Outdated Node.js 18.x images

[MikeMcC399]

• follows on from issue Support node >= 18.19 for --import support on nodejs #1050

Issue

The latest available Cypress Docker images with Node.js 18.x are based on Node.js 18.16.1 which is more than one year old. The images are missing all Node.js updates that were published during the last year up until Node.js 18.20.3.

Latest Node.js 18.x images:

Repository	Tag
cypress/base	18.16.1
cypress/browsers	node-18.16.1-chrome-114.0.5735.133-1-ff-114.0.2-edge-114.0.1823.51-1
cypress/included	cypress-12.17.3-node-18.16.1-chrome-114.0.5735.133-1-ff-114.0.2-edge-114.0.1823.51-1

The Node.js 18 changelog shows

• 18.16.1 released on June 20, 2023
• 18.20.3 released on May 21, 2024

This is also an opportunity to backport other updates to Node.js 18.x images.:

• feat: update to Debian 12 (bookworm) #1057
• chore(deps): update to yarn 1.22.22 #1071

Suggestion

Considering that Node.js 18.x has had multiple updates since the last Cypress Docker release and that Node.js 18.x LTS Maintenance Status lifetime continues for another year until until end-of-life on April 30, 2025, it makes good sense to release a refreshed set of Cypress Docker images based on the latest Node.js 18.x release.

CONTRIBUTING > Publishing images describes the process:

In general, factory/.env master should contain the latest versions we officially support. If you need to release an older version please modify circle.yml to push releases from a feature branch instead of setting the version in master to older versions.

Steps to implement

1. Agree on goal to refresh images for Node.js 18.x. Based on current versions that would be:

Repository	Tag
cypress/base	18.20.3
cypress/browsers	node-18.20.3-chrome-125.0.6422.60-1-ff-126.0-edge-125.0.2535.51-1
cypress/included	cypress-13.10.0-node-18.20.3-chrome-125.0.6422.60-1-ff-126.0-edge-125.0.2535.51-1

2. Create a feature branch, for instance 13.10.0-node-18.20.3-publish. This has to be done by the Cypress.io team.
3. Create a new PR, based on the current master branch, which sets the following and targets the previously mentioned feature branch:
   • FACTORY_DEFAULT_NODE_VERSION to 18.20.3 in factory/.env
   • modify circle.yml to release cypress/base, cypress/browsers and cypress/included from the feature branch
4. Review and merge PR into the feature branch.

[MikeMcC399]

A feature branch https://github.com/MikeMcC399/cypress-docker-images/tree/13.10.0-node-18.20.3-publish is ready. It needs a corresponding feature branch 13.10.0-node-18.20.3-publish creating in the main repo https://github.com/cypress-io/cypress-docker-images in order to open a corresponding PR.

The branch must not be merged into the master branch.

[MikeMcC399]

• See PR feat: publish set of node.js 18.20.3 images #1090

[MikeMcC399]

The following Cypress Docker images based on Node.js 18.20.3 have been released and are available on Cypress at Docker Hub:

Repository	Tag
cypress/base	cypress/base:18.20.3
cypress/browsers	cypress/browsers:node-18.20.3-chrome-125.0.6422.141-1-ff-126.0.1-edge-125.0.2535.85-1
cypress/included	cypress/included:cypress-13.11.0-node-18.20.3-chrome-125.0.6422.141-1-ff-126.0.1-edge-125.0.2535.85-1

• Closing this request as resolved through PR feat: publish set of node.js 18.20.3 images #1098