Question
App Platform Node Build Pack can't use node version 18+
- Posted on August 2, 2022
- DigitalOcean App PlatformNode.js
Asked by PaperPlaneSoftware
I’m trying to use nodejs 18.x.x on the app platform but can’t. Is the buildpack limited to nodejs 16/17?
If so when will it be updated to support 18+?
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Hi there,
Quick update here in case anyone comes across this in the future.
DigitalOcean has now improved functionality with managing NodeJS runtime support from 6.x - 21.x.
You can check out the official documentation page for more information here:
- Bobby
Node 16 is ending security support in less than 2 months. Production apps shouldn’t be running Node 16 at this point. I’m moving away from DigitalOcean after years of using it. They had more than a year to do the update. Clearly, maintaining AppPlatform is not a priority for DigitalOcean. https://endoflife.date/nodejs
Hello folks, I wanted to provide a update on this. This is a very high priority for us given the EOL timelines.
The reason Node v18 is not supported with Buildpack builds currently is because it requires Ubuntu 20.04 or higher (due to an underlying version requirement on the
glibcdependency) while our buildpack build system is based on Ubuntu 18.04.This is taking longer than it sounds like it should because we need to upgrade the entire Buildpack build system to a newer version of Ubuntu before we can add support for Node v18. Ubuntu 18.04 also reaches end of life in April, 2023 so I promise we are doing our best to get this done ASAP.
I know this isn’t the update everyone has been looking for, but I’m hoping we’ll have better news for you soon.
We will post another update here once this is available and also on the official changelog at https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/app-platform/#latest-updates.