diff --git a/nixos/modules/misc/ids.nix b/nixos/modules/misc/ids.nix
index 19da804c13f..f3883ff56d3 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/misc/ids.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/misc/ids.nix
@@ -251,6 +251,7 @@
       cfdyndns = 227;
       gammu-smsd = 228;
       pdnsd = 229;
+      octoprint = 230;
 
       # When adding a uid, make sure it doesn't match an existing gid. And don't use uids above 399!
 
@@ -478,6 +479,7 @@
       rmilter = 226;
       cfdyndns = 227;
       pdnsd = 229;
+      octoprint = 230;
 
       # When adding a gid, make sure it doesn't match an existing
       # uid. Users and groups with the same name should have equal
diff --git a/nixos/modules/module-list.nix b/nixos/modules/module-list.nix
index 8254cdd6f5e..2509af7c0f2 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/module-list.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/module-list.nix
@@ -229,6 +229,7 @@
   ./services/misc/nix-gc.nix
   ./services/misc/nixos-manual.nix
   ./services/misc/nix-ssh-serve.nix
+  ./services/misc/octoprint.nix
   ./services/misc/parsoid.nix
   ./services/misc/phd.nix
   ./services/misc/plex.nix
diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/misc/octoprint.nix b/nixos/modules/services/misc/octoprint.nix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..bb9dc5da2eb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/misc/octoprint.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,118 @@
+{ config, lib, pkgs, ... }:
+
+with lib;
+
+let
+
+  cfg = config.services.octoprint;
+
+  cfgUpdate = pkgs.writeText "octoprint-config.yaml" (builtins.toJSON {
+    plugins.cura.cura_engine = "${pkgs.curaengine}/bin/CuraEngine";
+    server.host = cfg.host;
+    server.port = cfg.port;
+    webcam.ffmpeg = "${pkgs.ffmpeg}/bin/ffmpeg";
+  });
+
+  pluginsEnv = pkgs.python.buildEnv.override {
+    extraLibs = cfg.plugins pkgs.octoprint-plugins;
+  };
+
+in
+{
+  ##### interface
+
+  options = {
+
+    services.octoprint = {
+
+      enable = mkEnableOption "OctoPrint, web interface for 3D printers";
+
+      host = mkOption {
+        type = types.str;
+        default = "0.0.0.0";
+        description = ''
+          Host to bind OctoPrint to.
+        '';
+      };
+
+      port = mkOption {
+        type = types.int;
+        default = 5000;
+        description = ''
+          Port to bind OctoPrint to.
+        '';
+      };
+
+      user = mkOption {
+        type = types.str;
+        default = "octoprint";
+        description = "User for the daemon.";
+      };
+
+      group = mkOption {
+        type = types.str;
+        default = "octoprint";
+        description = "Group for the daemon.";
+      };
+
+      stateDir = mkOption {
+        type = types.path;
+        default = "/var/lib/octoprint";
+        description = "State directory of the daemon.";
+      };
+
+      plugins = mkOption {
+        default = plugins: [];
+        example = literalExample "plugins: [ m3d-fio ]";
+        description = "Additional plugins.";
+      };
+
+    };
+
+  };
+
+  ##### implementation
+
+  config = mkIf cfg.enable {
+
+    users.extraUsers = optionalAttrs (cfg.user == "octoprint") (singleton
+      { name = "octoprint";
+        group = cfg.group;
+        uid = config.ids.uids.octoprint;
+      });
+
+    users.extraGroups = optionalAttrs (cfg.group == "octoprint") (singleton
+      { name = "octoprint";
+        gid = config.ids.gids.octoprint;
+      });
+
+    systemd.services.octoprint = {
+      description = "OctoPrint, web interface for 3D printers";
+      wantedBy = [ "multi-user.target" ];
+      after = [ "network.target" ];
+      path = [ pluginsEnv ];
+      environment.PYTHONPATH = makeSearchPath pkgs.python.sitePackages [ pluginsEnv ];
+
+      preStart = ''
+        mkdir -p "${cfg.stateDir}"
+        if [ -e "${cfg.stateDir}/config.yaml" ]; then
+          ${pkgs.yaml-merge}/bin/yaml-merge "${cfg.stateDir}/config.yaml" "${cfgUpdate}" > "${cfg.stateDir}/config.yaml.tmp"
+          mv "${cfg.stateDir}/config.yaml.tmp" "${cfg.stateDir}/config.yaml"
+        else
+          cp "${cfgUpdate}" "${cfg.stateDir}/config.yaml"
+          chmod 600 "${cfg.stateDir}/config.yaml"
+        fi
+        chown -R ${cfg.user}:${cfg.group} "${cfg.stateDir}"
+      '';
+
+      serviceConfig = {
+        ExecStart = "${pkgs.octoprint}/bin/octoprint -b ${cfg.stateDir}";
+        User = cfg.user;
+        Group = cfg.group;
+        PermissionsStartOnly = true;
+      };
+    };
+
+  };
+
+}