[Bug]: CodeNomad Server doesn't run anymore starting with 0.17.0

[nuudles]

App Variant

Server CLI

Operating System & Version

node:26-bookworm Docker Container

Issue Summary

The CodeNomad server terminates instead of running the server

Steps to Reproduce

1. Start with this Dockerfile:

# syntax=docker/dockerfile:1
FROM node:26-bookworm
WORKDIR /home/node

RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends \
  python3 \
  python3-pip \
  python3-venv \
  curl \
  docker.io \
  nano \
  && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*

RUN npm i -g opencode-ai

USER node

EXPOSE 9898

ENTRYPOINT ["/bin/bash", "-c", "yes | npx @neuralnomads/codenomad --launch --host 0.0.0.0"]

2. Attempt to run the Dockerfile

Expected Behavior

The server should run

Logs & Screenshots

When I try to run it manually, it looks like this:

node@e572170a15d5:~$ npx @neuralnomads/codenomad --log-level trace  --password 1234 --launch --host 0.0.0.0
[INFO] [app] Starting CodeNomad CLI server options={"host":"0.0.0.0","https":true,"http":false,"httpsPort":9898,"httpPort":9899,"rootDir":"/home/node","configPath":"~/.config/codenomad/config.json","unrestrictedRoot":false,"logLevel":"trace","uiStaticDir":"/home/node/.npm/_npx/36b66b6c865b4a29/node_modules/@neuralnomads/codenomad/public","uiAutoUpdate":true,"uiNoUpdate":false,"launch":true,"authUsername":"codenomad","authPassword":"[REDACTED]","authCookieName":"codenomad_session","generateToken":false,"dangerouslySkipAuth":false}
[DEBUG] [auth] Using runtime auth password override; ignoring auth file authFilePath=/home/node/.config/codenomad/auth.json
(node:188) [DEP0205] DeprecationWarning: `module.register()` is deprecated. Use `module.registerHooks()` instead.
(Use `node --trace-deprecation ...` to show where the warning was created)
[DEBUG] [ui] Downloaded remote UI bundle url=https://download.codenomad.neuralnomads.ai/ui/ui-0.17.1.zip targetPath=/home/node/.config/codenomad/ui/ui-0.17.1.zip
node@e572170a15d5:~$ 

The older version still works correctly:

node@e572170a15d5:~$ npx @neuralnomads/codenomad@0.16.0 --log-level trace  --password 1234 --launch --host 0.0.0.0
Need to install the following packages:
@neuralnomads/codenomad@0.16.0
Ok to proceed? (y) Y
npm warn deprecated glob@10.5.0: Old versions of glob are not supported, and contain widely publicized security vulnerabilities, which have been fixed in the current version. Please update. Support for old versions may be purchased (at exorbitant rates) by contacting i@izs.me
[INFO] [app] Starting CodeNomad CLI server options={"host":"0.0.0.0","https":true,"http":false,"httpsPort":9898,"httpPort":9899,"rootDir":"/home/node","configPath":"~/.config/codenomad/config.json","unrestrictedRoot":false,"logLevel":"trace","uiStaticDir":"/home/node/.npm/_npx/79e832ec54244465/node_modules/@neuralnomads/codenomad/public","uiAutoUpdate":true,"uiNoUpdate":false,"launch":true,"authUsername":"codenomad","authPassword":"[REDACTED]","authCookieName":"codenomad_session","generateToken":false,"dangerouslySkipAuth":false}
[DEBUG] [auth] Using runtime auth password override; ignoring auth file authFilePath=/home/node/.config/codenomad/auth.json
(node:221) [DEP0205] DeprecationWarning: `module.register()` is deprecated. Use `module.registerHooks()` instead.
(Use `node --trace-deprecation ...` to show where the warning was created)
[INFO] [app] HTTP server listening port=9898 host=0.0.0.0 protocol=https
Local Connection URL : https://127.0.0.1:9898
Remote Connection URL : https://172.17.0.2:9898
Attempting to launch browser (Linux) using:
  - google-chrome: google-chrome
  - google-chrome-stable: google-chrome-stable
  - chromium: chromium
  - chromium-browser: chromium-browser
  - brave-browser: brave-browser
  - microsoft-edge: microsoft-edge
  - microsoft-edge-stable: microsoft-edge-stable
  - vivaldi: vivaldi
[DEBUG] [launcher] Browser launch failed err=Error: spawn google-chrome ENOENT stack="Error: spawn google-chrome ENOENT
    at ChildProcess._handle.onexit (node:internal/child_process:286:19)
    at onErrorNT (node:internal/child_process:507:16)
    at process.processTicksAndRejections (node:internal/process/task_queues:90:21)" candidate=google-chrome command=google-chrome args=["--app=https://127.0.0.1:9898","--new-window"]
[DEBUG] [launcher] Browser launch failed err=Error: spawn google-chrome-stable ENOENT stack="Error: spawn google-chrome-stable ENOENT
    at ChildProcess._handle.onexit (node:internal/child_process:286:19)
    at onErrorNT (node:internal/child_process:507:16)
    at process.processTicksAndRejections (node:internal/process/task_queues:90:21)" candidate=google-chrome-stable command=google-chrome-stable args=["--app=https://127.0.0.1:9898","--new-window"]
[DEBUG] [launcher] Browser launch failed err=Error: spawn chromium ENOENT stack="Error: spawn chromium ENOENT
    at ChildProcess._handle.onexit (node:internal/child_process:286:19)
    at onErrorNT (node:internal/child_process:507:16)
    at process.processTicksAndRejections (node:internal/process/task_queues:90:21)" candidate=chromium command=chromium args=["--app=https://127.0.0.1:9898","--new-window"]
[DEBUG] [launcher] Browser launch failed err=Error: spawn chromium-browser ENOENT stack="Error: spawn chromium-browser ENOENT
    at ChildProcess._handle.onexit (node:internal/child_process:286:19)
    at onErrorNT (node:internal/child_process:507:16)
    at process.processTicksAndRejections (node:internal/process/task_queues:90:21)" candidate=chromium-browser command=chromium-browser args=["--app=https://127.0.0.1:9898","--new-window"]
[DEBUG] [launcher] Browser launch failed err=Error: spawn brave-browser ENOENT stack="Error: spawn brave-browser ENOENT
    at ChildProcess._handle.onexit (node:internal/child_process:286:19)
    at onErrorNT (node:internal/child_process:507:16)
    at process.processTicksAndRejections (node:internal/process/task_queues:90:21)" candidate=brave-browser command=brave-browser args=["--app=https://127.0.0.1:9898","--new-window"]
[DEBUG] [launcher] Browser launch failed err=Error: spawn microsoft-edge ENOENT stack="Error: spawn microsoft-edge ENOENT
    at ChildProcess._handle.onexit (node:internal/child_process:286:19)
    at onErrorNT (node:internal/child_process:507:16)
    at process.processTicksAndRejections (node:internal/process/task_queues:90:21)" candidate=microsoft-edge command=microsoft-edge args=["--app=https://127.0.0.1:9898","--new-window"]
[DEBUG] [launcher] Browser launch failed err=Error: spawn microsoft-edge-stable ENOENT stack="Error: spawn microsoft-edge-stable ENOENT
    at ChildProcess._handle.onexit (node:internal/child_process:286:19)
    at onErrorNT (node:internal/child_process:507:16)
    at process.processTicksAndRejections (node:internal/process/task_queues:90:21)" candidate=microsoft-edge-stable command=microsoft-edge-stable args=["--app=https://127.0.0.1:9898","--new-window"]
[DEBUG] [launcher] Browser launch failed err=Error: spawn vivaldi ENOENT stack="Error: spawn vivaldi ENOENT
    at ChildProcess._handle.onexit (node:internal/child_process:286:19)
    at onErrorNT (node:internal/child_process:507:16)
    at process.processTicksAndRejections (node:internal/process/task_queues:90:21)" candidate=vivaldi command=vivaldi args=["--app=https://127.0.0.1:9898","--new-window"]
No supported browser found to launch. Run without --launch and use one of the commands below or install a compatible browser.
Manual launch commands:
  google-chrome --app="https://127.0.0.1:9898" --new-window
  chromium --app="https://127.0.0.1:9898" --new-window
  brave-browser --app="https://127.0.0.1:9898" --new-window
  microsoft-edge --app="https://127.0.0.1:9898" --new-window

Additional Context

No response

[shantur]

Hi @nuudles ,

Does the container have access to internet to download node binary?

[nuudles]

Yes it does:

node@e9140e5c2783:~$ wget https://download.codenomad.neuralnomads.ai/ui/ui-0.17.1.zip
--2026-06-12 13:43:02--  https://download.codenomad.neuralnomads.ai/ui/ui-0.17.1.zip
Resolving download.codenomad.neuralnomads.ai (download.codenomad.neuralnomads.ai)... 172.67.75.195, 104.26.8.181, 104.26.9.181, ...
Connecting to download.codenomad.neuralnomads.ai (download.codenomad.neuralnomads.ai)|172.67.75.195|:443... connected.
HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 200 OK
Length: 9365507 (8.9M) [application/zip]
Saving to: 'ui-0.17.1.zip'

ui-0.17.1.zip               100%[==========================================>]   8.93M  --.-KB/s    in 0.1s    

2026-06-12 13:43:02 (84.7 MB/s) - 'ui-0.17.1.zip' saved [9365507/9365507]

node@e9140e5c2783:~$ ls -h ui-0.17.1.zip 
ui-0.17.1.zip
node@e9140e5c2783:~$ npx @neuralnomads/codenomad --log-level trace  --password 1234 --launch --host 0.0.0.0
[INFO] [app] Starting CodeNomad CLI server options={"host":"0.0.0.0","https":true,"http":false,"httpsPort":9898,"httpPort":9899,"rootDir":"/home/node","configPath":"~/.config/codenomad/config.json","unrestrictedRoot":false,"logLevel":"trace","uiStaticDir":"/home/node/.npm/_npx/36b66b6c865b4a29/node_modules/@neuralnomads/codenomad/public","uiAutoUpdate":true,"uiNoUpdate":false,"launch":true,"authUsername":"codenomad","authPassword":"[REDACTED]","authCookieName":"codenomad_session","generateToken":false,"dangerouslySkipAuth":false}
[DEBUG] [auth] Using runtime auth password override; ignoring auth file authFilePath=/home/node/.config/codenomad/auth.json
(node:69) [DEP0205] DeprecationWarning: `module.register()` is deprecated. Use `module.registerHooks()` instead.
(Use `node --trace-deprecation ...` to show where the warning was created)
[DEBUG] [ui] Downloaded remote UI bundle url=https://download.codenomad.neuralnomads.ai/ui/ui-0.17.1.zip targetPath=/home/node/.config/codenomad/ui/ui-0.17.1.zip
node@e9140e5c2783:~$ 

[nuudles]

node@e9140e5c2783:~/.config/codenomad/ui$ find .
.
./tmp-1781271801219
./tmp-1781271801219/monaco
./tmp-1781271801219/monaco/vs
./tmp-1781271801219/monaco/vs/base
./tmp-1781271801219/monaco/vs/base/worker
./tmp-1781271801219/monaco/vs/base/worker/workerMain.js
./tmp-1781271801219/monaco/vs/basic-languages
./tmp-1781271801219/monaco/vs/basic-languages/python
./tmp-1781271801219/monaco/vs/basic-languages/python/python.js
./tmp-1781271801219/monaco/vs/basic-languages/cpp
./tmp-1781271801219/monaco/vs/basic-languages/cpp/cpp.js
./tmp-1781271801219/monaco/vs/basic-languages/markdown
./tmp-1781271801219/monaco/vs/basic-languages/markdown/markdown.js
./tmp-1781271801219/monaco/vs/basic-languages/kotlin
./tmp-1781271801219/monaco/vs/basic-languages/kotlin/kotlin.js
./tmp-1781271801219/monaco/vs/loader.js
./tmp-1781271746700
./tmp-1781271746700/monaco
./tmp-1781271746700/monaco/vs
./tmp-1781271746700/monaco/vs/base
./tmp-1781271746700/monaco/vs/base/worker
./tmp-1781271746700/monaco/vs/base/worker/workerMain.js
./tmp-1781271746700/monaco/vs/basic-languages
./tmp-1781271746700/monaco/vs/basic-languages/python
./tmp-1781271746700/monaco/vs/basic-languages/python/python.js
./tmp-1781271746700/monaco/vs/basic-languages/cpp
./tmp-1781271746700/monaco/vs/basic-languages/cpp/cpp.js
./tmp-1781271746700/monaco/vs/basic-languages/markdown
./tmp-1781271746700/monaco/vs/basic-languages/markdown/markdown.js
./tmp-1781271746700/monaco/vs/basic-languages/kotlin
./tmp-1781271746700/monaco/vs/basic-languages/kotlin/kotlin.js
./tmp-1781271746700/monaco/vs/loader.js
./ui-0.17.1.zip

[shantur]

@nuudles - Is there node binary present too in ~/.config/codenomad?

[nuudles]

I just posted a find command from ~/.config/codenomad. Doesn't look like there is anything but those tmp folders and the downloaded ui-0.17.1.zip file

[shantur]

Would you be able to run the via the source?

1. Clone the repo
2. Run npm i in packages/server
3. Run npm run dev and see the logs

[nuudles]

Interestingly enough, the codenomad-dev does work fine:

node@badd2fa9fab4:~$ npx @neuralnomads/codenomad-dev --log-level trace  --password 1234 --host 0.0.0.0
Need to install the following packages:
@neuralnomads/codenomad-dev@0.17.1-dev-20260609-4a1d53bf
Ok to proceed? (y) 
npm warn deprecated glob@10.5.0: Old versions of glob are not supported, and contain widely publicized security vulnerabilities, which have been fixed in the current version. Please update. Support for old versions may be purchased (at exorbitant rates) by contacting i@izs.me
[INFO] [app] Starting CodeNomad CLI server options={"host":"0.0.0.0","https":true,"http":false,"httpsPort":9898,"httpPort":9899,"rootDir":"/home/node","configPath":"~/.config/codenomad/config.json","unrestrictedRoot":false,"logLevel":"trace","uiStaticDir":"/home/node/.npm/_npx/55523c9912293d83/node_modules/@neuralnomads/codenomad-dev/public","uiAutoUpdate":true,"uiNoUpdate":false,"launch":false,"authUsername":"codenomad","authPassword":"[REDACTED]","authCookieName":"codenomad_session","generateToken":false,"dangerouslySkipAuth":false}
[DEBUG] [auth] Using runtime auth password override; ignoring auth file authFilePath=/home/node/.config/codenomad/auth.json
[INFO] [tls] Generated self-signed CodeNomad CA certificate caCertPath=/home/node/.config/codenomad/tls/ca-cert.pem
[INFO] [tls] Generated CodeNomad HTTPS certificate certPath=/home/node/.config/codenomad/tls/server-cert.pem
(node:28) [DEP0205] DeprecationWarning: `module.register()` is deprecated. Use `module.registerHooks()` instead.
(Use `node --trace-deprecation ...` to show where the warning was created)
[INFO] [app] HTTP server listening port=9898 host=0.0.0.0 protocol=https
Local Connection URL : https://127.0.0.1:9898
Remote Connection URL : https://172.17.0.2:9898

Cloning the repo and running the server as you described also works fine:

node@64e540187982:/app/packages/server$ npm i

added 157 packages, and audited 159 packages in 2s

22 packages are looking for funding
  run `npm fund` for details

12 vulnerabilities (1 low, 2 moderate, 8 high, 1 critical)

To address issues that do not require attention, run:
  npm audit fix

To address all issues (including breaking changes), run:
  npm audit fix --force

Run `npm audit` for details.
npm warn allow-scripts 1 package has install scripts not yet covered by allowScripts:
npm warn allow-scripts   esbuild@0.25.12 (postinstall: node install.js)
npm warn allow-scripts
npm warn allow-scripts Run `npm approve-scripts --allow-scripts-pending` to review, or `npm approve-scripts <pkg>` to allow.
node@64e540187982:/app/packages/server$ npm run dev

> @neuralnomads/codenomad@0.17.1 dev
> cross-env CODENOMAD_DEV=1 CODENOMAD_SERVER_PASSWORD=codenomad-dev CLI_UI_DEV_SERVER=http://localhost:3000 CLI_HTTPS=false CLI_HTTP=true tsx src/index.ts

[INFO] [app] Starting CodeNomad CLI server options={"host":"127.0.0.1","https":false,"http":true,"httpsPort":9898,"httpPort":9899,"rootDir":"/app/packages/server","configPath":"~/.config/codenomad/config.json","unrestrictedRoot":false,"uiStaticDir":"/app/packages/server/public","uiDevServer":"http://localhost:3000","uiAutoUpdate":true,"uiNoUpdate":false,"launch":false,"authUsername":"codenomad","authPassword":"[REDACTED]","authCookieName":"codenomad_session","generateToken":false,"dangerouslySkipAuth":false}
(node:80) [DEP0205] DeprecationWarning: `module.register()` is deprecated. Use `module.registerHooks()` instead.
(Use `node --trace-deprecation ...` to show where the warning was created)
[INFO] [app] HTTP server listening port=9899 host=127.0.0.1 protocol=http
Local Connection URL : http://127.0.0.1:9899
Remote Connection URL : http://localhost:9899
Other Accessible URLs:
  - http://127.0.0.1:9899