Docker: Env var flag to upgrade latest version of Chrome and ChromeDriver (#2872)

VietND96 · web-flow · commit d8b7251718d9 · 2025-07-02T07:19:04.000+07:00
Signed-off-by: Viet Nguyen Duc &lt;nguyenducviet4496@gmail.com&gt;
diff --git a/ENV_VARIABLES.md b/ENV_VARIABLES.md
@@ -153,3 +153,4 @@
 | SE_VIDEO_CRF |  |  |  |
 | SE_VIDEO_MAXRATE |  |  |  |
 | SE_NODE_DELETE_SESSION_ON_UI | true | Enable capability to support deleting session on Grid UI | --delete-session-on-ui |
+| SE_UPDATE_CHROME_COMPONENTS |  | Applicable for node-chrome, standalone-chrome (arch linux/amd64). Update the latest version of Chrome and ChromeDriver at the beginning of the container startup. Read more: [#2872](https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/docker-selenium/pull/2872) |  |
diff --git a/NodeBase/start-selenium-node.sh b/NodeBase/start-selenium-node.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
+# Check if Chrome components update is enabled
+if [ "${SE_UPDATE_CHROME_COMPONENTS}" = "true" ] && [ -f /opt/bin/update-chrome-components.sh ]; then
+  echo "Chrome components update enabled, checking for updates..."
+  echo "Note that after the container gets restarted, updated binaries will be lost unless you call the update script within the build container process."
+  /opt/bin/update-chrome-components.sh
+fi
+
 # Start the pulseaudio server
 pulseaudio -D --exit-idle-time=-1
 
diff --git a/NodeChrome/Dockerfile b/NodeChrome/Dockerfile
@@ -16,26 +16,16 @@ USER root
 #       google-chrome-unstable
 #============================================
 ARG CHROME_VERSION="google-chrome-stable"
-RUN wget -q -O - https://dl-ssl.google.com/linux/linux_signing_key.pub | gpg --dearmor | tee /etc/apt/trusted.gpg.d/google.gpg >/dev/null \
-  && echo "deb https://dl.google.com/linux/chrome/deb/ stable main" >> /etc/apt/sources.list.d/google-chrome.list \
-  && apt-get update -qqy \
-  && if echo "${CHROME_VERSION}" | grep -qE "google-chrome-stable[_|=][0-9]*"; \
-    then \
-      CHROME_VERSION=$(echo "$CHROME_VERSION" | tr '=' '_') \
-      && wget -qO google-chrome.deb "https://mirror.cs.uchicago.edu/google-chrome/pool/main/g/google-chrome-stable/${CHROME_VERSION}_$(dpkg --print-architecture).deb" \
-      && apt-get -qqy --no-install-recommends install --allow-downgrades ./google-chrome.deb \
-      && rm -rf google-chrome.deb ; \
-    else \
-      apt-get -qqy --no-install-recommends install ${CHROME_VERSION} ; \
-    fi \
-  && rm /etc/apt/sources.list.d/google-chrome.list \
-  && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/* /var/cache/apt/*
+COPY --chown="${SEL_UID}:${SEL_GID}" install-chrome.sh update-chrome-components.sh /opt/bin/
+RUN chmod +x /opt/bin/install-chrome.sh /opt/bin/update-chrome-components.sh \
+    && /opt/bin/install-chrome.sh
 
 #=================================
 # Chrome Launch Script Wrapper
 #=================================
-COPY wrap_chrome_binary /opt/bin/wrap_chrome_binary
-RUN /opt/bin/wrap_chrome_binary
+COPY --chown="${SEL_UID}:${SEL_GID}" wrap_chrome_binary /opt/bin/wrap_chrome_binary
+RUN chmod +x /opt/bin/wrap_chrome_binary \
+    && /opt/bin/wrap_chrome_binary
 
 #============================================
 # Chrome webdriver
@@ -44,30 +34,9 @@ RUN /opt/bin/wrap_chrome_binary
 # Latest released version will be used by default
 #============================================
 ARG CHROME_DRIVER_VERSION
-RUN DRIVER_ARCH=$(if [ "$(dpkg --print-architecture)" = "amd64" ]; then echo "linux64"; else echo "linux-aarch64"; fi) \
-  && if [ ! -z "$CHROME_DRIVER_VERSION" ]; \
-  then CHROME_DRIVER_URL=https://storage.googleapis.com/chrome-for-testing-public/$CHROME_DRIVER_VERSION/${DRIVER_ARCH}/chromedriver-${DRIVER_ARCH}.zip ; \
-  else CHROME_MAJOR_VERSION=$(google-chrome --version | sed -E "s/.* ([0-9]+)(\.[0-9]+){3}.*/\1/") \
-    && if [ $CHROME_MAJOR_VERSION -lt 115 ]; then \
-      echo "Geting ChromeDriver latest version from https://chromedriver.storage.googleapis.com/LATEST_RELEASE_${CHROME_MAJOR_VERSION}" \
-      && CHROME_DRIVER_VERSION=$(wget -qO- https://chromedriver.storage.googleapis.com/LATEST_RELEASE_${CHROME_MAJOR_VERSION} | sed 's/\r$//') \
-      && CHROME_DRIVER_URL=https://chromedriver.storage.googleapis.com/$CHROME_DRIVER_VERSION/chromedriver_linux64.zip ; \
-    else \
-      echo "Geting ChromeDriver latest version from https://googlechromelabs.github.io/chrome-for-testing/LATEST_RELEASE_${CHROME_MAJOR_VERSION}" \
-      && CHROME_DRIVER_VERSION=$(wget -qO- https://googlechromelabs.github.io/chrome-for-testing/LATEST_RELEASE_${CHROME_MAJOR_VERSION} | sed 's/\r$//') \
-      && CHROME_DRIVER_URL=https://storage.googleapis.com/chrome-for-testing-public/$CHROME_DRIVER_VERSION/${DRIVER_ARCH}/chromedriver-${DRIVER_ARCH}.zip ; \
-    fi \
-  fi \
-  && echo "Using ChromeDriver from: "$CHROME_DRIVER_URL \
-  && echo "Using ChromeDriver version: "$CHROME_DRIVER_VERSION \
-  && wget --no-verbose -O /tmp/chromedriver_${DRIVER_ARCH}.zip $CHROME_DRIVER_URL \
-  && rm -rf /opt/selenium/chromedriver \
-  && unzip /tmp/chromedriver_${DRIVER_ARCH}.zip -d /opt/selenium \
-  && rm /tmp/chromedriver_${DRIVER_ARCH}.zip \
-  && mv /opt/selenium/chromedriver /opt/selenium/chromedriver-$CHROME_DRIVER_VERSION || true \
-  && mv /opt/selenium/chromedriver-${DRIVER_ARCH}/chromedriver /opt/selenium/chromedriver-$CHROME_DRIVER_VERSION || true \
-  && chmod 755 /opt/selenium/chromedriver-$CHROME_DRIVER_VERSION \
-  && ln -fs /opt/selenium/chromedriver-$CHROME_DRIVER_VERSION /usr/bin/chromedriver
+COPY --chown="${SEL_UID}:${SEL_GID}" install-chromedriver.sh /opt/bin/
+RUN chmod +x /opt/bin/install-chromedriver.sh \
+    && /opt/bin/install-chromedriver.sh
 
 #============================================
 # Chrome cleanup script and supervisord file
diff --git a/NodeChrome/install-chrome.sh b/NodeChrome/install-chrome.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+#============================================
+# Google Chrome Installation Script
+#============================================
+# This script installs Google Chrome with support for:
+# - Different channels (stable, beta, unstable)
+# - Specific versions
+# - Architecture detection
+#============================================
+
+set -e
+
+# Default Chrome version/channel
+CHROME_VERSION="${CHROME_VERSION:-google-chrome-stable}"
+
+echo "Installing Google Chrome: ${CHROME_VERSION}"
+
+# Add Google Chrome repository
+wget -q -O - https://dl-ssl.google.com/linux/linux_signing_key.pub | gpg --dearmor | tee /etc/apt/trusted.gpg.d/google.gpg >/dev/null
+echo "deb https://dl.google.com/linux/chrome/deb/ stable main" >>/etc/apt/sources.list.d/google-chrome.list
+
+# Update package list
+apt-get update -qqy
+
+# Install Chrome based on version specification
+if echo "${CHROME_VERSION}" | grep -qE "google-chrome-stable[_|=][0-9]*"; then
+  # Install specific version
+  CHROME_VERSION=$(echo "$CHROME_VERSION" | tr '=' '_')
+  echo "Installing specific Chrome version: ${CHROME_VERSION}"
+  wget -qO google-chrome.deb "https://mirror.cs.uchicago.edu/google-chrome/pool/main/g/google-chrome-stable/${CHROME_VERSION}_$(dpkg --print-architecture).deb"
+  apt-get -qqy --no-install-recommends install --allow-downgrades ./google-chrome.deb
+  rm -rf google-chrome.deb
+else
+  # Install from repository (stable, beta, unstable)
+  echo "Installing Chrome channel: ${CHROME_VERSION}"
+  apt-get -qqy --no-install-recommends install ${CHROME_VERSION}
+fi
+
+# Cleanup
+rm /etc/apt/sources.list.d/google-chrome.list
+rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/* /var/cache/apt/*
+
+echo "Google Chrome installation completed"
+google-chrome --version
diff --git a/NodeChrome/install-chromedriver.sh b/NodeChrome/install-chromedriver.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,72 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+#============================================
+# ChromeDriver Installation Script
+#============================================
+# This script installs ChromeDriver with support for:
+# - Automatic version detection based on Chrome version
+# - Specific version installation
+# - Architecture detection
+#============================================
+
+set -e
+
+# Default ChromeDriver version (empty for auto-detection)
+CHROME_DRIVER_VERSION="${CHROME_DRIVER_VERSION:-}"
+
+echo "Installing ChromeDriver..."
+
+# Detect architecture
+DRIVER_ARCH=$(if [ "$(dpkg --print-architecture)" = "amd64" ]; then echo "linux64"; else echo "linux-aarch64"; fi)
+echo "Detected architecture: ${DRIVER_ARCH}"
+
+# Determine ChromeDriver version and URL
+if [ ! -z "$CHROME_DRIVER_VERSION" ]; then
+  # Use specified version
+  echo "Using specified ChromeDriver version: ${CHROME_DRIVER_VERSION}"
+  CHROME_DRIVER_URL="https://storage.googleapis.com/chrome-for-testing-public/$CHROME_DRIVER_VERSION/${DRIVER_ARCH}/chromedriver-${DRIVER_ARCH}.zip"
+else
+  # Auto-detect version based on Chrome version
+  CHROME_MAJOR_VERSION=$(google-chrome --version | sed -E "s/.* ([0-9]+)(\.[0-9]+){3}.*/\1/")
+  echo "Detected Chrome major version: ${CHROME_MAJOR_VERSION}"
+
+  if [ $CHROME_MAJOR_VERSION -lt 115 ]; then
+    # Use old ChromeDriver API for versions < 115
+    echo "Getting ChromeDriver latest version from https://chromedriver.storage.googleapis.com/LATEST_RELEASE_${CHROME_MAJOR_VERSION}"
+    CHROME_DRIVER_VERSION=$(wget -qO- https://chromedriver.storage.googleapis.com/LATEST_RELEASE_${CHROME_MAJOR_VERSION} | sed 's/\r$//')
+    CHROME_DRIVER_URL="https://chromedriver.storage.googleapis.com/$CHROME_DRIVER_VERSION/chromedriver_linux64.zip"
+  else
+    # Use new Chrome for Testing API for versions >= 115
+    echo "Getting ChromeDriver latest version from https://googlechromelabs.github.io/chrome-for-testing/LATEST_RELEASE_${CHROME_MAJOR_VERSION}"
+    CHROME_DRIVER_VERSION=$(wget -qO- https://googlechromelabs.github.io/chrome-for-testing/LATEST_RELEASE_${CHROME_MAJOR_VERSION} | sed 's/\r$//')
+    CHROME_DRIVER_URL="https://storage.googleapis.com/chrome-for-testing-public/$CHROME_DRIVER_VERSION/${DRIVER_ARCH}/chromedriver-${DRIVER_ARCH}.zip"
+  fi
+fi
+
+echo "Using ChromeDriver from: ${CHROME_DRIVER_URL}"
+echo "Using ChromeDriver version: ${CHROME_DRIVER_VERSION}"
+
+# Download and install ChromeDriver
+wget --no-verbose -O /tmp/chromedriver_${DRIVER_ARCH}.zip $CHROME_DRIVER_URL
+
+# Remove existing ChromeDriver
+rm -rf /opt/selenium/chromedriver
+
+# Extract ChromeDriver
+unzip /tmp/chromedriver_${DRIVER_ARCH}.zip -d /opt/selenium
+rm /tmp/chromedriver_${DRIVER_ARCH}.zip
+
+# Handle different extraction patterns
+if [ -f "/opt/selenium/chromedriver" ]; then
+  mv /opt/selenium/chromedriver /opt/selenium/chromedriver-$CHROME_DRIVER_VERSION
+elif [ -f "/opt/selenium/chromedriver-${DRIVER_ARCH}/chromedriver" ]; then
+  mv /opt/selenium/chromedriver-${DRIVER_ARCH}/chromedriver /opt/selenium/chromedriver-$CHROME_DRIVER_VERSION
+  rm -rf /opt/selenium/chromedriver-${DRIVER_ARCH}
+fi
+
+# Set permissions and create symlink
+chmod 755 /opt/selenium/chromedriver-$CHROME_DRIVER_VERSION
+ln -fs /opt/selenium/chromedriver-$CHROME_DRIVER_VERSION /usr/bin/chromedriver
+
+echo "ChromeDriver installation completed"
+chromedriver --version
diff --git a/NodeChrome/update-chrome-components.sh b/NodeChrome/update-chrome-components.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+#============================================
+# Chrome Components Update Script
+#============================================
+# This script updates Chrome and ChromeDriver to latest versions
+# Can be run at container startup to ensure latest versions
+#============================================
+
+set -e
+
+# Check if update is enabled via environment variable
+if [ "${SE_UPDATE_CHROME_COMPONENTS}" != "true" ]; then
+  echo "Chrome components update disabled (SE_UPDATE_CHROME_COMPONENTS != true)"
+  exit 0
+fi
+
+echo "Starting Chrome components update..."
+
+# Check if we have sudo access
+if ! sudo -n true 2>/dev/null; then
+  echo "Warning: No sudo access available. Chrome components update skipped."
+  echo "To enable updates, ensure the container user has sudo privileges."
+  exit 0
+fi
+
+# Update Chrome if needed
+echo "Checking for Chrome updates..."
+CURRENT_CHROME_VERSION=$(google-chrome --version 2>/dev/null || echo "Chrome not found")
+
+if [ "$CURRENT_CHROME_VERSION" = "Chrome not found" ]; then
+  echo "Chrome not found, installing..."
+  sudo /opt/bin/install-chrome.sh
+else
+  echo "Current Chrome version: $CURRENT_CHROME_VERSION"
+  echo "Updating Chrome to latest version..."
+  sudo /opt/bin/install-chrome.sh
+  sudo /opt/bin/wrap_chrome_binary
+fi
+
+# Update ChromeDriver if needed
+echo "Checking for ChromeDriver updates..."
+CURRENT_CHROMEDRIVER_VERSION=$(chromedriver --version 2>/dev/null | head -1 || echo "ChromeDriver not found")
+
+if [ "$CURRENT_CHROMEDRIVER_VERSION" = "ChromeDriver not found" ]; then
+  echo "ChromeDriver not found, installing..."
+  sudo /opt/bin/install-chromedriver.sh
+else
+  echo "Current ChromeDriver version: $CURRENT_CHROMEDRIVER_VERSION"
+  echo "Updating ChromeDriver to latest compatible version..."
+  sudo /opt/bin/install-chromedriver.sh
+fi
+
+echo "Chrome components update completed"
+echo "Final versions:"
+google-chrome --version
+chromedriver --version
diff --git a/NodeChrome/wrap_chrome_binary b/NodeChrome/wrap_chrome_binary
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
-#!/bin/bash
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+set -e
 
 WRAPPER_PATH=$(readlink -f /usr/bin/google-chrome)
 BASE_PATH="$WRAPPER_PATH-base"
diff --git a/Standalone/start-selenium-standalone.sh b/Standalone/start-selenium-standalone.sh
@@ -2,6 +2,13 @@
 #
 # IMPORTANT: Change this file only in directory Standalone!
 
+# Check if Chrome components update is enabled
+if [ "${SE_UPDATE_CHROME_COMPONENTS}" = "true" ] && [ -f /opt/bin/update-chrome-components.sh ]; then
+  echo "Chrome components update enabled, checking for updates..."
+  echo "Note that after the container gets restarted, updated binaries will be lost unless you call the update script within the build container process."
+  /opt/bin/update-chrome-components.sh
+fi
+
 # Start the pulseaudio server
 pulseaudio -D --exit-idle-time=-1
 
diff --git a/scripts/generate_list_env_vars/description.yaml b/scripts/generate_list_env_vars/description.yaml
@@ -468,3 +468,8 @@
 - name: SE_NODE_DELETE_SESSION_ON_UI
   description: Enable capability to support deleting session on Grid UI
   cli: --delete-session-on-ui
+- name: SE_UPDATE_CHROME_COMPONENTS
+  description: 'Applicable for node-chrome, standalone-chrome (arch linux/amd64).
+    Update the latest version of Chrome and ChromeDriver at the beginning of the container
+    startup. Read more: [#2872](https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/docker-selenium/pull/2872)'
+  cli: ''
diff --git a/scripts/generate_list_env_vars/value.yaml b/scripts/generate_list_env_vars/value.yaml
@@ -252,6 +252,8 @@
   default: '5'
 - name: SE_SUPERVISORD_UNIX_SERVER_PASSWORD
   default: secret
+- name: SE_UPDATE_CHROME_COMPONENTS
+  default: ''
 - name: SE_UPLOAD_COMMAND
   default: ''
 - name: SE_UPLOAD_DESTINATION_PREFIX
