try something way different

.drone.yml

@@ -2,11 +2,40 @@ kind: pipeline
 name: create_pdf_release
 
 steps:
+  - name: copy_md
+    image: appleboy/drone-scp
+    settings:
+      host: 192.168.10.5
+      username: thomas
+      password: 
+        from_secret: ssh_password
+      port: 22
+      target: /tmp/resumemd
+      source: ./Resume.md
+      source: ./config.js
+
   - name: render_md
-    image: node:14
+    image: appleboy/drone-ssh
-    commands:
+    settings:
-      - npm install
+      host: 192.168.10.5
-      - npm run build
+      username: thomas
+      password:
+        from_secret: ssh_password
+      port: 22
+      command_timeout: 2m
+      script:
+        - cd /tmp/resumemd && md-to-pdf --config-file config.js Resume.md
+
+  - name: get_pdf
+    image: appleboy/drone-scp
+    settings:
+      host: 192.168.10.5
+      username: thomas
+      password: 
+        from_secret: ssh_password
+      port: 22
+      source: /tmp/resumemd/Resume.pdf
+      target: ./Resume.pdf
   
   - name: gitea_release
     image: plugins/gitea-release