Azure websites and wkhtmltopdf

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NeedACar picture NeedACar · Feb 23, 2015 · Viewed 8k times · Source

So after beginning my azure websites-adventure, I have been encountering disappointment after disappointment to the point of 'almost' regretting taking the azure route..the latest: my app uses wkhtmltopdf(Rotativa) for all its PDF generation. And as I discovered now during my staging testing...that doesnt work. According to most info on the web, azure websites cannot run .exe's. However, most info I've seen is by now 2 years old and I know Azure development is going fast.

Is there by now a way to run wkhtmltopdf on azure websites, or a workaround atleast? I cannot really find a free alternative like wkhtmltopdf to seems to be working.(Itextsharp doesnt seem to like my html, so thats no option).

Answer

SliverNinja - MSFT picture SliverNinja - MSFT · Mar 9, 2017

Running wkhtmltopdf is now supported in Azure Web Apps - just make sure you are using Basic, Standard, or Premium App Service Plan. Consumption Service Plan and Free App Service Plan have a more limited sandbox and are NOT supported in my testing. MS confirms supportability of wkhtmltopdf in Azure Web Apps.

Hosting - App Service Plan

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There are numerous wrappers available (TuesPechkin, Codaxy, etc.). Codaxy is an EXE wrapper in .NET while TuesPechkin is a .NET wrapper around C++ runtime using P/Invoke over wkhtmltox.dll.

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