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Issue

Closes: #3517

The Docker image is based on node:20.19.0-alpine3.20. Node.js 20 reached its end-of-life on 2026-04-30 and Alpine Linux 3.20 on 2026-04-01, so neither receives security fixes anymore. For example, the Node.js security release of 2026-10-21 fixes CVE-2026-111497 and other vulnerabilities only in Node.js 22, 24 and 26. For the linux/amd64 base image, Docker Scout reports 2 critical and 32 high vulnerabilities, not counting those of Node.js itself.

Approach

• Update both stages of the Dockerfile to node:24.22.2-alpine, the latest Node.js 24 release. Node.js 24 is the newest LTS version that Parse Dashboard supports and is supported until 2028-04-30.
• Use a tag without the Alpine version. It refers to the newest Alpine version for that Node.js version, currently Alpine 3.24. A tag with the Alpine version gets no new Node.js versions once Docker stops publishing images for that Alpine version, as happened with Alpine 3.20.
• Add the docker ecosystem to Dependabot, so that it proposes Node.js minor and patch updates; major updates are ignored. These pull requests use the commit type fix, so that merging one publishes an updated image.
• Document in the README that the Node.js major version of the Docker image is updated with every Parse Dashboard major release.

Parse Dashboard already supports Node.js 24 in engines and tests it in CI, so this doesn't change the supported Node.js versions.

For the new linux/amd64 base image, Docker Scout reports no critical and 6 high vulnerabilities, all in packages bundled with npm, which Parse Dashboard doesn't use at runtime.

Verified locally on an arm64 host with Docker 29.9.1:

• The image builds for linux/arm64 and linux/amd64.
• Both images start, serve the login page and bundles, reject a wrong password, log in and return the dashboard configuration, with no errors in the log. The server runs as user node on Node.js v24.22.2 with the architecture of the image.

Tasks

• Add changes to documentation (guides, repository pages, in-code descriptions)

Summary by CodeRabbit

• Chores
  • Updated the Node.js version used to build and run the Docker image.
  • Added daily checks for Docker dependency updates, excluding major Node.js version updates.
• Documentation
  • Clarified how the Docker image’s Node.js version is selected and updated, including its relationship to Dashboard releases and Node.js end of life.

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Walkthrough

Both Docker stages now use node:24.22.2-alpine. Docker Dependabot checks for updates daily and excludes major Node.js updates. The README describes the Docker image’s Node.js version policy.

Changes: Docker Runtime

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Docker base image and update policy Dockerfile, .github/dependabot.yml, README.md	Both Docker stages use node:24.22.2-alpine. Dependabot checks Docker dependencies daily, excludes major Node.js updates, and uses the fix commit prefix. The README describes the image’s Node.js version policy.

Estimated code review effort: 2 (Simple) | ~10 minutes

Severity of issue fixed: Medium

Possibly related issues

• #3517: The Dockerfile updates both stages from the reported end-of-life Node.js 20 image to Node.js 24 and adds Docker Dependabot checks.

Possibly related PRs

• parse-community/parse-dashboard#3516: It changes the Docker build path for cross-platform images; this PR updates the Node.js image used by both Docker stages.

Merge Risk: Minimal · up to d5961

The Docker image and update policy are ready to merge with no established blocking risk.

Pre-merge checks: 7

Check name	Status	Explanation
Title check		The title uses the required fix: prefix and begins the description with a capitalized letter. It accurately summarizes the Docker image security upgrade from Node.js 20 to 24.
Description check		The description includes the required Pull Request, Issue, Approach, and Tasks sections. It explains the security issue, implementation, Dependabot configuration, documentation update, validation step…
Linked Issues check		Issue #3517 requires supported Node.js and Alpine bases in both Docker stages. The supplied whole-PR evidence reports node:24.22.2-alpine in both stages. This replaces the end-of-life Node.js 20 and…
Out of Scope Changes check		The reported changes are limited to the Dockerfile base images, Docker Dependabot configuration, and related README documentation. Each change supports issue #3517. No unrelated change appears in the …
Docstring Coverage		No eligible functions found in the changed files. Skipping docstring coverage check. Docstring coverage is scoped to functions touched by this diff with cyclomatic complexity of at least 2. Documentat…
Security Check		The pull request only updates both Docker stages from the end-of-life Node.js 20/Alpine 3.20 image to Node.js 24.22.2 Alpine and adds Docker Dependabot updates. The Dockerfile retains the non-root `US…
Engage In Review Feedback		The feedback was addressed. Commit d59619e changes the Docker Dependabot prefix to fix in .github/dependabot.yml, and the current file contains prefix: "fix" at line 27. The supplied review me…

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The description includes the required Pull Request, Issue, Approach, and Tasks sections. It explains the security issue, implementation, Dependabot configuration, documentation update, validation steps, and linked issue.

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Issue #3517 requires supported Node.js and Alpine bases in both Docker stages. The supplied whole-PR evidence reports node:24.22.2-alpine in both stages. This replaces the end-of-life Node.js 20 and Alpine 3.20 base. The Dependabot configuration adds the docker ecosystem, ignores Node.js semver-major updates, and uses the fix commit prefix. The README documents the Node.js major-version policy. These changes satisfy the coding requirements in #3517. The repository could not provide the changed Dockerfile and README blobs, but the supplied PR evidence establishes their reported changes.

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The reported changes are limited to the Dockerfile base images, Docker Dependabot configuration, and related README documentation. Each change supports issue #3517. No unrelated change appears in the supplied whole-PR summary.

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No eligible functions found in the changed files. Skipping docstring coverage check. Docstring coverage is scoped to functions touched by this diff with cyclomatic complexity of at least 2. Documentation-only edits and deletions within surviving functions are included; unchanged diff context and fully deleted functions are excluded. Analyzed 0 functions across 0 files. (1 skipped: 1 unsupported.)

Full details: Security Check

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The pull request only updates both Docker stages from the end-of-life Node.js 20/Alpine 3.20 image to Node.js 24.22.2 Alpine and adds Docker Dependabot updates. The Dockerfile retains the non-root USER node, JSON-form ENTRYPOINT, locked npm ci installation, and architecture validation. No new secrets, unsafe command construction, exposed services, or other vulnerability-producing code patterns are introduced.

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The feedback was addressed. Commit d59619e changes the Docker Dependabot prefix to fix in .github/dependabot.yml, and the current file contains prefix: "fix" at line 27. The supplied review metadata marks the discussion resolved and the code addressed. Prior failure addressed: Follow-up commit d59619e changes .github/dependabot.yml from the reported refactor prefix to fix. The current reviewed range contains this commit and the discussion is marked resolved.

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