Open Graphtec Server — Documentation
Open Graphtec Server is a headless Data Link Server for Graphtec cutting plotters: it prepares print files with barcodes and registration marks, converts and stores cut jobs, and serves the right job the moment a cutter scans its barcode.
It is open source: github.com/Fieldkit-Print/open-graphtec-server.
Where to start
| Doc | Read it when you want to… |
|---|---|
| Getting started | install the server and cut your first barcode job |
| Configuration | look up any environment variable |
| HTTP API | integrate from a RIP, MIS, or script |
| Print preparation | add barcodes + marks to print files |
| Hot folders | drive the server from watched folders |
| Webhooks | get notified when a cutter pulls a job |
| Architecture | understand the codebase and data flow |
| Troubleshooting | fix scan errors and rejected files |
| Development | run the tests and extend the server |
The workflow in one paragraph
Your prepress process produces a print PDF with cut paths marked
(ISO 19593-1 processing steps, or a CutContour spot color). The server
adds a barcode and registration marks to that file and simultaneously
registers the matching cut job — same geometry, computed once. You
print the marked file and load it into the cutter. The operator starts a
barcode scan; the cutter reads the code, asks the server, receives the
job, scans the four marks for registration, and cuts. Nobody touches a
computer at cut time.