FilaOps

Open-source ERP for 3D print farms. Manage inventory, production, sales, purchasing, MRP, and accounting in one system built specifically for additive manufacturing.

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Quick Start (Docker)

git clone https://github.com/Blb3D/filaops.git
cd filaops
docker compose up -d
# Open http://localhost — create your admin account on first visit

Quick Start (Manual)

Backend

cd backend
python -m venv venv
# Windows: .\venv\Scripts\Activate
# Linux/Mac: source venv/bin/activate
pip install -r requirements.txt
cp .env.example .env  # Edit with your database credentials
alembic upgrade head
uvicorn app.main:app --reload

Frontend

cd frontend
npm install
npm run dev

Database

FilaOps requires PostgreSQL 16+. Configure backend/.env:

DATABASE_URL=postgresql+psycopg://user:password@localhost:5432/filaops

Or use individual variables:

DB_HOST=localhost
DB_PORT=5432
DB_NAME=filaops
DB_USER=postgres
DB_PASSWORD=your_password

Features

48 core features across 8 modules:

Sales & Customers

• Multi-line item quotes with per-line and customer discounts
• Sales orders with fulfillment tracking and price level auto-apply
• Invoice engine with PDF templates and payment recording
• Customer management with payment terms (COD, net-15, net-30) and credit limits
• Customer traceability profiles
• Suggest Prices tool for margin-based bulk pricing
• External order ingestion with operator notification inbox

Inventory & Warehouse

• Multi-location inventory with transactions
• Spool management (filament tracking by weight)
• Cycle counting and inventory adjustments
• Low stock alerts with MRP-driven shortage detection
• Negative inventory approval workflow

Manufacturing

• Production orders (draft > released > in progress > complete)
• Bill of Materials with multi-level cost rollup
• Duplicate item with inline BOM component swap (color variants)
• Variant matrix — bulk create color/material variants from template products
• Copy BOM to another product
• Routings and work centers with operation materials
• Machine overhead and scrap tracking

Purchasing

• Purchase orders with receiving workflow
• Vendor management
• Quick reorder from low stock alerts

MRP (Material Requirements Planning)

• Demand calculation from sales orders and production
• Supply netting against on-hand inventory
• Planned order generation for shortages
• Auto-trigger on order creation

Accounting

• Chart of accounts and journal entries
• GL reporting and trial balance
• Period close

Operations

• Command center dashboard
• Security audit
• Analytics
• Maintenance scheduling
• UOM conversions (12 standard units)

System

• First-run setup wizard with admin account creation
• Multi-user with role-based access
• Password reset flow (SMTP or auto-approve)
• REST API (432 endpoints)
• Shipping and order event tracking

Tech Stack

Layer	Technology
Backend	FastAPI, Python 3.11+, SQLAlchemy 2.0, Alembic
Frontend	React 19, Vite, Tailwind CSS
Database	PostgreSQL 16+
Auth	httpOnly cookie-based JWT
Deployment	Docker Compose (nginx + uvicorn)

Project Structure

backend/
  app/
    api/v1/endpoints/   # FastAPI route handlers
    models/             # SQLAlchemy models
    services/           # 56 focused service modules
    core/               # Config, security, UOM
  alembic/              # Database migrations
  tests/                # 95 test files, 80%+ coverage
frontend/
  src/
    components/         # Shared UI components + Storybook
    hooks/              # useApi, useCRUD
    pages/admin/        # Admin page views

Testing

# Backend (95 test files, 80%+ coverage)
cd backend && pytest tests/ -v

# Frontend component tests
cd frontend && npm test

Troubleshooting

Frontend can't connect to backend

• Ensure VITE_API_URL matches the backend URL (default: http://localhost:8000)
• If accessing remotely, set VITE_API_URL=http://<server-ip>:8000 and rebuild
• Check CORS: set ALLOWED_ORIGINS in backend/.env

Database connection errors

• Verify PostgreSQL is running: pg_isready -h localhost -p 5432
• Check credentials in backend/.env
• Create the database if needed: createdb filaops

Migration errors

• Run alembic upgrade head from backend/
• For a fresh start: drop and recreate the database, then re-run migrations

Docker issues

• Check logs: docker compose logs backend
• Ensure ports 80, 8000, and 5432 are available
• The migrate container must complete before the backend starts

Documentation

• Full Documentation — Deployment, configuration, and API reference
• User Guide — Module-by-module usage
• Contributing — Development setup and PR guidelines

FilaOps PRO

Need B2B wholesale portals, advanced reporting, Shopify/QuickBooks integrations, or AI-powered scheduling? FilaOps PRO adds enterprise features on top of the same codebase — no migration, no separate install.

Coming soon at blb3dprinting.com

License

Business Source License 1.1 — Free for non-competing use. Converts to Apache 2.0 on December 5, 2029.