Installation on Alpine Linux

[MathiasWeisheit]

Hi, I want to use laravel-pdf in a alpine docker container. I think I have to install chrome. But every solution i tested does not work. Has anyone some ideas or best practices?

The command "PATH=$PATH:/usr/local/bin:/opt/homebrew/bin NODE_PATH=npm root -g node '/app/vendor/spatie/browsershot/src/../bin/browser.cjs' '{"url":"file:///tmp/331362770-0305509001717163805/index.html","action":"pdf","options":{"args":[],"viewport":{"width":800,"height":600},"displayHeaderFooter":false,"printBackground":true}}'" failed. Exit Code: 1(General error) Working directory: /app/public Output: ================ Error Output: ================ Error: Could not find Chrome (ver. 125.0.6422.78). This can occur if either 1. you did not perform an installation before running the script (e.g. npx puppeteer browsers install chrome) or 2. your cache path is incorrectly configured (which is: /.cache/puppeteer). For (2), check out our guide on configuring puppeteer at https://pptr.dev/guides/configuration. at ChromeLauncher.resolveExecutablePath (/app/node_modules/puppeteer-core/lib/cjs/puppeteer/node/ProductLauncher.js:295:27) at ChromeLauncher.executablePath (/app/node_modules/puppeteer-core/lib/cjs/puppeteer/node/ChromeLauncher.js:209:25) at ChromeLauncher.computeLaunchArguments (/app/node_modules/puppeteer-core/lib/cjs/puppeteer/node/ChromeLauncher.js:89:37) at async ChromeLauncher.launch (/app/node_modules/puppeteer-core/lib/cjs/puppeteer/node/ProductLauncher.js:70:28) at async callChrome (/app/vendor/spatie/browsershot/bin/browser.cjs:92:23)

[eradionov]

I have the same issue
Installation documentation for laravel-pdf is awful, seems like it wasn't developed for community, but for internal use only

[dennykurniawan48]

This also happened to me, any solution?

[dennykurniawan48]

I found the answer in documentation.
All I have to do is run npm install puppeteer

Edit it is still randomly happening to me, maybe someone could provide better answer.

[H-Hp]

Hi.
To use laravel-pdf in an Alpine Docker container, you need to install the necessary dependencies, including Google Chrome or Chromium, as the package relies on a headless browser for rendering PDFs.

Here's a step-by-step guide on how to set it up:

1. Install Chromium and required libraries:

FROM alpine:3.17

# Install required packages
RUN apk add --no-cache \
    chromium \
    nss \
    freetype \
    freetype-dev \
    harfbuzz \
    ca-certificates \
    ttf-freefont \
    nodejs \
    npm

# Add the directory for the Chrome user data
ENV PUPPETEER_EXECUTABLE_PATH="/usr/bin/chromium-browser"

2. Install Node.js dependencies:

# Set the working directory
WORKDIR /var/www

# Copy the necessary files
COPY package*.json ./

# Install Node.js dependencies
RUN npm install --production

# Copy the rest of the application files
COPY . .

3. Install and configure the laravel-pdf package:

# Install the package
composer require spatie/laravel-pdf

# Configure the package
# Add the following line to your config/pdf.php file
'isRemoteEnabled' => true,

4. Build and run the Docker container:

docker build -t your-image-name .
docker run -p 8000:8000 your-image-name

After following these steps, you should be able to use the laravel-pdf package in your Alpine Docker container.

Please note that this is a general guide, and you might need to adjust the steps based on your specific project requirements and Laravel version.

Additionally, if you encounter any issues or errors, you can try the following troubleshooting steps:

• Increase the memory limit for the Chromium process by adding the --enable-features=VizDisplayCompositor flag to the browsershot-args array in your config/pdf.php file.
• If you're still getting errors related to missing libraries or fonts, you can try installing additional packages like font-misc-misc and font-adobe-100dpi.
• Make sure to set the PUPPETEER_EXECUTABLE_PATH environment variable to the correct path of the Chromium binary.

If you continue to face issues, it's recommended to check the official documentation of the laravel-pdf package and any relevant community discussions for additional guidance or updates.

[dennykurniawan48]

Hi, thanks for the solution, but I don't use docker. My solution is to install Puppeteer and use the withBrowsershot function with the location of your npm and node on your computer.

return pdf()->view('print.cart', ['data' => $data])
                ->withBrowsershot(function (Browsershot $browsershot) {
                    $browsershot->setNodeBinary('/usr/bin/node'); //location of node
                    $browsershot->setNpmBinary('/usr/bin/npm'); //location of npm
                })->name('cart.pdf')
                    ->format(Format::A6)
                    ->download();