aloknecessary/playwright-aws-cli repository overview

⁠Playwright + AWS CLI Docker Image

A custom Docker image built on top of the official Microsoft Playwright image, with AWS CLI v2 pre-installed. This image is designed for CI/CD pipelines and automation workflows that require browser-based testing along with AWS operations in a single container.

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⁠✨ What’s Included

• Microsoft Playwright
  • Chromium, Firefox, and WebKit browsers
  • Required system and browser dependencies
• Node.js & npm
  • Version bundled and tested with Playwright
• AWS CLI v2
  • Ready for authentication, deployments, and AWS resource operations
• Multi-architecture support
  • linux/amd64
  • linux/arm64 (Apple Silicon, ARM runners)

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⁠🚀 Why This Image

Traditionally, CI pipelines install Node.js, Playwright browsers, and AWS CLI during every run. This image removes that overhead by shipping everything pre-installed.

Benefits:

• Faster pipeline startup times
• Reduced setup complexity
• More consistent and reproducible test runs
• Cleaner CI configuration with fewer repeated installs

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⁠🧪 Typical Use Cases

• Playwright end-to-end test automation
• CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions, AWS CodeBuild, GitLab CI)
• Uploading test artifacts or reports to Amazon S3
• AWS-integrated test and deployment workflows
• ECR image pushes and AWS deployment automation

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⁠🏗️ Image Tags

• Versioned tags (for example, 1.0.0)
• latest – points to the most recent stable release

Each tag is published as a multi-architecture manifest, so Docker automatically pulls the correct image for your platform. I also keep the version aligned with the Playwright base image to reduce confusion. You may notice a minor version difference because of active maintenance.

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⁠🔐 Security & Vulnerabilities

This image includes a full browser stack, which can produce vulnerability reports from scanners. Most reported CVEs come from browser and operating-system dependencies included by Playwright.

The image is intended for CI/CD and test automation, not long-running production workloads. Base images are updated regularly to pick up upstream security fixes.

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⁠📦 Source & Maintenance

• Source repository: https://github.com/aloknecessary/playwright-az-cli/tree/aws⁠
• Built and maintained by aloknecessary
• Based on the official Microsoft Playwright Docker images

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⁠📄 License

This image follows the licensing terms of:

• Microsoft Playwright
• Ubuntu
• AWS CLI

Refer to the upstream projects for detailed license information.