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USB receipt printer via netcat/socat on port 9100

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1 report: 1 asks for support.

Reported with 1 integration: Receipt Printer.

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IntegrationIn Home AssistantIn Apple HomeWhat they saidSource
Receipt PrinterRequested LocalUsers want configurable port to reach USB printers via RPi; not merged
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… [x] This issue is not a duplicate feature request of previous feature requests. ### Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe. My receipt printer does not support WiFi. Instead, it is attached to a separate RPi via USB. The RPi is running netcat (nc) on port 9100 and redirects any incoming data to its USB port. This has been tested in isolation and is working well. The ha-receipt_printer integration cannot communicate with the remote RPi as the configuration does not allow to enter a remote port in the IP field. ### Describe the solution you'd like It would be great if I …

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Issue #13 · 2026-01

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