image uses an almost outdated alpine 3.12 with end of support on 2022-05-01

[mx-bernhard]

What happens?

Image nodered/node-red uses an almost outdated alpine version 3.12 which will reach end of support on 2022-05-01.

What do you expect to happen?

Image is based on a newer version that has at least 6 months until end of support. I am creating this issue to raise the awareness of the problem. Has work already been started to have a fix ready when end of support will be reached? I am guessing it is more work than just increasing the alpine version (no more Python 2 maybe?).

[hardillb]

There was a reason why it got pinned at 3.12, let me see if I can find the issue that caused it so we can re-evaluate

[mx-bernhard]

This ?

[hardillb]

PR: https://github.com/node-red/node-red-docker/pull/297 Issue: https://github.com/node-red/node-red-docker/issues/296

Root cause: https://wiki.alpinelinux.org/wiki/Release_Notes_for_Alpine_3.13.0#time64_requirements

The problem here is that to change this will force all 32bit ARM users to need to have docker at newer than 19.03.9.

We have Node-RED 3.0 coming up soon, that would be the right time to re-introduce the breaking change of a new Alpine base image and this requirement

[mx-bernhard]

Depends on the timeline when 3.0 will be released. I wouldn't want to run my containers with a version that isn't maintained anymore.

[hardillb]

We can not introduce a breaking change into an existing release stream, this will wait for 3.0

https://nodered.org/about/releases/

[candoumbe]

Hi everyone ! Any update on this issue ? I saw the release timelime and still no 3.X.X on sight 😭

[knolleary]

The first beta release of 3.0 is coming this week.

[hardillb]

Beta release is up nodered/node-red-dev@v3.0.0-beta.1

[mx-bernhard]

Been using it sind beta.1 with no issues whatsoever. You can close this issue if you like.