← Back to context Comment by Lord_Zero 7 days ago Browserless can do this for free:docker run -p 3000:3000 browserless/chrome:latest 14 comments Lord_Zero Reply nkrisc 7 days ago Sounds like this does a lot more than simply take a screenshot. It mentions removing cookie banners, ads, etc. which is an always moving target.If you have one, very narrow specific use case, then maybe that’s not so bad. But sounds like a huge pain if you need that for any arbitrary site. tredre3 7 days ago > Sounds like this does a lot more than simply take a screenshot. It mentions removing cookie banners, ads, etc. which is an always moving target.Oh okay so it does:chrome --load-extension=path/to/ublock --headless --screenshot https://website.com la_fayette 6 days ago Couldn't this be done with a headless Firefox and adblocker extensions? nkrisc 6 days ago I’m sure it could be. Just like I could bake an apple pie by first sowing wheat and planting apple trees. ozim 6 days ago Feels like Dropbox comment. fastball 7 days ago Browserless is not free for commercial use. sjducb 7 days ago > instead of managing browser clusters, and handling all the corner casesThe cost with running a docker container is you have to manage that container. You’re paying with dev time not money. throwaway7783 7 days ago Exactly this. We keep forgetting time and money that needs to be paid to a developer to setup and manage stuff. Lord_Zero 7 days ago I cant edit the above post but follow that command with a request for a screenshot like so: curl -X POST http://localhost:3000/screenshot \ -H "Content-Type: application/json" \ -d '{"url": "https://example.com"}' \ --output screenshot.png mike-cardwell 6 days ago And what commands do I run if I want to do 100 screenshots per second? porridgeraisin 6 days ago Not arguing as a part of this thread but as an aside.Can chrome even take 100 screenshots a second? What would be the max? I think it's interesting. 1 reply → yencabulator 6 days ago Well, for some users and uses, it's free. It seems they consider their small amount glue between docker and chrome a to be of commercial value. Still better than the original.https://github.com/browserless/browserless/blob/main/LICENSE
nkrisc 7 days ago Sounds like this does a lot more than simply take a screenshot. It mentions removing cookie banners, ads, etc. which is an always moving target.If you have one, very narrow specific use case, then maybe that’s not so bad. But sounds like a huge pain if you need that for any arbitrary site. tredre3 7 days ago > Sounds like this does a lot more than simply take a screenshot. It mentions removing cookie banners, ads, etc. which is an always moving target.Oh okay so it does:chrome --load-extension=path/to/ublock --headless --screenshot https://website.com la_fayette 6 days ago Couldn't this be done with a headless Firefox and adblocker extensions? nkrisc 6 days ago I’m sure it could be. Just like I could bake an apple pie by first sowing wheat and planting apple trees. ozim 6 days ago Feels like Dropbox comment.
tredre3 7 days ago > Sounds like this does a lot more than simply take a screenshot. It mentions removing cookie banners, ads, etc. which is an always moving target.Oh okay so it does:chrome --load-extension=path/to/ublock --headless --screenshot https://website.com
la_fayette 6 days ago Couldn't this be done with a headless Firefox and adblocker extensions? nkrisc 6 days ago I’m sure it could be. Just like I could bake an apple pie by first sowing wheat and planting apple trees. ozim 6 days ago Feels like Dropbox comment.
nkrisc 6 days ago I’m sure it could be. Just like I could bake an apple pie by first sowing wheat and planting apple trees.
sjducb 7 days ago > instead of managing browser clusters, and handling all the corner casesThe cost with running a docker container is you have to manage that container. You’re paying with dev time not money. throwaway7783 7 days ago Exactly this. We keep forgetting time and money that needs to be paid to a developer to setup and manage stuff.
throwaway7783 7 days ago Exactly this. We keep forgetting time and money that needs to be paid to a developer to setup and manage stuff.
Lord_Zero 7 days ago I cant edit the above post but follow that command with a request for a screenshot like so: curl -X POST http://localhost:3000/screenshot \ -H "Content-Type: application/json" \ -d '{"url": "https://example.com"}' \ --output screenshot.png mike-cardwell 6 days ago And what commands do I run if I want to do 100 screenshots per second? porridgeraisin 6 days ago Not arguing as a part of this thread but as an aside.Can chrome even take 100 screenshots a second? What would be the max? I think it's interesting. 1 reply →
mike-cardwell 6 days ago And what commands do I run if I want to do 100 screenshots per second? porridgeraisin 6 days ago Not arguing as a part of this thread but as an aside.Can chrome even take 100 screenshots a second? What would be the max? I think it's interesting. 1 reply →
porridgeraisin 6 days ago Not arguing as a part of this thread but as an aside.Can chrome even take 100 screenshots a second? What would be the max? I think it's interesting. 1 reply →
yencabulator 6 days ago Well, for some users and uses, it's free. It seems they consider their small amount glue between docker and chrome a to be of commercial value. Still better than the original.https://github.com/browserless/browserless/blob/main/LICENSE
Sounds like this does a lot more than simply take a screenshot. It mentions removing cookie banners, ads, etc. which is an always moving target.
If you have one, very narrow specific use case, then maybe that’s not so bad. But sounds like a huge pain if you need that for any arbitrary site.
> Sounds like this does a lot more than simply take a screenshot. It mentions removing cookie banners, ads, etc. which is an always moving target.
Oh okay so it does:
chrome --load-extension=path/to/ublock --headless --screenshot https://website.com
Couldn't this be done with a headless Firefox and adblocker extensions?
I’m sure it could be. Just like I could bake an apple pie by first sowing wheat and planting apple trees.
Feels like Dropbox comment.
Browserless is not free for commercial use.
> instead of managing browser clusters, and handling all the corner cases
The cost with running a docker container is you have to manage that container. You’re paying with dev time not money.
Exactly this. We keep forgetting time and money that needs to be paid to a developer to setup and manage stuff.
I cant edit the above post but follow that command with a request for a screenshot like so:
And what commands do I run if I want to do 100 screenshots per second?
Not arguing as a part of this thread but as an aside.
Can chrome even take 100 screenshots a second? What would be the max? I think it's interesting.
1 reply →
Well, for some users and uses, it's free. It seems they consider their small amount glue between docker and chrome a to be of commercial value. Still better than the original.
https://github.com/browserless/browserless/blob/main/LICENSE