node

docker26.3.0glibcsupported until 2029-04-306554M pulls

Node.js is a JavaScript runtime built on Chrome's V8 engine, designed for building scalable network applications and server-side scripting.

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Usage

Recommended variant

docker pull node:26.3.0-slim

slim = Debian-based, glibc, smaller than full — good default for production

Variants

Available tags

node:full

node:slimglibc

Lifecycle

Support & EOL

latest26.3.0

pull size84MB compressed

OS EOLsupported until 2029-04-30

supportsupported until 2027-10-27

Known issues

Gotchas

avoid :latest in production — pulls breaking major version changes

slim variant lacks build tools — install gcc and make for native modules

alpine variant uses musl libc, can break native extensions compiled for glibc

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