<ul><li>This guide covers the setup of a Node.js application using Puppeteer, which will act as an API for capturing screenshots.</li><li>Update and upgrade the system using sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade -y.</li><li>Install Node.js and NPM using curl -fsSL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_18.x | sudo -E bash - and sudo apt install -y nodejs.</li><li>Create a project directory, initialize a Node.js project, and install required dependencies.</li><li>Write the Puppeteer Screenshot API code for capturing screenshots of a given URL.</li><li>Run the Puppeteer API server and test it by visiting the provided URL.</li><li>Optionally, install Puppeteer dependencies, set up Puppeteer as a background service using systemd, and test the API using curl or a browser.</li></ul>

A step-by-step guide to setting up a Puppeteer screenshot API on Ubuntu

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