Rotativa pdf doesn't work when published to Azure Server - pdf

Question

I have a web app with Asp.net MVC 5 and I used Rotativa for the pdf.
Rotativa doesn't work when published to Azure Server but it works on my local computer.
It is giving bellow error
500 - THE REQUEST TIMED OUT.
The web server failed to respond within the specified time.
Bellow is my code.
public ActionResult DoPdf(int id)
{
return new ActionAsPdf("PrintMyPdf", new { id = id }) { FileName = string.Format("Demo_{0}.pdf", id) };
}
Here is a list of frameworks and scenarios that have been found to be not be usable due to the restrictions byAzure Web App sandbox
https://github.com/projectkudu/kudu/wiki/Azure-Web-App-sandbox#unsupported-frameworks
Please suggest how can I do PDF of my HTML view in MVC 5?

Answer 1

I suggest you to use the HTML to PDF for Azure Websites from EvoPdf. You have full control over the HTML to PDF Azure cloud service because you are the owner of the service and you don't have to worry about thing like the security of the data you send for conversion. The code you are using in your website looks like below:
protected void convertToPdfButton_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
// Get the server IP and port
String serverIP = textBoxServerIP.Text;
uint serverPort = uint.Parse(textBoxServerPort.Text);
// Create a HTML to PDF converter object with default settings
HtmlToPdfConverter htmlToPdfConverter = new HtmlToPdfConverter(serverIP, serverPort);
// Set optional service password
if (textBoxServicePassword.Text.Length > 0)
htmlToPdfConverter.ServicePassword = textBoxServicePassword.Text;
// Set HTML Viewer width in pixels which is the equivalent in converter of the browser window width
htmlToPdfConverter.HtmlViewerWidth = int.Parse(htmlViewerWidthTextBox.Text);
// Set HTML viewer height in pixels to convert the top part of a HTML page
// Leave it not set to convert the entire HTML
if (htmlViewerHeightTextBox.Text.Length > 0)
htmlToPdfConverter.HtmlViewerHeight = int.Parse(htmlViewerHeightTextBox.Text);
// Set PDF page size which can be a predefined size like A4 or a custom size in points
// Leave it not set to have a default A4 PDF page
htmlToPdfConverter.PdfDocumentOptions.PdfPageSize = SelectedPdfPageSize();
// Set PDF page orientation to Portrait or Landscape
// Leave it not set to have a default Portrait orientation for PDF page
htmlToPdfConverter.PdfDocumentOptions.PdfPageOrientation = SelectedPdfPageOrientation();
// Set the maximum time in seconds to wait for HTML page to be loaded
// Leave it not set for a default 60 seconds maximum wait time
htmlToPdfConverter.NavigationTimeout = int.Parse(navigationTimeoutTextBox.Text);
// Set an adddional delay in seconds to wait for JavaScript or AJAX calls after page load completed
// Set this property to 0 if you don't need to wait for such asynchcronous operations to finish
if (conversionDelayTextBox.Text.Length > 0)
htmlToPdfConverter.ConversionDelay = int.Parse(conversionDelayTextBox.Text);
// The buffer to receive the generated PDF document
byte[] outPdfBuffer = null;
if (convertUrlRadioButton.Checked)
{
string url = urlTextBox.Text;
// Convert the HTML page given by an URL to a PDF document in a memory buffer
outPdfBuffer = htmlToPdfConverter.ConvertUrl(url);
}
else
{
string htmlString = htmlStringTextBox.Text;
string baseUrl = baseUrlTextBox.Text;
// Convert a HTML string with a base URL to a PDF document in a memory buffer
outPdfBuffer = htmlToPdfConverter.ConvertHtml(htmlString, baseUrl);
}
// Send the PDF as response to browser
// Set response content type
Response.AddHeader("Content-Type", "application/pdf");
// Instruct the browser to open the PDF file as an attachment or inline
Response.AddHeader("Content-Disposition", String.Format("{0}; filename=Getting_Started.pdf; size={1}",
openInlineCheckBox.Checked ? "inline" : "attachment", outPdfBuffer.Length.ToString()));
// Write the PDF document buffer to HTTP response
Response.BinaryWrite(outPdfBuffer);
// End the HTTP response and stop the current page processing
Response.End();
}