https://github.com/ahwayakchih/node-pdf-print-server
Use node.js and puppeteer to create PDF files from websites on demand
https://github.com/ahwayakchih/node-pdf-print-server
print-pdf server url-to-pdf
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Use node.js and puppeteer to create PDF files from websites on demand
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/ahwayakchih/node-pdf-print-server
- Owner: ahwayakchih
- License: isc
- Created: 2019-12-23T20:45:18.000Z (over 5 years ago)
- Default Branch: master
- Last Pushed: 2020-01-04T14:33:58.000Z (over 5 years ago)
- Last Synced: 2025-03-21T11:11:23.585Z (3 months ago)
- Topics: print-pdf, server, url-to-pdf
- Language: JavaScript
- Size: 13.7 KB
- Stars: 4
- Watchers: 2
- Forks: 2
- Open Issues: 0
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Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
- License: LICENSE
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README
PDF Print server
================
Run a simple HTTP server, that awaits requests with URL parameter, loades website from that URL and respondes with PDF file.
## Requirements
This project depends on [Node.js](https://nodejs.org/) v12+.
It also depends on Chrome or Chromium browser. If you do not want to install additional Chrome with this module, make sure that there is a `CHROME_BIN` environmental variable set, pointing to browser executable.
You can also run it using Docker or Podman, in which case no installation will be necessary (skip the "Installation" step).
## Installation
Since this is a private project (at least at the moment), clone it, go to its directory and install it:
```sh
git clone [email protected]:ahwayakchih/node-pdf-print-server.git
cd node-pdf-print-server
npm install --production
```
If you have Chrome or Chromium browser enabled, set `CHROME_BIN` environment variable pointing to its executable and install "thin" version of `puppeteer` module:
```sh
npm install --no-save puppeteer-core
```
Otherwise, install "full" version of `puppeteer` module (which will include local installation of Chrome browser):
```sh
npm install --no-save puppeteer
```
## Starting server (native)
Start server from command line:
```sh
npm start 0.0.0.0:8080
```
That will start server listening for connections on any hostname, on port `8080`.
If you want to hide it behind some reverse-proxy (that could also serve as SSL terminator), you can run server as localhost only instead:
```sh
npm start localhost:8080
```
## Starting server (docker)
```sh
docker run --rm -v ~/www/pdf-printer:/app -p 8080:8080 -it ahwayakchih/nodeapp:puppeteer /bin/sh -c "npm install --production && npm start 0.0.0.0:8080"
```
## Starting server (podman)
```sh
podman run --rm --userns=keep-id -v ./:/app -p 8080:8080 -it ahwayakchih/nodeapp:puppeteer /bin/sh -c "npm install --production && npm start 0.0.0.0:8080"
```
## Usage
Simply request server by passign additional `url` query parameter:
```sh
curl -o test.pdf http://localhost:8080/?url=https://nodejs.org
```
or `x-print-pdf-url` HTTP header:
```sh
curl -o test.pdf -H 'x-print-pdf-url: https://nodejs.org' http://localhost:8080
```