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>Meanwhile, we have users fairly regularly starting browsers 24/7 for tasks such as generating PDF exports of dashboards. This seema like a bizzare thing to pa
by citizenpaul 3y ago
>Meanwhile, we have users fairly regularly starting browsers 24/7 for tasks such as generating PDF exports of dashboards.
This seema like a bizzare thing to pay for, i can think of probably 10 free tools that will so this. sure im a nerd but i assume a company that needs this 24/7 has some nerds on staff.
Its gotta be some fintech, health or, gov regulation thing right? All i can picture is some 80yo exec that was willing to learn pdfs but thats it no interactive dashboards lol.
I love hearing things like this though it really is motivational to hear about oppertunities out there to make money witb some saas product still have low hanging fruits.
- zach_g 3y agoIn terms of free tools, ones like jsPDF that run client-side typically give inconsistent results. It's a better idea to use something server-side like Puppeteer, which gives more control over how it renders. The issue is running it in prod, since using Puppeteer requires browsers to interact with. You typically end up running Puppeteer in your front end, and a bunch of Chrome browsers chewing through a separate server. Browserless is there to provide the browsers for those free libraries to work with. Sure, you can manage them yourself, but it's a PITA.