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How to Use IronPdfEngine

IronPdfEngine is a gRPC server crafted to oversee a range of IronPDF tasks, encompassing the creation, editing, and reading of PDF documents.

How to Use IronPdfEngine as a Remote Server

  1. Install the Python library to utilize IronPdfEngine
  2. Install the IronPdf package from PyPi
  3. Utilize the IronPdfConnectionConfiguration class to configure the connection settings
  4. Use the IronPdfEngine to render HTML to PDF with an identical to Chrome renderer

Python Library for PDF

Install with pip

 pip install ironpdf
https://pypi.org/project/IronPdf/
or
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Manually install into your project

IronPdf Python and IronPdfEngine

IronPdf Python does not require IronPdfEngine to run. IronPdfEngine is just an optional ways to use IronPdf. By default IronPdf for Python will not use IronPdfEngine.

Please note
Each version of IronPdf for Python required a specific version of IronPdfEngine. Cross-version are not suppoted. For IronPdf for Python the required version of IronPdfEngine will always matched. For example IronPdf 2024.2.2 will use IronPdfEngine 2024.2.2

IronPdf Python with Remote IronPdfEngine

Assume that IronPdfEngine run remotely at 123.456.7.8:33350

Please note
To run IronPdfEngine remotely, please refer to "How to Pull and Run IronPdfEngine."

Install IronPdf using pip:

pip install ironpdf

After installing IronPdf, you just need to tell IronPdf where IronPdfEngine is (please make sure that address is accessible, not blocked by firewall). Use the IronPdfConnectionConfiguration class to configure the connection settings. Add this code at the initial stage of your application (or just before calling any IronPdf method).

Installation.ConnectToIronPdfHost(
    IronPdf.GrpcLayer.IronPdfConnectionConfiguration.RemoteServer("123.456.7.8:33350"));
PYTHON

Simple as that! After this your application will be conected Remote IronPdfEngine!