Let's build a screenshot API

1. LocalStack

   1 165 59,026 9.9 Python

   💻 A fully functional local AWS cloud stack. Develop and test your cloud & Serverless apps offline

   

   Later you can use any S3 compatible storage because the code I write will still work, but for testing purposes on my local machine, I will use LocalStack:

2. SurveyJS

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   JavaScript Form Builder with No-Code UI & Built-In JSON Schema Editor. Add the SurveyJS white-label form builder to your JavaScript app (React/Angular/Vue3). Build complex JSON forms without coding. Fully customizable, works with any backend, perfect for data-heavy apps. Learn more.

   

3. hugo-quick-start

   2 302 10 2.0

   Hugo Quick Start on Render

   

   The main upside is cost-effectiveness, but managing VPS is still painful which can be solved with PaaS like Heroku, Render, or similar.

4. puppeteer

   3 391 90,720 9.8 TypeScript

   JavaScript API for Chrome and Firefox

   

   Playwright seems to be a superior library for working with headless browsers than Puppeteer, but I will go with Puppeteer.

5. Playwright

   4 474 72,711 9.9 TypeScript

   Playwright is a framework for Web Testing and Automation. It allows testing Chromium, Firefox and WebKit with a single API.

   

   Playwright seems to be a superior library for working with headless browsers than Puppeteer, but I will go with Puppeteer.

6. kamal

   5 79 12,549 9.6 Ruby

   Deploy web apps anywhere.

   

   Or you can use [https://kamal-deploy.org/] and GitHub actions for automating at least deploys, but there are still will be issues that you will need to solve.

7. hono

   6 96 24,262 9.6 TypeScript

   Web framework built on Web Standards

   

   Hono—a simple and fast framework for processing HTTP requests.

8. easylist

   7 340 2,473 10.0 Adblock Filter List

   EasyList filter subscription (EasyList, EasyPrivacy, EasyList Cookie, Fanboy's Social/Annoyances/Notifications Blocking List)

   

   import { ScreenshotOptions } from "./schema"; import puppeteer, { Page } from "puppeteer"; import { PuppeteerBlocker } from "@cliqz/adblocker-puppeteer"; import fetch from "cross-fetch"; let blocker: PuppeteerBlocker | null = null; async function blockCookieBanners(page: Page) { if (!blocker) { blocker = await PuppeteerBlocker.fromLists(fetch, [ // the list of the cookie banners to block from the https://easylist.to/ website "https://secure.fanboy.co.nz/fanboy-cookiemonster.txt", ]); } await blocker.enableBlockingInPage(page); } export async function render( options: ScreenshotOptions ): Promise<{ url: string }> { const browser = await puppeteer.launch(); const page = await browser.newPage(); if (options.block_cookie_canners) { await blockCookieBanners(page); } await page.setViewport({ width: options.viewport_width, height: options.viewport_height, deviceScaleFactor: options.device_scale_factor, }); await page.goto(options.url); const encodedScreenshot = await page.screenshot({ type: "jpeg", encoding: "base64", fullPage: options.full_page, }); await browser.close(); return { url: `data:image/jpeg;base64,${encodedScreenshot}` }; }

9. InfluxDB

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   InfluxDB – Built for High-Performance Time Series Workloads. InfluxDB 3 OSS is now GA. Transform, enrich, and act on time series data directly in the database. Automate critical tasks and eliminate the need to move data externally. Download now.

   

10. coolify

    8 150 41,417 10.0 PHP

    An open-source & self-hostable Heroku / Netlify / Vercel alternative.

    

    Heroku and similar providers can simplify the server management issues, but you can use something much better that can combine both cost efficiency and ease of deployment—Coolify:

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