Recommended way to manually add an undiscovered IPP printer in CUPS 3.x

AbdElRahman Khalifa <[email protected]> Sat, 1 Aug 2026 19:44:55 +0300
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Hi everyone,

I'm working on the COSMIC printer setup application for CUPS 3.x.

I have a question about driverless IPP printers that are not
automatically discovered, for example, when DNS-SD/mDNS is disabled.

What is the recommended way for a desktop printer setup application to
allow users to add such a printer manually?

I'm looking for the intended approach in the CUPS 3.x architecture.

Thanks,
Abdelrahman Khalifa