My requirement is this:
when a user submits a URL - i need to fetch the thumbnail of the site and display it.
How to do this ?
HOw to obtain a site thumnail
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Re: HOw to obtain a site thumnail
Use a third-party service for it. Doing it yourself requires a server that has a GUI installed (eg, Windows, Ubuntu non-server version) as well as some browser and a scriptable screen-capture program.
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Re: HOw to obtain a site thumnail
Many pay for services out there you could use, or, depending on your server capabilities, you could try and set something up with something like Selenium - Taking screenshots with Selenium
Re: HOw to obtain a site thumnail
thanks to both of you.. i will try selenium - looks like doable 