[Bug]:Failed to launch the browser process

[devshack]

What happened?

After some hickups around installing node, npm and all required puppeteer / chromium / libpackages (so everything that's basically needed) on AlmaLinux v8, I still end up on this error message which just basically says "Failed to launch the browser process". No more details what or why went wrong, full output is:

The command "PATH=$PATH:/usr/local/bin:/opt/homebrew/bin NODE_PATH=`/kunden/407902_70372/bin/node-v22.14.0-linux-x64/bin/node /kunden/407902_70372/bin/node-v22.14.0-linux-x64/bin/npm root -g` /kunden/407902_70372/bin/node-v22.14.0-linux-x64/bin/node '/kunden/407902_70372/benzcloud/api/vendor/spatie/browsershot/src/../bin/browser.cjs' '{"url":"file:\/\/\/temp\/407902\/u407902\/api.beimbenz.de\/1869187518-0935229001740659913\/index.html","action":"pdf","options":{"args":["--no-sandbox"],"viewport":{"width":800,"height":600},"displayHeaderFooter":false,"format":"a4","printBackground":true}}'" failed. Exit Code: 1(General error) Working directory: /kunden/407902_70372/benzcloud/api/public 

Output: ================ Error Output: ================ 
Error: Failed to launch the browser process! TROUBLESHOOTING: https://pptr.dev/troubleshooting at Interface.onClose (/kunden/407902_70372/benzcloud/api/node_modules/@puppeteer/browsers/lib/cjs/launch.js:318:24) at Interface.emit (node:events:530:35) at Interface.close (node:internal/readline/interface:526:10) at Socket.onend (node:internal/readline/interface:252:10) at Socket.emit (node:events:530:35) at endReadableNT (node:internal/streams/readable:1698:12) at process.processTicksAndRejections (node:internal/process/task_queues:90:21)

The basic call in the Controller is at the moment just:

    public function test()
    {
        return Pdf::view('pdfs.invoice')
            ->withBrowsershot(function (Browsershot $browsershot) {
                $browsershot
                    ->noSandbox()
                    ->setNodeBinary(env('NODE_PATH'))
                    ->setNpmBinary(env('NPM_PATH'));
            })
            ->format('a4')
            ->name('invoice.pdf');
    }

How to reproduce the bug

Open the test page https://api.beimbenz.de/api/invoices/test

Package Version

1.5.5

PHP Version

8.3.0

Laravel Version

12.0.1

Which operating systems does with happen with?

Linux

Notes

No response

[yangyiyi]

Hi @devshack , do you mind to share your solution?
I having same issue from my server, but Im using Ubuntu.
Thanks

[boris-bojic-pid]

Hi @devshack , do you mind to share your solution? I having same issue from my server, but Im using Ubuntu. Thanks

Sorry, I gave up wasting my time to get it to run and switched to dompdf instead 😅

[patelzuberm]

I am having same problem with php 8.4 laravel 11 and ubuntu.
I tried all the possible scenario but now gave up.

[brunoalfred]

After countless hours of searching and trying different things,

This worked for me Setting up laravel-pdf which uses browsershot underneath which works with puppetter