Ender 3 V3 KE Fluidd and Orca slicer, or how to install a remote interface and use an external slicer

The standard ender slicer is very limited, so everyone recommends Orca slicer, including me.

To manage the ender remotely, it is required to install, for example, fluidd.

A brief tutorial (I described point 1. and 2. in detail in a previous tutorial to ender regarding the camera):
1. enable root in Ender
2. connect via Putty
3. in the console, type:

cd /usr/data git clone https://github.com/Guilouz/Creality-Helper-Script
sh /usr/data/Creality-Helper-Script/helper.sh
or
cd /usr/data/Creality-Helper-Script
sh helper.sh

4. select nginx and fluidd installation from the menu
5. you can additionally install remote printer management for making timelapses
Generally you are already eating everything prepared, just forward the ports on the router or use tunneling like me (cloudflare or playit), to get to the new interface from the browser you need to enter the IP of the printer and port 4408 or 4409. the same port and IP you enter into Orca Slicer to print remotely.
YT Guide:

Now the Orca Slicer configuration:
1. download from GitHub: Releases - SoftFever/OrcaSlicer - GitHub As of today it is version 2.0.0, but you can expect in the next month some bugfix update and new profiles for new printers what came out in 2024.
2.After installing or extracting the portable version and running, a short setup guide will appear, select your printer, filament and nozzle.

That's it, in the printer settings (such a blue WiFi icon in the upper left corner) you can doad IP:port to print remotely.
A little guide to Orca Slicer:

The BEST New 3D Printing Program! ORCA SLICER TUTORIAL (youtube.com)

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