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Containerized priint:comet PDF Renderer - Setup Guide for Ubuntu 24.04.2 LTS

This guide outlines the steps to get the rendering-service 4.7 with an containerized PDF renderer instance up and running on a fresh Ubuntu 24.04.2 LTS system.

Prerequisites​

  • Ubuntu 24.04.2 LTS
  • Internet connection
  • Publishing Server - Version: >= 2025.2 (4.7)
  • Rendering Service - Version: >= 4.7 - Latest version of rendering-service.jar.

Installation Steps​

1. Install JDK 21​

Install Java Development Kit 21:

apt install openjdk-21-jdk

2. Install Docker or Podman​

Install the Docker Engine or install Podman

3. priint:comet PDF Renderer configuration​

Ensure you have a folder containing native libraries configuration and licenses. An example folder with those can be found at this GitLab repository (internal access only) or on the priint FTP Server in the folder https://webftp.priint.com/#/Comet_PDF/5.0/latest/. The config folder can be found in the archive "priint-renderer-pdf-linux-5.0-RXXXXX.tar.gz".

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Copy the config folder to where you want your PDF Renderer to operate.

Ensure the folder holds required pdf-profiles and is correctly referenced in the rendering-service configuration YAML. In particular, the PDF renderer license should be placed in the config folder.

4. Start the containerized PDF Renderer​

Start the containerized PDF Renderer.

5. Configuration Files​

Adjust the logback.xml, worker config JSON, and rendering-service config YAML and your workers' JSON to your preferences. Detailed setup instructions are available here.

6. Rendering-Service.jar​

Make sure you have the latest version of 4.7 rendering-service.jar.

7. Run the Rendering-Service​

Start the rendering-service with the following command:

java -Dspring.config.additional-location=file:application.yml -Dworkers.config=pdfr-workers-config.json -jar rendering-service.jar

Conclusion​

Following these steps should get your rendering-service 4.7 with PDF renderer successfully running on Ubuntu 24.04.2 LTS. For additional support, refer to the documentation or reach out to the support team.