Update to node:24-slim

Author: Munkkeli

Dockerfile

@@ -1,12 +1,10 @@
-FROM node:22-alpine AS base
+FROM node:24-slim AS base
 
 # This will be set by the GitHub action to the folder containing this component.
 ARG FOLDER=/app
 
 # Install dependencies only when needed
 FROM base AS deps
-# Check https://github.com/nodejs/docker-node/tree/b4117f9333da4138b03a546ec926ef50a31506c3#nodealpine to understand why libc6-compat might be needed.
-RUN apk add --no-cache libc6-compat
 
 COPY . /app
 WORKDIR ${FOLDER}

Dockerfile.dev

@@ -1,10 +1,7 @@
 # This will be set by the GitHub action to the folder containing this component.
 ARG FOLDER=/app
 
-FROM node:22-alpine
-
-# Check https://github.com/nodejs/docker-node/tree/b4117f9333da4138b03a546ec926ef50a31506c3#nodealpine to understand why libc6-compat might be needed.
-RUN apk add --no-cache libc6-compat
+FROM node:24-slim
 
 COPY . /app
 WORKDIR ${FOLDER}

README.md

@@ -33,3 +33,7 @@ Will run `npm install` when component is first initialized, and `npm run dev` wh
 ### Production
 
 Will build a production ready image. Image runs `npm install` & `npm build` when being created. Once the image runs, `npm start` is called.
+
+### Notes
+
+- If you are using packages that use native libraries (like `node-canvas` e.g.), it is a good idea to switch the `Dockerfile` and `Dockerfile.dev` to use `node:XX` instead of `node:XX-slim`. You can also add any missing libraries with `RUN apt update && apt install -y <package>` in the dockerfiles.