Web Site Thumbnailer On Linux 30.07.08
I need a website thumbnailer installed on our dedicated linux server.
Were going to launch a service like Shrink the Web (http://shrinktheweb.com) and need the linux command line portion handled.
This project will include the *start to finish* docs on the installation.
Server is Ubuntu, with the bitrock stack (http://bitrock.com/download_webstacks_download.html)
You can use any of the popular free linux thumbnailers
http://www.boutell.com/webthumb/
http://blog.joshuaeichorn.com/archives/2006/08/21/webthumb-rendering-engine-released/
http://www.gruppo4.com/~tobia/pythumbnail.shtml
Script will need to run against Xvfb (virtual framebuffer X server) or something similar.
The goal of this project is to run a command line, providing url, output file & size parameters and the resulting image will be saved to the filename provide. This is the default for the thumbnailers above, but I wanted to state the obvious.
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Please note: this project needs to be completed in the next 24 hours.
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