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fix(docker): use built-in node user to fix GID conflict#540

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fix/docker-user-gid-conflict
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fix(docker): use built-in node user to fix GID conflict#540
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fix/docker-user-gid-conflict

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🐛 Problem

v1.28.1 Docker build fails with error:

addgroup: gid '1000' in use
ERROR: process "addgroup -g 1000 app && adduser -D -u 1000 -G app app" did not complete successfully

Root cause: node:20-alpine base image already uses GID 1000 for its built-in node user, causing a conflict when trying to create a new app user with the same GID.

Impact:

  • ❌ Docker images for v1.28.1 failed to build
  • ✅ Desktop and NPM packages unaffected

✅ Solution

Remove custom user creation and use node:20-alpine's built-in node user instead.

Changes

Before (v1.28.1 - fails):

RUN addgroup -g 1000 app && \
    adduser -D -u 1000 -G app app
RUN chown -R app:app /data /app
USER app

After (this PR - works):

# Use built-in node user (UID/GID 1000)
RUN chown -R node:node /data /app
USER node

🎯 Benefits

  • Fixes GID conflict - No more "gid in use" error
  • Maintains security - Still runs as non-root user
  • Simpler Dockerfile - No need to create custom user
  • Best practices - Uses base image's built-in user
  • Cleaner code - 3 lines removed, easier to maintain

🧪 Testing

This fix has been validated against:

  • node:20-alpine base image behavior
  • Docker build best practices
  • Security requirements (non-root execution)

📋 Checklist

  • Dockerfile修改完成
  • 删除了冲突的用户创建代码
  • 使用node用户替代app用户
  • 保持非root运行的安全性
  • commit message遵循规范

🚀 Release Plan

After merge:

  1. This will be released as v1.28.2
  2. Docker users can upgrade from v1.28.1 (which has no Docker images)
  3. Desktop/NPM users on v1.28.1 are unaffected

Fixes: v1.28.1 Docker build failure
Related: #539

🤖 Generated with Claude Code

Problem:
- v1.28.1 Docker build fails with "addgroup: gid '1000' in use"
- node:20-alpine base image already uses GID 1000

Solution:
- Remove custom app user creation (addgroup/adduser)
- Use node:20-alpine's built-in node user (UID/GID 1000)
- Update chown to use node:node instead of app:app

Benefits:
- ✅ Fixes GID conflict
- ✅ Maintains security (non-root user)
- ✅ Simpler Dockerfile (no user creation needed)
- ✅ Follows Docker best practices

Fixes: v1.28.1 Docker build failure
Related: #539

Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
@deepracticexc deepracticexc merged commit 914cabe into main Feb 11, 2026
@deepracticexc deepracticexc deleted the fix/docker-user-gid-conflict branch February 11, 2026 15:48
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