HTML to PDF

A Docker image that converts HTML pages to PDF files using headless Chromium.

Table of Contents

• HTML to PDF
  • Getting started
  • Usage
  • Commands
  • Arguments
  • Examples
  • Notes
  • Help & support
  • Licenses

Getting started

You need Docker installed. The first run downloads the image and may take longer than later runs.

Usage

Mount a folder into the container and run a subcommand:

docker run --rm -v "$(pwd)":/data -w /data pdfix/html-to-pdf:latest <command> [options]

Commands

• html-to-pdf: Convert HTML (local file or URL) to PDF

Arguments

html-to-pdf

Option	Required	Type / expected value	Description
--input, -i	yes	URL (https://…) or path to an existing HTML file under the mounted volume	Page to convert
--output, -o	yes	Path for the output .pdf file	Output PDF
--version, -v	no	Flag (no value); prints version and exits	Print version

Examples

Convert a local HTML file:

docker run --rm -v "$(pwd)":/data -w /data pdfix/html-to-pdf:latest html-to-pdf -i /data/index.html -o /data/convert.pdf

Convert a URL:

docker run --rm -v "$(pwd)":/data -w /data pdfix/html-to-pdf:latest html-to-pdf -i "https://example.com" -o /data/convert.pdf

Notes

• The Docker image uses the open-source Chromium package from Debian stable.

Help & support

To report an issue, contact support@pdfix.net.

Licenses

• Chromium (BSD-style license)