Installing google chrome on window container agent

Question

I am planning to install google chrome on windows container agent, that means I should start from updating in docker file , can you suggest?

note: it is windows container - powershell

Answer 1

Hi Diptesh Kumar

If you're using a Windows container agent, and want to install Google Chrome, then please try the below steps:

1. Here, you can modify your Dockerfile to install Chrome:

      # Use your existing Windows base image
      FROM mcr.microsoft.com/windows/servercore:ltsc2022
      SHELL ["powershell", "-Command"]
      # Download and install Google Chrome silently
      RUN Invoke-WebRequest -Uri "https://dl.google.com/chrome/install/latest/chrome_installer.exe" -OutFile "chrome_installer.exe" ; \
          Start-Process -FilePath "chrome_installer.exe" -ArgumentList "/silent /install" -NoNewWindow -Wait ; \
          Remove-Item -Force "chrome_installer.exe"
      # OPTIONAL: Add Chrome to PATH manually if needed
      # ENV PATH="C:\\Program Files\\Google\\Chrome\\Application\\:${PATH}"
   

2. After updating your Dockerfile, rebuild your image:

      docker build -t my-windows-agent .
      docker run --name windows-agent-container my-windows-agent
   

3. To verify that Chrome is installed inside the container, add the below simple pipeline task:

      - powershell: |
          $chromePath = "C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe"
          if (Test-Path $chromePath) {
              Write-Host "✅ Google Chrome installed successfully!"
          } else {
              Write-Error "❌ Chrome not found!"
          }
        displayName: 'Check Chrome Installation'
   

Additional References:

https://github.com/c0b/chrome-in-docker

Hope this helps!

Please Let me know if you have any queries.

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Answer 2

Hi Durga,

Can you please respond in private message, I got few questions related to directory path to be mentioned in dockerfile