Chrome Installation could not be found in docker image based from windows servercore (Cannot find Chrome binary)

aredz6 · July 31, 2019, 2:47pm

Description

Chrome does not seem to be installed even though there are no error messages when running on docker build or it is possible I just don’t know the default installation directory. Please advise on below issue.

Steps to reproduce the issue:

Create DOCKERFILE
build image from DOCKERFILE
run image detached and exposed to port 4444
access local selenium hub (http://localhost:4444/wd/hub)
Create New Session
Unable to find Chrome binary

Describe the results you received:

Output of docker build -t local/selenium_server .

Sending build context to Docker daemon  20.21MB
Step 1/16 : FROM openjdk:windowsservercore-1803
 ---> ff52812f16b8
Step 2/16 : WORKDIR /chromeapp
 ---> Running in 03e46ab92de4
Removing intermediate container 03e46ab92de4
 ---> a6945768be94
Step 3/16 : COPY selenium-server-standalone-3.141.59.jar ./
 ---> 2829e4d18f1d
Step 4/16 : ENV WEBDRIVERS="C:\webdrivers"
 ---> Running in 0d3a66319526
Removing intermediate container 0d3a66319526
 ---> 45f976d2d310
Step 5/16 : RUN iwr "https://chromedriver.storage.googleapis.com/75.0.3770.140/chromedriver_win32.zip" -Proxy "http://111.111.11.111:8080" -OutFile 'C:\chromedriver.zip' -UseBasicParsing;     Expand-Archive C:\chromedriver.zip -DestinationPath $env:WEBDRIVERS;     Remove-Item C:\chromedriver.zip;
 ---> Running in 74b8260fd5a3
Removing intermediate container 74b8260fd5a3
 ---> 29c537954516
Step 6/16 : SHELL ["cmd", "/S", "/C"]
 ---> Running in 6abde371e907
Removing intermediate container 6abde371e907
 ---> 5255118f738f
Step 7/16 : RUN setx /M PATH "%PATH%;%WEBDRIVERS%"
 ---> Running in 8ed25032f606

SUCCESS: Specified value was saved.
Removing intermediate container 8ed25032f606
 ---> 91d4dc1d97a1
Step 8/16 : SHELL ["Powershell", "-Command", "$ErrorActionPreference = 'Stop';"]
 ---> Running in c0f90b546f5d
Removing intermediate container c0f90b546f5d
 ---> e245a906b5eb
Step 9/16 : RUN iwr "https://dl.google.com/chrome/install/75/chrome_installer.exe" -Proxy "http://111.111.11.111:8080" -OutFile 'C:\chrome_installer.exe' -UseBasicParsing;
 ---> Running in 164ae1db40bd
Removing intermediate container 164ae1db40bd
 ---> e42c3ad5322d
Step 10/16 : RUN C:\chrome_installer.exe /silent /install
 ---> Running in 27d6b082b40e
Removing intermediate container 27d6b082b40e
 ---> b745e2aa101b
Step 11/16 : SHELL ["cmd", "/S", "/C"]
 ---> Running in 3e741e384804
Removing intermediate container 3e741e384804
 ---> c022428e0aeb
Step 12/16 : RUN wmic datafile where name="C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Google\\Chrome\\Application\\chrome.exe" get Version /value
 ---> Running in ec4573cffcf1
No Instance(s) Available.



Removing intermediate container ec4573cffcf1
 ---> 6d21280107d8
Step 13/16 : RUN wmic datafile where name="C:\\chrome.exe" get Version /value
 ---> Running in 5d6634bfa50e
No Instance(s) Available.



Removing intermediate container 5d6634bfa50e
 ---> 0b587b578c84
Step 14/16 : RUN wmic datafile where name="C:\\chromeapp\\chrome.exe" get Version /value
 ---> Running in 3cdede74551c
No Instance(s) Available.



Removing intermediate container 3cdede74551c
 ---> 235d73eb5b86
Step 15/16 : EXPOSE 4444
 ---> Running in 251cb2576a80
Removing intermediate container 251cb2576a80
 ---> 1d33c5e397e4
Step 16/16 : CMD [ "java -jar ./selenium-server-standalone-3.141.59.jar"]
 ---> Running in 31ada643e847
Removing intermediate container 31ada643e847
 ---> 94dd3134e4ad
Successfully built 94dd3134e4ad
Successfully tagged local/selenium_server:latest

Output of docker run -d -p 4444:4444 local/selenium_server

c3049079e9115751d06eb8c1c3e37cf8133e5722cdd609a7bdfe5957b8189b08

Output of docker ps

CONTAINER ID        IMAGE                   COMMAND                  CREATED             STATUS              PORTS                    NAMES
c3049079e911        local/selenium_server   "java -jar ./seleniu…"   19 seconds ago      Up 14 seconds       0.0.0.0:4444->4444/tcp   upbeat_antonelli

Describe the results you expected:
I should be able to create a new session on selenium grid.

Additional information you deem important (e.g. issue happens only occasionally):
I’m using python/selenium for Regression tests via UI.
I have setup the binary_location as well but I still can’t make it to work.

Output of docker version :

Client: Docker Engine - Community
 Version:           18.09.2
 API version:       1.39
 Go version:        go1.10.8
 Git commit:        6247962
 Built:             Sun Feb 10 04:12:31 2019
 OS/Arch:           windows/amd64
 Experimental:      false

Server: Docker Engine - Community
 Engine:
  Version:          18.09.2
  API version:      1.39 (minimum version 1.24)
  Go version:       go1.10.6
  Git commit:       6247962
  Built:            Sun Feb 10 04:28:48 2019
  OS/Arch:          windows/amd64
  Experimental:     false

Output of docker info :

Containers: 3
 Running: 0
 Paused: 0
 Stopped: 3
Images: 102
Server Version: 18.09.2
Storage Driver: windowsfilter
 Windows:
Logging Driver: json-file
Plugins:
 Volume: local
 Network: ics l2bridge l2tunnel nat null overlay transparent
 Log: awslogs etwlogs fluentd gelf json-file local logentries splunk syslog
Swarm: inactive
Default Isolation: hyperv
Kernel Version: 10.0 18362 (18362.1.amd64fre.19h1_release.190318-1202)
Operating System: Windows 10 Enterprise Version 1903 (OS Build 18362.267)
OSType: windows
Architecture: x86_64
CPUs: 8
Total Memory: 15.93GiB
Name: NPHIL201607-03
ID: SGRR:CAUQ:5CU6:5RME:JCEA:OCPI:RIEN:XTWT:3IHO:3ZUH:IKUK:BZPM
Docker Root Dir: D:\Docker\Data
Debug Mode (client): false
Debug Mode (server): true
 File Descriptors: -1
 Goroutines: 48
 System Time: 2019-07-31T10:45:32.9509217+10:00
 EventsListeners: 1
HTTP Proxy: http://111.111.11.111:8080
HTTPS Proxy: http://111.111.11.111:8080
Registry: https://index.docker.io/v1/
Labels:
Experimental: false
Insecure Registries:
 127.0.0.0/8
Live Restore Enabled: false
Product License: Community Engine

Additional environment details (AWS, VirtualBox, physical, etc.):
Sample DOCKERFILE:

FROM openjdk:windowsservercore-1803

WORKDIR /chromeapp

#download standalone file from seleniumhq https://www.seleniumhq.org/download/
COPY selenium-server-standalone-3.141.59.jar ./

#chromedriver environment path
ENV WEBDRIVERS="C:\webdrivers"

#download chromedriver
RUN iwr "https://chromedriver.storage.googleapis.com/75.0.3770.140/chromedriver_win32.zip" -Proxy "http://111.111.11.111:8080" -OutFile 'C:\chromedriver.zip' -UseBasicParsing; \
    Expand-Archive C:\chromedriver.zip -DestinationPath $env:WEBDRIVERS; \
    Remove-Item C:\chromedriver.zip;

#add to PATH
SHELL ["cmd", "/S", "/C"]
RUN setx /M PATH "%PATH%;%WEBDRIVERS%"

#go back to powershell commands after running command prompt commands
SHELL ["Powershell", "-Command", "$ErrorActionPreference = 'Stop';"]
#download chrome
RUN iwr "https://dl.google.com/chrome/install/75/chrome_installer.exe" -Proxy "http://111.111.11.111:8080" -OutFile 'C:\chrome_installer.exe' -UseBasicParsing; 
#install chrome
RUN C:\chrome_installer.exe /silent /install

#run command prompt commands for checking google default installation
SHELL ["cmd", "/S", "/C"]
RUN wmic datafile where name="C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Google\\Chrome\\Application\\chrome.exe" get Version /value

RUN wmic datafile where name="C:\\chrome.exe" get Version /value

RUN wmic datafile where name="C:\\chromeapp\\chrome.exe" get Version /value

EXPOSE 4444

CMD [ "java -jar ./selenium-server-standalone-3.141.59.jar"]

Access Selenium Hub via Local exposed port

Create Session
choose chrome as browser:

hit “ok” button:

akshayshar · December 11, 2019, 7:28am

Got any solution for this issue ?

seerapu · February 12, 2020, 6:15pm

Facing the same issue, unable to launch the chrome head less browser through selenium java code. @aredz6 any solution for this issue?

seerapu · February 18, 2020, 9:12am

Still searching solution for this issue, please let me know if any one created/used Docker windows containers for selenium headless/normal executions.

aredz6 · February 26, 2020, 6:23am

@akshayshar @seerapu

I’ve made this work by just replacing the dynamic download of standalone chrome to just a manual download + copy and install silently.

here’s the updated dockerfile

FROM openjdk:windowsservercore-1803

WORKDIR /chromeapp

#download standalone file from seleniumhq Downloads | Selenium
COPY selenium-server-standalone-3.141.59.jar ./

#chromedriver environment path
ENV WEBDRIVERS=“C:\webdrivers”

#download chromedriver
RUN iwr “https://chromedriver.storage.googleapis.com/75.0.3770.140/chromedriver_win32.zip” -Proxy “http://111.111.111.111:8080” -OutFile ‘C:\chromedriver.zip’ -UseBasicParsing;
Expand-Archive C:\chromedriver.zip -DestinationPath $env:WEBDRIVERS;
Remove-Item C:\chromedriver.zip;

#add to PATH
SHELL [“cmd”, “/S”, “/C”]
RUN setx /M PATH “%PATH%;%WEBDRIVERS%”

#go back to powershell commands after running command prompt commands
SHELL [“Powershell”, “-Command”, “$ErrorActionPreference = ‘Stop’;”]
#copy chrome
COPY ./ChromeStandaloneSetup64.exe ./
#install chrome
RUN .\ChromeStandaloneSetup64.exe /silent /install

#run command prompt commands for checking google default installation
SHELL [“cmd”, “/S”, “/C”]
RUN wmic datafile where name=“C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe” get Version /value

EXPOSE 4444

ENTRYPOINT [“java”]

then use docker command to instantiate hub
docker run -d -p 4444:4444 --name selenium-hub -jar selenium-server-standalone-3.141.59.jar

note: just make sure your standalone chrome is the same version as your chromedriver

yuganth · July 5, 2021, 5:49pm

RUN .\ChromeStandaloneSetup64.exe /silent /install
above step was successful.
But I am not getting the version number at below step.

Step 20/21 : RUN wmic datafile where name=“C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe” get Version /value
—> Running in be9754cea851
No Instance(s) Available.