[Public] Troubleshooting IronPDF Deployment Issues on Google Cloud Run
Common Issues with IronPDF on Cloud Run
1. Application Crashing or Failing to Generate PDFs
If your application logs contain errors related to missing dependencies, unsupported operations, or segmentation faults, it's likely due to the Linux environment's incompatibility with IronPDF.
2. Dependency Issues
IronPDF relies on system libraries like libglib2.0-0, libxkbcommon-x11-0, libgtk2.0-0, and other graphical dependencies. The 1st Generation of Cloud Run may not have the necessary support for these dependencies.
3. GPU or Rendering Errors
IronPDF uses Chrome for PDF rendering, which may encounter issues if the environment lacks necessary GPU acceleration libraries
IronPDF is a powerful .NET library for generating and manipulating PDFs, but deploying it on Google Cloud Run can sometimes lead to issues, particularly due to differences in the underlying Linux distributions. One key factor affecting IronPDF's functionality is the Linux kernel version used by the Cloud Run environment.
Google Cloud Run provides two generations of execution environments:
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1st Generation: Uses a Linux distribution with kernel 4.4.0.0.
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2nd Generation: Uses a Linux distribution with kernel 6.4.10.
If you encounter issues running IronPDF on Cloud Run, switching to the 2nd Generation environment may resolve them.
Solution: Use the 2nd Generation of Cloud Run
Switching to the 2nd Generation environment can resolve compatibility issues because it runs on a newer Linux distribution with an updated kernel.
Steps to Deploy IronPDF on Google Cloud Run (2nd Gen)
1. Modify Your Cloud Run Deployment Command
When deploying your containerized application, specify the 2nd Generation execution environment:
gcloud run deploy my-ironpdf-service \
--image gcr.io/my-project/my-ironpdf-app \
--platform managed \
--region us-central1 \
--execution-environment gen2 \
--allow-unauthenticated
2. Update Your Dockerfile
Ensure your Dockerfile includes the necessary dependencies for IronPDF:
FROM --platform=linux/amd64 mcr.microsoft.com/dotnet/aspnet:8.0 AS base
USER root
WORKDIR /app
EXPOSE 8080
# Install dependencies required for IronPDF
RUN apt update && apt install -y \
sudo libglib2.0-0 libxkbcommon-x11-0 libc6 libc6-dev \
libgtk2.0-0 libnss3 libatk-bridge2.0-0 libx11-xcb1 \
libxcb-dri3-0 libdrm-common libgbm1 libasound2 \
libxrender1 libfontconfig1 libxshmfence1 libgdiplus libva-dev \
libstdc++6 libxcomposite1 \
&& rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
COPY . .
RUN dotnet publish -c Release -o /app/publish
CMD ["dotnet", "/app/publish/myapp.dll"]
3. Deploy and Test the Application
After deploying your app with the 2nd Generation execution environment, test PDF generation to confirm that IronPDF functions correctly.
curl -X POST https://my-ironpdf-service-url/convert -H "Content-Type: application/json" -d '{"html": "<h1>Hello PDF</h1>"}'
Conclusion
If you're facing issues running IronPDF on Google Cloud Run, it's likely due to the Linux kernel version in the 1st Generation environment. Switching to the 2nd Generation execution environment resolves compatibility problems by providing a newer Linux distribution that supports IronPDF’s required dependencies.
By following this guide, you should be able to successfully deploy and run IronPDF on Google Cloud Run without issues. 🚀