screenshot-service/README.md

Screenshot service

Dependencies

• Xvfb
• fluxbox
• firefox-beta

Building

docker image build -t headless-fox Docker

Running the server

npm start

Visit localhost:3000 to see the test form

To set up a systemd daemon that starts with the server, use:

npm run install-daemon

Testing the API

with httpie:

http POST localhost:3000/api/requests url==pearson.com 'domains[]==youtube.com' 'domains[]==google.com'

It returns a 303 response that redirects to a URL you can poll to see the status of the screenshot request.