mlveggo/node-servercore-vcredist repository overview

⁠Node.js on Windows ServerCore with installed VC redistributable

This project brings Node.js⁠ (version 20 to 24) and VC redist⁠ package on Microsoft Windows Server Core⁠ base image. Based on https://github.com/amitie10g/node-nanoserver-docker⁠ project.

⁠Tags

• latest latest 24 24-ltsc2022
• jod jod-ltsc2022 22 22-ltsc2022
• iron iron-ltsc2022 20 20-ltsc2022

Full list of tags avilable⁠ at both GitHub Container registry and Docker Hub Container registry⁠.

⁠Usage

This project is intended to be used as base image for other Node-based projects. An example Dockerfile:

FROM mlveggo/node-servercore-vcredist:jod-ltsc2019

COPY . C:\\Users\\ContainerUser\\app
RUN npm install --omit=dev

ENTRYPOINT ["npm", "start"]

If you need to install system-wide software, you need to set USER as ContainerAdministrator. Afterward, you need to change it back to ContinerUser.

If you want to use it within GitHub Actions, prefer the GitHub Container registry: ghcr.io/mlveggo/node-servercore-vcredist

⁠Building

Containers for this project has been built using GitHub Actions⁠ for automated quarterly builds from 20 to 24 under Windows Server Core ltsc2025, ltsc2022 and ltsc2019.

docker build -t <tag> --build-arg NODE_VER=<node version> --build-arg BASE_IMG=<base image> --build-arg CONT_VER=<container version> --build-arg VCREDIST_VER=<vcredist version> .

Where,

• NODE_VER is used to download Node from https://nodejs.org/dist/v${NODE_VER}/node-v${NODE_VER}-win-x64.zip
• BASE_IMG is the base image, either windows/servercore or powershell
• CONT_VER is the tag available for each base image. For a full list of available tags, consult the respective page of the base images provided (links above).
• VCREDIST_VER is used to specify VC redist version https://aka.ms/vs/${VCREDIST_VER}/release/vc_redist.x64.exe

⁠Licensing

• Everything in this repo is released into the Public domain (the Unlicense)
• Node.js is licensed under the MIT License⁠.
• Microsoft Windows container images usage is subjected to the Microsoft EULA⁠
• Microsoft PowerShell is licensed under the MIT License.
• VC redist licensing link⁠