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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Can I add a profile picture?

moderncv

There is a built-in command in the moderncv package.

\photo A command for a photo. Takes the image file name as a required argument. Takes the height of the photo and the thickness of the photo frame as optional arguments.

    \photo[<photo height >][< frame thickness >]{<photo file name >}

You can add the line into the Preamble.j2.tex file that is in the moderncv folder after initializing (run rendercv new "Your Name" command first). Keep in mind that the root directory for outputs will be the rendercv_output folder (when running rendercv render Your_Name_CV.yaml command). So, for example, when you have your JPG in the folder where you have your Your_Name_CV.yaml file then you can add the picture path so (on Windows): 

\photo[3cm][1pt]{<<"../MyCVphoto.jpg">>}

See more on the user guide for moderncv.

Can I use JSON Resume schema?

Both RenderCV and JSON Resume follows their own schema so you cannot directly use JSON Resume schema but you can use this jsonresume-to-rendercv converter to convert JSON Resume to RenderCV format.

How to use with Docker?

A docker image is available on Dockerhub. Here is how to use it:

  1. Run the command below to generate starting input files.
docker run -it -v <path-to-your-cv-directory>:/data rendercv/rendercv rendercv new "Full Name"

  1. Edit the contents of Full_Name_CV.yaml in your favorite editor (tip: use an editor that supports JSON Schemas).

  2. Run the command below to generate your CV.

docker run -it -v <path-to-your-cv-directory>:/data mathiasvda/rendercv rendercv render Full_name_CV.yaml