[launcher]: No binary for Chrome browser on your platform.

[spagu]

FreeBSD is asking for ''Please, set "CHROME_BIN" env variable.'' What to do ?

[maksimr]

You should set global environment variable CHROME_BIN like PATH. You can put 'export CHROME_BIN=google-chrome' to .profile or if you use chromium to shold write something like CHROME_BIN=chromium-browser

[spagu]

Ok Thanks, I am just not sure about :do I need to have browser installed?
I am trying to do tests against remote dedicated machine. Firefox works fine.

[maksimr]

@spagu browser should be installed on machine where you run tests

[maksimr]

Documentation about CHROME_BIN variable - http://karma-runner.github.io/0.13/config/browsers.html
section Correct path to browser binary
Feel free reopen

Thanks

[ddeveloperr]

The same problem on cloud9 IDE....details are here

Somebody deal with Cloud9 IDE please?

[mtizziani]

i use ubuntu with php-storm and chromium for my development an have done the following:

Terminal:

export CHROME_BIN=/usr/bin/chromium-browser

PHP-Storm:

1. install the plugin "Karma"
2. open project
3. Run -> Edit Configuration -> press + for add a new Karma Runner =>

• set a name
• select the karma.conf.json from your project dir
• use "Chromium" as browser

4. run will open karma in a new Chromium Tab and all tests are running

[prashantidealittechno]

How can I add into node:lts-alpine3.11?

# base image
FROM node:lts-alpine3.11


# install chrome for protractor tests
RUN apk add chromium && \
    export CHROME_BIN='/usr/bin/chromium'

# set working directory
WORKDIR /app

# add `/app/node_modules/.bin` to $PATH
ENV PATH /app/node_modules/.bin:$PATH

# install and cache app dependencies
COPY package.json /app/package.json
RUN npm install
RUN npm install -g @angular/[email protected]

# add app
COPY . /app

# start app
CMD ng serve --host 0.0.0.0

I am trying the above code and it is not working:

[KurisuLim]

Hello, @prashantidealittechno I know it's over 5 years now since you left this comment. But I was wondering if you had solved this issue? I am new to docker and I am having the same problem.

[Appius]

@prashantidealittechno, @KurisuLim

The issue is explained here - https://stackoverflow.com/a/33379487.
Basically, export is not working as you expect inside docker container. You need to use ENV instead.

FROM node:14-alpine
RUN apk add chromium
ENV CHROME_BIN='/usr/bin/chromium-browser'

...
RUN npm run test

Works fine for me.