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Alpha download site offers Docker images that don't exist #9248
Description
https://nodejs.org/en/download/alpha shows
with instructions:
# Docker has specific installation instructions for each operating system.
# Please refer to the official documentation at https://docker.com/get-started/
# Pull the Node.js Docker image:
docker pull node:27-slim
# Create a Node.js container and start a Shell session:
docker run -it --rm --entrypoint sh node:27-slim
# Verify the Node.js version:
node -v # Should print "v27.0.0-alpha.0.0.0".
# Verify npm version:
npm -v # Should print "12.1.0".
At this point in time, there are no Node.js Docker images available for Node.js 27 Alpha and there is no plan date for completion of the work to extend the coverage to this set of releases.
Follow progress on nodejs/docker-node#2524
cc: @nodejs/docker
PS: Same story for the link to https://unofficial-builds.nodejs.org/download/ on the https://nodejs.org/en/download/alpha page. Edit: separately reported in #9259
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ovflowd commentedon Oct 31, 2026
@MikeMcC399 can you make a PR to update Semver ranges for Docker then on nodejs/nodejs.org?
nschonni commentedon Oct 31, 2026
If you want to query what versions are currently deployed while building the website, you could pull/parse https://github.com/nodejs/docker-node/blob/main/versions.json for the Majors
MikeMcC399 commentedon Nov 1, 2026
Preparation for releasing Node.js Docker images of Node.js 27 Alpha versions is progressing.
Given that there is currently no visible demand for such Docker images, the incorrect instructions don't seem to be a practical problem for users right now.
I'll come back to this issue once we have some clarity on the Node.js Docker image side.