some copyright claims over several images from an external service, never the bricks themselves.

The reason the site is down is simple: There is nobody who is willing to maintain it deployed.

this was not correct i made many offers to re-build and host this site yet never got a response to some issues moving the data over i am still waiting on the word of the database and moving data over and that was a year or so ago!

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Well, we can just build from scratch and re-use what we can there is a guideline in the README how to populate the database with LDraw

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This is an open source repo. There are no data to move over. Just do it.

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Well, we can just build from scratch and re-use what we can there is a guideline in the README how to populate the database with LDraw

Just wanted to point out that LDraw assets aren't what one would consider printable. The STL export results in files that require repair before they can be sliced accurately, and the geometry doesn't take into consideration the required allowances for a proper fit; the plates also have insufficient room for the studs to enter fully.

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Well, we can just build from scratch and re-use what we can there is a guideline in the README how to populate the database with LDraw

Just wanted to point out that LDraw assets aren't what one would consider printable. The STL export results in files that require repair before they can be sliced accurately, and the geometry doesn't take into consideration the required allowances for a proper fit; the plates also have insufficient room for the studs to enter fully.

is there something we need to do or adjust to make this work with proper STL files? or is it a matter of running thru another Application be for slicing to print?

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Here is a zip file with all the bricks. Also has a very bad search script (I think) and index https://drive.google.com/file/d/1EomKBUewsYv2o4jPaNNcmDHu-pUiQ8a9/view?usp=drivesdk

Thank you, I already scraped files from the webarchive of printabrick by category, but this is appreciated as well!

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Well, we can just build from scratch and re-use what we can there is a guideline in the README how to populate the database with LDraw

Just wanted to point out that LDraw assets aren't what one would consider printable. The STL export results in files that require repair before they can be sliced accurately, and the geometry doesn't take into consideration the required allowances for a proper fit; the plates also have insufficient room for the studs to enter fully.

Yes, that is rather unfortunate but that's the only thing we've got. Ideally I'd create a website where people would upload their own models and not get blocked / banned / their models removed by Thingiverse or other providers because it mentions word Lego

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