web2screen

A simple website API written in express and phantomjs to creating a screenshots of websites!

How to install?

Run in SSH:

git clone https://github.com/mdobes/web2screen.git

Go to folder web2screen

cd web2screen

Install Chromium

apt install chromium-browser -y

Install libs

npm install

Open config.json and edit it

{
    "port": 3000, // the port to listen to
    "token": "token", // security token
    "defaults":{
        "size": "1920,1080", // default resolution of screenshot
        "sleep": 2000 // waiting time to load page
    }
}

Install PM2

npm install pm2 -g

Run it in PM2

pm2 start index.js --name web2screen

Save PM2 and start it on startup

pm2 startup && pm2 save

How to use?

GET ipadress.com:port/screenshot

Parameter	Description	Example	Required
url	A valid URL	https://example.com	Yes
token	Security token from config	token	Yes
size	Size of screenshot	1920,1080	No (optional)
sleep	Miliseconds to load a page	1000	No (optional)