etherpad-lite/bin
John McLear 04045fe532
Roll Node.js floor back to >= 24 (Active LTS) — closes #7779 (#7781)
* Roll Node.js floor back to >= 24 (Active LTS)

Closes #7779.

#7779 originally proposed bumping past the Node 25 stop-gap to Node 26.
After re-checking the release schedule, the cleaner LTS target is
actually Node 24:

- Node 24 (Krypton) is currently in Active LTS, supported until ~May 2028.
- Node 25 hit end-of-life on April 10 2026 — the floor merged in
  #7752 / #7749 / #7754 a day ago ships an already-EOL major.
- Node 26 was released May 5 2026 and does not enter Active LTS until
  October 2026.

So this PR reverts the Node 25 ratchet from those three PRs and lands
on Node 24 — Etherpad's runtime floor stays on a supported LTS for the
next ~2 years.

Runtime / infra
- `package.json` + `src/package.json`: `engines.node` `>=25.0.0` -> `>=24.0.0`
- `bin/functions.sh`, `bin/installer.sh`, `bin/installer.ps1`:
  `REQUIRED_NODE_MAJOR` 25 -> 24
- `Dockerfile`: `node:25-alpine` -> `node:24-alpine` (both stages).
  Corepack-via-npm workaround is intentionally kept: it works on
  Node 24 (which still ships corepack) and on Node 25+ (which doesn't),
  so the same recipe survives the next LTS bump without churn. Comments
  reworded accordingly.
- `snap/snapcraft.yaml`: pinned `NODE_VERSION` 25.9.0 -> 24.15.0; design
  notes + corepack comment adjusted
- `packaging/nfpm.yaml`: `nodejs (>= 25)` -> `nodejs (>= 24)` in
  top-level depends + deb/rpm overrides
- `packaging/bin/etherpad`: comment matches the new pin
- `packaging/README.md`: build prereqs + apt install snippet point at
  `node_24.x`; the long-stale "engines.node floor is 20" line is fixed
  while we're here
- `.github/workflows/*.yml`: setup-node `node-version` 25 -> 24 across
  every workflow; backend / frontend-admin / upgrade matrices
  `[25]` -> `[24]`
- `.github/workflows/deb-package.yml`: `NODE_MAJOR=25` + `node_25.x`
  smoke-test installer -> 24
- `bin/plugins/lib/npmpublish.yml`: 25 -> 24 (template propagates to
  the ~80 ether/* plugins via update-plugins workflow)

Docs
- `README.md`: install one-liner + Requirements -> Node.js >= 24
- `doc/npm-trusted-publishing.md`: runner requirement -> Node 24
- `doc/plugins.md` / `doc/plugins.adoc`: plugin metadata example
  `engines.node` -> `">=24.0.0"`

@types/node is left at ^25.8.0 — newer type definitions cover Node 24
runtime fine and avoid an unnecessary lockfile churn.

Companion homepage one-liner change to follow on ether/ether.github.com.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>

* docs(plugins): example engines.node = ">=22.0.0", not core's floor

Plugin code is overwhelmingly ace-hook glue and rarely uses Node-version-
specific APIs, so plugin engines.node should reflect the plugin's own
requirements, not track core. Showing core's 24-floor in the example
encouraged plugin authors to blindly copy a tighter pin than necessary
and locked plugins out of being installable on older Etherpad/Node
deployments. Use the most-recent Node LTS that has actually reached EOL
(20 -> EOL April 2026) as the example floor, i.e. >=22.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>

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Co-authored-by: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
2026-05-16 13:07:59 +01:00
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deb-src cleanup after workspace refactoring (#6174) 2024-02-21 21:50:11 +01:00
nsis cleanup after workspace refactoring (#6174) 2024-02-21 21:50:11 +01:00
plugins Roll Node.js floor back to >= 24 (Active LTS) — closes #7779 (#7781) 2026-05-16 13:07:59 +01:00
buildDebian.sh cleanup after workspace refactoring (#6174) 2024-02-21 21:50:11 +01:00
buildForWindows.sh chore: updated node to supported 22,24,25 (#7628) 2026-04-28 22:45:28 +02:00
checkAllPads.ts Fixed bin scripts. 2024-08-08 21:23:10 +02:00
checkPad.ts Fixed checkPad script not returning 2024-07-12 08:34:53 +02:00
cleanRun.sh cleanup after workspace refactoring (#6174) 2024-02-21 21:50:11 +01:00
commonPlugins.ts fix(plugins): updatePlugins.sh actually updates installed plugins (closes #6670) (#7644) 2026-05-02 07:22:25 +01:00
compactAllPads.ts chore: removed axios (#7685) 2026-05-06 22:06:04 +02:00
compactPad.ts chore: removed axios (#7685) 2026-05-06 22:06:04 +02:00
compactStalePads.ts feat(7642): bin/compactStalePads — staleness-gated bulk compaction (#7708) 2026-05-10 22:41:52 +02:00
convertSettings.json.template cleanup after workspace refactoring (#6174) 2024-02-21 21:50:11 +01:00
createRelease.sh chore: Rename some occurences of etherpad-lite to etherpad (#7552) 2026-04-19 16:53:57 +02:00
createUserSession.ts chore: removed axios (#7685) 2026-05-06 22:06:04 +02:00
debugRun.sh cleanup after workspace refactoring (#6174) 2024-02-21 21:50:11 +01:00
deleteAllGroupSessions.ts chore: removed axios (#7685) 2026-05-06 22:06:04 +02:00
deletePad.ts chore: removed axios (#7685) 2026-05-06 22:06:04 +02:00
extractPadData.ts Fixed bin scripts. 2024-08-08 21:23:10 +02:00
fastRun.sh chore: fixed fastRun.sh script (#7063) 2025-08-05 18:24:19 +02:00
functions.sh Roll Node.js floor back to >= 24 (Active LTS) — closes #7779 (#7781) 2026-05-16 13:07:59 +01:00
generateReleaseNotes.ts chore: fixed generatereleasenotes to respect filename 2025-11-05 22:14:58 +01:00
importSqlFile.ts chore: migrated settings to esm6 (#7062) 2025-08-04 22:42:50 +02:00
installDeps.sh cleanup after workspace refactoring (#6174) 2024-02-21 21:50:11 +01:00
installer.ps1 Roll Node.js floor back to >= 24 (Active LTS) — closes #7779 (#7781) 2026-05-16 13:07:59 +01:00
installer.sh Roll Node.js floor back to >= 24 (Active LTS) — closes #7779 (#7781) 2026-05-16 13:07:59 +01:00
installLocalPlugins.sh Fix installation of local plugins 2025-04-05 15:31:36 +02:00
make_docs.ts Enforce 2-space indentation across codebase (#7426) 2026-04-01 19:48:45 +01:00
migrateDB.ts chore: adapted documentation for migrateDB.ts (#7088) 2025-08-24 20:50:16 +02:00
migrateDirtyDBtoRealDB.ts chore: migrated settings to esm6 (#7062) 2025-08-04 22:42:50 +02:00
package.json build(deps): bump tsx from 4.21.0 to 4.22.0 (#7745) 2026-05-15 12:32:27 +01:00
plugins.ts fix(plugins): updatePlugins.sh actually updates installed plugins (closes #6670) (#7644) 2026-05-02 07:22:25 +01:00
push-after-release.sh cleanup after workspace refactoring (#6174) 2024-02-21 21:50:11 +01:00
rebuildPad.ts chore: migrated settings to esm6 (#7062) 2025-08-04 22:42:50 +02:00
release.ts chore: use jq for version replacement [skip ci] 2026-05-06 23:40:23 +02:00
repairPad.ts Fixed bin scripts. 2024-08-08 21:23:10 +02:00
run-frontend-tests-with-disables.sh fix(test): disables helper auto-detect must follow symlinks (#7654) 2026-05-02 19:25:16 +08:00
run.sh Feat/bundle js (#6511) 2024-07-18 08:51:30 +02:00
safeRun.sh cleanup after workspace refactoring (#6174) 2024-02-21 21:50:11 +01:00
setup-trusted-publishers.sh fix: setup-trusted-publishers.sh works with real npm trust CLI (#7491) 2026-04-08 10:56:13 +01:00
tsconfig.json Removed deprecated js files. 2024-08-18 19:22:08 +02:00
updatePlugins.sh fix(plugins): updatePlugins.sh actually updates installed plugins (closes #6670) (#7644) 2026-05-02 07:22:25 +01:00