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diff --git a/doc/02-Installation.md b/doc/02-Installation.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..82a63a9 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/02-Installation.md @@ -0,0 +1,86 @@ +# Installation <a id="installation"></a> + +## Requirements <a id="installation-requirements"></a> + +* PHP (>= 7.2) +* Icinga Web 2 (>= 2.9) +* Icinga Web 2 libraries: + * [Icinga PHP Library (ipl)](https://github.com/Icinga/icinga-php-library) (>= 0.8) + * [Icinga PHP Thirdparty](https://github.com/Icinga/icinga-php-thirdparty) (>= 0.10) + +## Google Chrome/Chromium Setup <a id="installation-chrome-setup"></a> + +The module needs Google Chrome or Chromium supporting headless mode. + +### RHEL/CentOS <a id="installation-chrome-setup-rhel"></a> + +Add the Chrome repository from Google to yum, next to EPEL. + +``` +yum -y install epel-release + +cat >/etc/yum.repos.d/google-chrome-stable.repo <<EOF +[google-chrome-stable] +name=google-chrome-stable +baseurl=http://dl.google.com/linux/chrome/rpm/stable/\$basearch +enabled=1 +gpgcheck=1 +gpgkey=https://dl-ssl.google.com/linux/linux_signing_key.pub +EOF + +yum makecache +``` + +Install Chrome and additional dependencies (optional). + +``` +yum install google-chrome-stable +yum install mesa-libOSMesa mesa-libOSMesa-devel gnu-free-sans-fonts ipa-gothic-fonts ipa-pgothic-fonts +``` + +### Debian/Ubuntu <a id="installation-chrome-setup-rhel"></a> + +Add the Chrome repository from Google to apt. + +``` +apt-get -y install apt-transport-https gnupg wget + +wget -O - https://dl-ssl.google.com/linux/linux_signing_key.pub | apt-key add - + +echo "deb http://dl.google.com/linux/chrome/deb/ stable main" >> /etc/apt/sources.list.d/google.list + +apt-get update +``` + +Install Chrome. + +``` +apt-get install google-chrome-stable +``` + +## Module Installation <a id="installation-module"></a> + +1. Install it [like any other module](https://icinga.com/docs/icinga-web-2/latest/doc/08-Modules/#installation). +Use `pdfexport` as name. + +2. You might need to set the absolute path to the Google Chrome / Chromium +binary, depending on your system. This can be done in +`Configuration -> Modules -> pdfexport -> Chrome` + +This concludes the installation. PDF exports now use Google Chrome/Chromium for rendering. + +### Using a Remote Chrome/Chromium + +As an alternative to a local installation of Chrome/Chromium it is also possible +to launch and utilize a remote instance. + +Just install it as described above on a different machine and configure its connection +details in `Configuration -> Modules -> pdfexport -> Chrome`. + +To start a remote instance of Chrome/Chromium use the following commandline options: + +> google-chrome --remote-debugging-address=0.0.0.0 --remote-debugging-port=9222 --headless --keep-alive-for-test --disable-gpu --disable-dev-shm-usage --no-sandbox --bwsi --no-first-run --user-data-dir=/tmp --homedir=/tmp + +Note that the browser does accept any and all connection attempts without any authentication. +Keep that in mind and let it listen on a public IP (or even on 0.0.0.0) only during tests or +with a proper firewall in place. |