Render action randomly fails when exporting to PDF: ERROR: Couldn't find open server
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Since Sep 19, 2022.
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Description
Occasionally, quarto-actions/render@v2 fails to run, causing ERROR: Couldn't find open server. I've only experienced this problem when rendering to PDF, HTML output seems fine.
Has anyone experienced it?
Tested on:
Ubuntu 20.04 and 22.04
Quarto: latest version (1.1.189) and fixing one (1.0.37)
Workflow example:
name: Generate PDF
on:
pull_request:
types: [opened, synchronize, reopened, labeled]
jobs:
generate-pdf:
- name: Setup Quarto
uses: quarto-dev/quarto-actions/setup@v2
with:
tinytex: true
- name: Quarto check
run: |
quarto check --log-level info
- name: Render Quarto Project
uses: quarto-dev/quarto-actions/render@v2
with:
to: pdf
path: input/P123-qmd-file.qmd
This is the output of all Quarto actions of the workflow when fails:

- Dominant language
- PowerShell
- Stars
- 288
- Forks
- 64
- PR merge metrics
- No merged PRs in 30d
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