Digital Ocean App Platform Node Dockerfile

# Set the base image to Node 18
FROM node:18

# File Author / Maintainer
LABEL [email protected]"

# Update the repository sources list
RUN apt-get update && apt-get upgrade -y

# Install Chromium
RUN apt-get install -y chromium

# Set the working directory to /app
WORKDIR /app

# Bundle your app source inside the docker image
COPY . .

# Install all the dependencies
RUN npm ci

# Build the API
RUN npm run build <your-app-name> # command to build an app in an NX monorepo; replace with your app build command

# Your app binds to port 8080 so you'll use the EXPOSE instruction to have it mapped by the docker daemon
EXPOSE 8080

# Set environment variable to disable Chromium's sandbox (this is required if you are running as root)
ENV CHROME_BIN=/usr/bin/chromium-browser
ENV PUPPETEER_SKIP_CHROMIUM_DOWNLOAD=true
ENV PUPPETEER_ARGS='--no-sandbox'

# Start command
CMD [ "node", "dist/apps<your-app-name>/main.js" ] # again replace this with your specific node command to start your app/service

Thanks for this. It would be great if you also provided the puppeteer code. We are getting an error when trying to run this container on App Platform:
[html-to-pdf] [2024-04-09 11:18:04] Error: Failed to launch the browser process! spawn /usr/bin/chromium-browser ENOENT