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Using IronPDF to create PDF files on AWS Lambda

1. Create AWS Lambda with a container template (.NET 5)

Please refer to the first part of this official document from AWS: .NET 5 AWS Lambda Support with Container Images.

2. Add package dependencies

These dependencies are required for Chrome in this AWS environment.

Please modify the Docker file according to these instructions:

AWS Lambda with .NET 5

AWS Lambda with .NET 7

AWS Lambda with .NET 8

3. Add the IronPDF (Linux) NuGet package

Install IronPdf.Linux

  1. In Solution Explorer, right-click References, Manage NuGet Packages
  2. Select Browse and search IronPdf.Linux
  3. Select the package and install.

4. Modify FunctionHandler code

This example will create a pdf file from a webpage https://ironpdf.com/ and save to /tmp. In order to view this pdf you must upload this pdf to another service such as S3.

It is necessary to configure the temporary folder when using IronPDF on AWS Lambda. Please use the TempFolderPath and CustomDeploymentDirectory properties to do this.

public Casing FunctionHandler(string input, ILambdaContext context)
{
    try
    {
        context.Logger.LogLine($"START FunctionHandler RequestId: {context.AwsRequestId} Input: {input}");

        var awsTmpPath = @"/tmp/"; // AWS temporary storage

        //[optional] enable logging (please uncomment these code if you face any problem)
        //IronPdf.Logging.Logger.EnableDebugging = true;
        //IronPdf.Logging.Logger.LogFilePath = awsTmpPath;
        //IronPdf.Logging.Logger.LoggingMode = IronPdf.Logging.Logger.LoggingModes.All;

        //set your license key
        IronPdf.License.LicenseKey = "YOUR_LICENSE_KEY";

        //set ChromeGpuMode to Disabled
        IronPdf.Installation.ChromeGpuMode = IronPdf.Engines.Chrome.ChromeGpuModes.Disabled;

        //set IronPDF Temp Path
        IronPdf.Installation.TempFolderPath = awsTmpPath;
        IronPdf.Installation.CustomDeploymentDirectory = awsTmpPath;

        //set auto LinuxAndDockerDependenciesAutoConfig
        IronPdf.Installation.LinuxAndDockerDependenciesAutoConfig = true;

        context.Logger.LogLine($"creating IronPdf.ChromePdfRenderer");
        var Renderer = new IronPdf.ChromePdfRenderer();

        context.Logger.LogLine($"rendering Pdf");
        using var pdfDoc = Renderer.RenderUrlAsPdf("https://ironpdf.com/");

        var guid = Guid.NewGuid();
        var fileName = $"/tmp/{input}_{guid}.pdf"; //save file to /tmp

        context.Logger.LogLine($"saving pdf name : {fileName}");
        pdfDoc.SaveAs(fileName);

        //here you can upload saved pdf file to anywhere such as S3. 

        context.Logger.LogLine($"COMPLETE!");
    }
    catch (Exception e)
    {
        context.Logger.LogLine($"[ERROR] FunctionHandler : {e.Message}");
    }

    return new Casing(input?.ToLower(), input?.ToUpper());
}
public Casing FunctionHandler(string input, ILambdaContext context)
{
    try
    {
        context.Logger.LogLine($"START FunctionHandler RequestId: {context.AwsRequestId} Input: {input}");

        var awsTmpPath = @"/tmp/"; // AWS temporary storage

        //[optional] enable logging (please uncomment these code if you face any problem)
        //IronPdf.Logging.Logger.EnableDebugging = true;
        //IronPdf.Logging.Logger.LogFilePath = awsTmpPath;
        //IronPdf.Logging.Logger.LoggingMode = IronPdf.Logging.Logger.LoggingModes.All;

        //set your license key
        IronPdf.License.LicenseKey = "YOUR_LICENSE_KEY";

        //set ChromeGpuMode to Disabled
        IronPdf.Installation.ChromeGpuMode = IronPdf.Engines.Chrome.ChromeGpuModes.Disabled;

        //set IronPDF Temp Path
        IronPdf.Installation.TempFolderPath = awsTmpPath;
        IronPdf.Installation.CustomDeploymentDirectory = awsTmpPath;

        //set auto LinuxAndDockerDependenciesAutoConfig
        IronPdf.Installation.LinuxAndDockerDependenciesAutoConfig = true;

        context.Logger.LogLine($"creating IronPdf.ChromePdfRenderer");
        var Renderer = new IronPdf.ChromePdfRenderer();

        context.Logger.LogLine($"rendering Pdf");
        using var pdfDoc = Renderer.RenderUrlAsPdf("https://ironpdf.com/");

        var guid = Guid.NewGuid();
        var fileName = $"/tmp/{input}_{guid}.pdf"; //save file to /tmp

        context.Logger.LogLine($"saving pdf name : {fileName}");
        pdfDoc.SaveAs(fileName);

        //here you can upload saved pdf file to anywhere such as S3. 

        context.Logger.LogLine($"COMPLETE!");
    }
    catch (Exception e)
    {
        context.Logger.LogLine($"[ERROR] FunctionHandler : {e.Message}");
    }

    return new Casing(input?.ToLower(), input?.ToUpper());
}
Public Function FunctionHandler(ByVal input As String, ByVal context As ILambdaContext) As Casing
	Try
		context.Logger.LogLine($"START FunctionHandler RequestId: {context.AwsRequestId} Input: {input}")

		Dim awsTmpPath = "/tmp/" ' AWS temporary storage

		'[optional] enable logging (please uncomment these code if you face any problem)
		'IronPdf.Logging.Logger.EnableDebugging = true;
		'IronPdf.Logging.Logger.LogFilePath = awsTmpPath;
		'IronPdf.Logging.Logger.LoggingMode = IronPdf.Logging.Logger.LoggingModes.All;

		'set your license key
		IronPdf.License.LicenseKey = "YOUR_LICENSE_KEY"

		'set ChromeGpuMode to Disabled
		IronPdf.Installation.ChromeGpuMode = IronPdf.Engines.Chrome.ChromeGpuModes.Disabled

		'set IronPDF Temp Path
		IronPdf.Installation.TempFolderPath = awsTmpPath
		IronPdf.Installation.CustomDeploymentDirectory = awsTmpPath

		'set auto LinuxAndDockerDependenciesAutoConfig
		IronPdf.Installation.LinuxAndDockerDependenciesAutoConfig = True

		context.Logger.LogLine($"creating IronPdf.ChromePdfRenderer")
		Dim Renderer = New IronPdf.ChromePdfRenderer()

		context.Logger.LogLine($"rendering Pdf")
		Dim pdfDoc = Renderer.RenderUrlAsPdf("https://ironpdf.com/")

		Dim guid As System.Guid = System.Guid.NewGuid()
		Dim fileName = $"/tmp/{input}_{guid}.pdf" 'save file to /tmp

		context.Logger.LogLine($"saving pdf name : {fileName}")
		pdfDoc.SaveAs(fileName)

		'here you can upload saved pdf file to anywhere such as S3. 

		context.Logger.LogLine($"COMPLETE!")
	Catch e As Exception
		context.Logger.LogLine($"[ERROR] FunctionHandler : {e.Message}")
	End Try

	Return New Casing(input?.ToLower(), input?.ToUpper())
End Function
VB   C#

5. Increase Memory and Timeout

IronPDF requires more time and memory than the default value of Lambda. You can configure it at aws-lambda-tools-defaults.json. Please adjust this to match your function. In this example we will set it to 512 (MB) and 330 (seconds)

"function-memory-size" : 512, 
"function-timeout"     : 330,
"function-memory-size" : 512, 
"function-timeout"     : 330,
'INSTANT VB TODO TASK: The following line uses invalid syntax:
'"function-memory-size" : 512, "function-timeout" : 330,
VB   C#

You also can update this configuration using the Lambda console. Navigate to the Configuring AWS Lambda functions article for more information.

6. Publish

Please follow the instructions in the latter part of the '.NET 5 AWS Lambda Support with Container Images' document to publish and test your Lambda function.

7. Try it out!

You can activate the Lambda function using the Lambda console or via Visual Studio by using the AWS Toolkit for Visual Studio.