ag-grid/ag-charts-server-side-example — explained in plain English
Analysis updated 2026-07-18 · repo last pushed 2026-03-13
Generate chart images to attach to automated weekly summary emails.
Create PNG or JPEG charts on a server for downloadable reports.
Build a simple web endpoint that returns a chart image when visited.
| ag-grid/ag-charts-server-side-example | caspermeijn/wallabag-test-server | psibi/stackage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Language | Dockerfile | Dockerfile | Dockerfile |
| Last pushed | 2026-03-13 | 2024-12-24 | 2023-07-30 |
| Maintenance | Maintained | Stale | Dormant |
| Setup difficulty | moderate | easy | moderate |
| Complexity | 2/5 | 2/5 | 3/5 |
| Audience | developer | developer | developer |
Figures from each repo's GitHub metadata at analysis time.
Requires Node.js 20+ and the skia-canvas drawing tool, which depends on system components that are easiest to set up in GitHub Codespaces or may need local configuration.
This project shows you how to turn charts into image files (like PNG or JPEG) using code on a server, without needing a web browser. It is a set of examples for AG Charts, a charting library, demonstrating how to render bar charts and other visuals directly in a Node.js environment. Normally, charts are drawn on a screen by a browser. This approach, called server-side rendering, shifts that work to the server. The project includes a few different examples: one creates a basic PNG chart, another creates a JPEG with specific quality and resolution settings, and a third sets up a simple web server that provides a chart image when you visit a specific web address. A developer or founder building a backend system that needs to generate reports or send automated emails with charts in them would use this. For instance, if you have a dashboard that sends a weekly performance summary email, you could use this method to generate an up-to-date chart image and attach it, rather than forcing the recipient to click a link and load a web page. The project is built to run on Node.js and uses a tool called skia-canvas to handle the actual drawing. The README notes that this drawing tool relies on certain underlying system components, which are provided if you run the code in GitHub Codespaces, a cloud-based development environment. You can also run it locally if you have Node.js version 20 or newer installed.
Example project showing how to generate chart images like PNG or JPEG on a server using Node.js, without a web browser. Useful for reports and automated emails.
Mainly Dockerfile. The stack also includes Node.js, AG Charts, skia-canvas.
Maintained — commit in last 6 months (last push 2026-03-13).
The explanation does not mention a license for this repository.
Setup difficulty is rated moderate, with roughly 30min to a first successful run.
Mainly developer.
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