diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index d40f06c0..b82ba75c 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ npm i puppeteer # or "yarn add puppeteer" ``` -Note: When you install Puppeteer, it downloads a recent version of Chromium (~170MB Mac, ~282MB Linux, ~280MB Win) that is guaranteed to work with the API. To skip the download, or to download a different browser, see [Environment variables](https://github.com/puppeteer/puppeteer/blob/v10.0.0/docs/api.md#environment-variables). +Note: When you install Puppeteer, it downloads a recent version of Chromium (~170MB Mac, ~282MB Linux, ~280MB Win) that is guaranteed to work with the API. To skip the download, download into another path, or download a different browser, see [Environment variables](https://github.com/puppeteer/puppeteer/blob/v10.0.0/docs/api.md#environment-variables). ### puppeteer-core @@ -440,6 +440,27 @@ You may find that Puppeteer does not behave as expected when controlling pages t We have a [troubleshooting](https://github.com/puppeteer/puppeteer/blob/main/docs/troubleshooting.md) guide for various operating systems that lists the required dependencies. +#### Q: Chromium gets downloaded on every `npm ci` run. How can I cache the download? + +The default download path is `node_modules/puppeteer/.local-chromium`. However, you can change that path with the `PUPPETTER_DOWNLOAD_PATH` environment variable. + +Puppeteer uses that variable to resolve the Chromium executable location during launch, so you don’t need to specify `PUPPETEER_EXECUTABLE_PATH` as well. + +For example, if you wish to keep the Chromium download in `~/.npm/chromium`: + +```sh +export PUPPETEER_DOWNLOAD_PATH=~/.npm/chromium +npm ci + +# by default the Chromium executable path is inferred +# from the download path +npm test + +# a new run of npm ci will check for the existence of +# Chromium in ~/.npm/chromium +npm ci +``` + #### Q: How do I try/test a prerelease version of Puppeteer? You can check out this repo or install the latest prerelease from npm: