Carbone is a high-performance, self-hosted document generation engine. It allows you to generate reports, invoices, and documents in various formats (e.g., PDF, DOCX, XLSX) using JSON data and template-based rendering.
Requires Docker runtime or Docker Compose environment.
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Standard Docker Compose deployment
version: '3.8'
services:
carbone:
image: carbone:latest
restart: always
ports:
- "8080:8080"Carbone is a modern self-hosted, privacy-first productivity solution. Carbone is a high-performance, self-hosted document generation engine. It allows you to generate reports, invoices, and documents in various formats (e.g., PDF, DOCX, XLSX) using JSON data and template-based rendering. Built for users and teams demanding full data ownership, Carbone eliminates proprietary vendor lock-in while delivering an intuitive, reliable experience.
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