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> Simple node captcha service

![Captcha](/assets/captcha.png)


## Preinstall

### Ubuntu

```sh
$ sudo apt-get update -qq
$ sudo apt-get install -y libcairo2-dev libjpeg8-dev libpango1.0-dev libgif-dev build-essential g++
``` 

## Install

```sh
$ npm install --save simple-captcha
```


## Usage

```js
var express = require('express');
var http = express();

http.all('/', function(req, res) {
  var captcha = require('simple-captcha').create({width: 100, height: 40});
  console.log(captcha.text());
  captcha.generate();
  res.write(captcha.buffer('image/png'));
  res.end();
});
http.listen(9999, function() {
  console.log('Express Server Running on Port 9999');
  console.log('visit http://localhost:9999 to see the captcha');
});
```


## License

MIT © [calidion](blog.3gcnbeta.com)


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