# Get Started

Foxit PDF SDK for Web Server is a Linux-based server container.  It is a back-end for our Foxit-powered apps to connect to and provides a server-side rendering solution.

# Get trial version

You can pull Foxit PDF SDK for Web Server trial image from our docker hub below:

docker pull harbor-us.cpdf.io:4430/websdk-sr/master:latest

Get Foxit PDF SDK for Web standalone zip package from your sales representative.

# Run Demo

  • Download and unzip the client package - standalone zip (get download link for your sales representative ).

  • Start web service on the root folder. See Quickly Run Samples

    Now you can run client web viewer on IP:port/examples/UIExtension/complete_webViewer_sr

You can also try our online demo at:https://webviewer-demosr.foxitsoftware.com/ (opens new window).

# License

A version with trial license always prints a watermark on any rendered page. To remove the watermark, you should request a formal license from your sales representative. The license contains two files as follows:

  • websdkserver_key.txt
  • websdkserver_sn.txt

You need to copy the whole text string  after SN= and Sign= in the above two files,  and paste into the respectively required field in the docker-compose.yml file.

# License Validation Check

If you have trouble to getting FoxitPDFSDKforWeb Server up, you may check if the license is valid by running the following command on  your  Docker terminal screen:

# list existing docker containers in running state
docker ps
# list the specific container log information
docker logs 'dockerid' 
# output your log into your current folder on host.
docker logs 'dockerid' >> dockerlog.log
# Filter your log to check if it contains “Library Initialize Error: 7". If yes, the license is invalid. 
cat dockerlog.log | grep 'Library Initialize Error' 

If you get the return like java.lang.Exception: Library Initialize Error: 7' which means the license is incorrect.  Double check if the license string you input is valid.

If you get the return like INFO [com.foxit.webpdf.gsdk.GsdkDllLoader] - <GSDK Library: 7.2.0.0603>  which shows your license is working happily.