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Docker missing git dependency for npm packages

Cluster 8439. Data as of

Nothing open on GitHub. Fix merged in #8442 on 13 Apr 2026. Check it covers your case.

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A fix was merged to main in PR #8442. Check it covers your case. No release data is tracked.
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Multiple reports and fixes addressing the absence of git in Docker container dependencies, which causes failures when npm installs git-based packages. Several parallel fix attempts add git to the container's system packages.

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  • #8442 fix(Docker): add git to the container installed packages

    merged to main

    files: Dockerfile

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    • Dockerfile
      @@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ ENV PLAYWRIGHT_BROWSERS_PATH=/opt/hermes/.playwright
 # Install system dependencies in one layer, clear APT cache
 RUN apt-get update && \
     apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends \
-        build-essential nodejs npm python3 ripgrep ffmpeg gcc python3-dev libffi-dev procps && \
+        build-essential nodejs npm python3 ripgrep ffmpeg gcc python3-dev libffi-dev procps git && \
     rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
 
 # Non-root user for runtime; UID can be overridden via HERMES_UID at runtime

2 PRs closed without merging

From the close comments: done elsewhere 1 · merged via another change 1

  • #9042 fix(docker): add git to apt dependencies for npm git-based packages · done elsewhere → a27b3c8, #8439
  • #9143 fix(docker): add git to system dependencies for npm install · merged via another change → #8442
Closed issues · 1
  • Closed#8439[Bug]: docker builds fail due to missing git
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