chart: proactive to set browser args via container env var

NodeChrome/wrap_chrome_binary

@@ -21,7 +21,16 @@ done
 # Set language environment variable
 export LANGUAGE="\$LANGUAGE"
 
+# Capture the filtered environment variables start with "SE_BROWSER_ARGS_" into an array
+mapfile -t BROWSER_ARGS_ARRAY < <(printenv | grep ^SE_BROWSER_ARGS_)
+# Iterate over the array
+for var in "\${BROWSER_ARGS_ARRAY[@]}"; do
+  # Split the variable into name and value
+  IFS='=' read -r name value <<< "\$var"
+  SE_BROWSER_ARGS="\$SE_BROWSER_ARGS \$value"
+done
+
 # Note: exec -a below is a bashism.
-exec -a "\$0" "$BASE_PATH" --no-sandbox "\$@"
+exec -a "\$0" "$BASE_PATH" --no-sandbox \$SE_BROWSER_ARGS "\$@"
 _EOF
 chmod +x "$WRAPPER_PATH"

NodeChromium/wrap_chromium_binary

@@ -6,7 +6,31 @@ mv "$WRAPPER_PATH" "$BASE_PATH"
 
 cat > "$WRAPPER_PATH" <<_EOF
 #!/bin/bash
+
+# umask 002 ensures default permissions of files are 664 (rw-rw-r--) and directories are 775 (rwxrwxr-x).
+umask 002
+
+# Debian/Ubuntu seems to not respect --lang, it instead needs to be a LANGUAGE environment var
+# See: https://stackoverflow.com/a/41893197/359999
+for var in "\$@"; do
+   if [[ \$var == --lang=* ]]; then
+      LANGUAGE=\${var//--lang=}
+   fi
+done
+
+# Set language environment variable
+export LANGUAGE="\$LANGUAGE"
+
+# Capture the filtered environment variables start with "SE_BROWSER_ARGS_" into an array
+mapfile -t BROWSER_ARGS_ARRAY < <(printenv | grep ^SE_BROWSER_ARGS_)
+# Iterate over the array
+for var in "\${BROWSER_ARGS_ARRAY[@]}"; do
+  # Split the variable into name and value
+  IFS='=' read -r name value <<< "\$var"
+  SE_BROWSER_ARGS="\$SE_BROWSER_ARGS \$value"
+done
+
 # Note: exec -a below is a bashism.
-exec -a "\$0" "$BASE_PATH" --no-sandbox "\$@"
+exec -a "\$0" "$BASE_PATH" --no-sandbox \$SE_BROWSER_ARGS "\$@"
 _EOF
 chmod +x "$WRAPPER_PATH"

NodeEdge/wrap_edge_binary

@@ -21,7 +21,16 @@ done
 # Set language environment variable
 export LANGUAGE="\$LANGUAGE"
 
+# Capture the filtered environment variables start with "SE_BROWSER_ARGS_" into an array
+mapfile -t BROWSER_ARGS_ARRAY < <(printenv | grep ^SE_BROWSER_ARGS_)
+# Iterate over the array
+for var in "\${BROWSER_ARGS_ARRAY[@]}"; do
+  # Split the variable into name and value
+  IFS='=' read -r name value <<< "\$var"
+  SE_BROWSER_ARGS="\$SE_BROWSER_ARGS \$value"
+done
+
 # Note: exec -a below is a bashism.
-exec -a "\$0" "$BASE_PATH" --no-sandbox "\$@"
+exec -a "\$0" "$BASE_PATH" --no-sandbox \$SE_BROWSER_ARGS "\$@"
 _EOF
 chmod +x "$WRAPPER_PATH"

README.md

@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ Talk to us at https://www.selenium.dev/support/
 * [Configuring the containers](#configuring-the-containers)
   * [SE_OPTS Selenium Configuration Options](#se_opts-selenium-configuration-options)
   * [SE_JAVA_OPTS Java Environment Options](#se_java_opts-java-environment-options)
+  * [SE_BROWSER_ARGS_* Add arguments for launching browser](#se_browser_args_-add-arguments-for-launching-browser)
   * [Node configuration options](#node-configuration-options)
   * [Node configuration relay commands](#node-configuration-relay-commands)
   * [Setting Sub Path](#setting-sub-path)
@@ -978,6 +979,30 @@ You can pass `SE_JAVA_OPTS` environment variable to the Java process.
 $ docker run -d -p 4444:4444 -e SE_JAVA_OPTS=-Xmx512m --name selenium-hub selenium/hub:4.22.0-20240621
 ```
 
+### SE_BROWSER_ARGS_* Add arguments for launching browser
+
+Instead of adding arguments via the browser options from language bindings, for example:
+
+```python
+options = ChromeOptions()
+options.add_argument('--incognito')
+options.add_argument('--disable-dev-shm-usage')
+driver = webdriver.Remote(options=options, command_executor="http://localhost:4444/wd/hub")
+```
+
+You also can proactive to force applying arguments directly from (node, standalone or node-docker) container environment variables. Define the environment variable with name starts with `SE_BROWSER_ARGS_` and following by config key is up to you (ensure those are unique when you define multiple arguments). For example:
+
+```bash
+docker run -d -p 4444:4444 \
+  -e SE_BROWSER_ARGS_INCOGNITO=--incognito \
+  -e SE_BROWSER_ARGS_DISABLE_DSHM=--disable-dev-shm-usage \
+  selenium/standalone-chrome:latest
+```
+
+[List chromium command-line arguments](https://peter.sh/experiments/chromium-command-line-switches/) for your reference.
+
+Note: Currently, this is applicable for node browsers Chrome/Chromium, Edge.
+
 ### Node configuration options
 
 The Nodes register themselves through the Event Bus. When the Grid is started in its typical Hub/Node

charts/selenium-grid/README.md

@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ This chart enables the creation of a Selenium Grid Server in Kubernetes.
       * [Configuration `global.K8S_PUBLIC_IP`](#configuration-globalk8s_public_ip)
     * [Configuration of Nodes](#configuration-of-nodes)
       * [Container ports and Service ports](#container-ports-and-service-ports)
+      * [Configuration of shm size limit for browser nodes](#configuration-of-shm-size-limit-for-browser-nodes)
     * [Configuration of Probes](#configuration-of-probes)
       * [Node Probes](#node-probes)
       * [Distributor Probes](#distributor-probes)
@@ -384,6 +385,19 @@ edgeNode:
       protocol: TCP
 ```
 
+#### Configuration of shm size limit for browser nodes
+
+By default, node browsers (Chrome/Chromium, Edge) leave the config key `dshmVolumeSizeLimit` as empty. It means the `/dev/shm` volume mount is disabled, and argument `--disable-dev-shm-usage` is passed to the browser via container environment variable (get motivation from [this post](https://www.ministryoftesting.com/articles/navigating-chromedriver-crashes-in-kubernetes-a-tale-of-test-automation-resilience)). You can set another valid value to enable it back. For example:
+
+```yaml
+chromeNode:
+    dshmVolumeSizeLimit: "2Gi"
+edgeNode:
+    dshmVolumeSizeLimit: "2Gi"
+```
+
+For Firefox node, the default value is kept as `2Gi`. You can override it via `firefoxNode.dshmVolumeSizeLimit`.
+
 ### Configuration of Probes
 
 #### Node Probes
@@ -859,7 +873,7 @@ This table contains the configuration parameters of the chart and their default
 | `chromeNode.service.loadBalancerIP`           | ``                                          | Set specific loadBalancerIP when serviceType is LoadBalancer                                                               |
 | `chromeNode.service.ports`                    | `[]`                                        | Extra ports exposed in node service                                                                                        |
 | `chromeNode.service.annotations`              | `{}`                                        | Custom annotations for service                                                                                             |
-| `chromeNode.dshmVolumeSizeLimit`              | `1Gi`                                       | Size limit for DSH volume mounted in container (if not set, default is "1Gi")                                              |
+| `chromeNode.dshmVolumeSizeLimit`              | ``                                          | Size limit for DSH volume mounted in container (if not set, default is disabled, e.g "1Gi")                                |
 | `chromeNode.startupProbe.enabled`             | `true`                                      | Enable Probe to check pod is started successfully (the following configs see `values.yaml`)                                |
 | `chromeNode.readinessProbe.enabled`           | `false`                                     | Enable Readiness probe settings (the following configs see `values.yaml`)                                                  |
 | `chromeNode.livenessProbe.enabled`            | `false`                                     | Enable Liveness probe settings (the following configs see `values.yaml`)                                                   |
@@ -902,7 +916,7 @@ This table contains the configuration parameters of the chart and their default
 | `firefoxNode.service.loadBalancerIP`          | ``                                          | Set specific loadBalancerIP when serviceType is LoadBalancer                                                               |
 | `firefoxNode.service.ports`                   | `[]`                                        | Extra ports exposed in node service                                                                                        |
 | `firefoxNode.service.annotations`             | `{}`                                        | Custom annotations for service                                                                                             |
-| `firefoxNode.dshmVolumeSizeLimit`             | `1Gi`                                       | Size limit for DSH volume mounted in container (if not set, default is "1Gi")                                              |
+| `firefoxNode.dshmVolumeSizeLimit`             | `2Gi`                                       | Size limit for DSH volume mounted in container (if not set, default is disabled, e.g "1Gi")                                |
 | `firefoxNode.startupProbe.enabled`            | `true`                                      | Enable Probe to check pod is started successfully (the following configs see `values.yaml`)                                |
 | `firefoxNode.readinessProbe.enabled`          | `false`                                     | Enable Readiness probe settings (the following configs see `values.yaml`)                                                  |
 | `firefoxNode.livenessProbe.enabled`           | `false`                                     | Enable Liveness probe settings (the following configs see `values.yaml`)                                                   |
@@ -945,7 +959,7 @@ This table contains the configuration parameters of the chart and their default
 | `edgeNode.service.loadBalancerIP`             | ``                                          | Set specific loadBalancerIP when serviceType is LoadBalancer                                                               |
 | `edgeNode.service.ports`                      | `[]`                                        | Extra ports exposed in node service                                                                                        |
 | `edgeNode.service.annotations`                | `{}`                                        | Custom annotations for service                                                                                             |
-| `edgeNode.dshmVolumeSizeLimit`                | `1Gi`                                       | Size limit for DSH volume mounted in container (if not set, default is "1Gi")                                              |
+| `edgeNode.dshmVolumeSizeLimit`                | ``                                          | Size limit for DSH volume mounted in container (if not set, default is disabled, e.g "1Gi")                                |
 | `edgeNode.startupProbe.enabled`               | `true`                                      | Enable Probe to check pod is started successfully (the following configs see `values.yaml`)                                |
 | `edgeNode.readinessProbe.enabled`             | `false`                                     | Enable Readiness probe settings (the following configs see `values.yaml`)                                                  |
 | `edgeNode.livenessProbe.enabled`              | `false`                                     | Enable Liveness probe settings (the following configs see `values.yaml`)                                                   |

charts/selenium-grid/templates/_helpers.tpl

@@ -250,6 +250,10 @@ template:
         image: {{ printf "%s/%s:%s" $imageRegistry .node.imageName $imageTag }}
         imagePullPolicy: {{ .node.imagePullPolicy }}
         env:
+        {{- if empty .node.dshmVolumeSizeLimit }}
+          - name: SE_BROWSER_ARGS_DISABLE_DSHM
+            value: "--disable-dev-shm-usage"
+        {{- end }}
           - name: SE_OTEL_SERVICE_NAME
             value: {{ .name | quote }}
           - name: SE_NODE_PORT
@@ -294,8 +298,10 @@ template:
         {{- end }}
       {{- end }}
         volumeMounts:
+        {{- if not (empty .node.dshmVolumeSizeLimit) }}
           - name: dshm
             mountPath: /dev/shm
+        {{- end }}
         {{- range $fileName, $value := $.Values.nodeConfigMap.extraScripts }}
           - name: {{ tpl (default (include "seleniumGrid.node.configmap.fullname" $) $.Values.nodeConfigMap.scriptVolumeMountName) $ }}
             mountPath: {{ $.Values.nodeConfigMap.extraScriptsDirectory }}/{{ $fileName }}
@@ -413,8 +419,10 @@ template:
       {{- end }}
       {{- end }}
         volumeMounts:
+      {{- if not (empty .node.dshmVolumeSizeLimit) }}
         - name: dshm
           mountPath: /dev/shm
+      {{- end }}
       {{- tpl (include "seleniumGrid.video.volumeMounts" .) $ | nindent 8 }}
       {{- with $.Values.videoRecorder.resources }}
         resources: {{- toYaml . | nindent 10 }}
@@ -491,10 +499,12 @@ template:
         configMap:
           name: {{ template "seleniumGrid.node.configmap.fullname" $ }}
           defaultMode: {{ $.Values.nodeConfigMap.defaultMode }}
+      {{- if not (empty .node.dshmVolumeSizeLimit) }}
       - name: dshm
         emptyDir:
           medium: Memory
-          sizeLimit: {{ default "1Gi" .node.dshmVolumeSizeLimit }}
+          sizeLimit: {{ .node.dshmVolumeSizeLimit }}
+      {{- end }}
     {{- if eq (include "seleniumGrid.server.secureConnection" $) "true" }}
       - name: {{ include "seleniumGrid.tls.fullname" $ | quote }}
         secret:

charts/selenium-grid/values.yaml

@@ -724,7 +724,7 @@ chromeNode:
       memory: "1Gi"
       cpu: "1"
     limits:
-      memory: "1Gi"
+      memory: "2Gi"
       cpu: "1"
   # SecurityContext for chrome-node container
   securityContext: {}
@@ -771,8 +771,8 @@ chromeNode:
     #   targetPort: 5900
     # Custom annotations for service
     annotations: {}
-  # Size limit for DSH volume mounted in container (if not set, default is "1Gi")
-  dshmVolumeSizeLimit: 1Gi
+  # Size limit for DSH volume mounted in container (if not set, default is disabled, e.g "1Gi")
+  dshmVolumeSizeLimit: ""
   # Priority class name for chrome-node pods
   priorityClassName: ""
 
@@ -889,7 +889,7 @@ firefoxNode:
       memory: "1Gi"
       cpu: "1"
     limits:
-      memory: "1Gi"
+      memory: "2Gi"
       cpu: "1"
   # SecurityContext for firefox-node container
   securityContext: {}
@@ -932,8 +932,8 @@ firefoxNode:
     #   targetPort: 5900
     # Custom annotations for service
     annotations: {}
-  # Size limit for DSH volume mounted in container (if not set, default is "1Gi")
-  dshmVolumeSizeLimit: 1Gi
+  # Size limit for DSH volume mounted in container (if not set, default is disabled, e.g "1Gi")
+  dshmVolumeSizeLimit: "2Gi"
   # Priority class name for firefox-node pods
   priorityClassName: ""
 
@@ -1048,7 +1048,7 @@ edgeNode:
       memory: "1Gi"
       cpu: "1"
     limits:
-      memory: "1Gi"
+      memory: "2Gi"
       cpu: "1"
   # SecurityContext for edge-node container
   securityContext: {}
@@ -1091,8 +1091,8 @@ edgeNode:
     #   targetPort: 5900
     # Custom annotations for service
     annotations: {}
-  # Size limit for DSH volume mounted in container (if not set, default is "1Gi")
-  dshmVolumeSizeLimit: 1Gi
+  # Size limit for DSH volume mounted in container (if not set, default is disabled, e.g "1Gi")
+  dshmVolumeSizeLimit: ""
   # Priority class name for edge-node pods
   priorityClassName: ""
 

tests/docker-compose-v3-test-node-docker.yaml

@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ services:
       - SE_EVENT_BUS_PUBLISH_PORT=4442
       - SE_EVENT_BUS_SUBSCRIBE_PORT=4443
       - SE_NODE_ENABLE_MANAGED_DOWNLOADS=${SELENIUM_ENABLE_MANAGED_DOWNLOADS}
+      - SE_BROWSER_ARGS_DISABLE_DSHM=--disable-dev-shm-usage
       - SE_LOG_LEVEL=${LOG_LEVEL}
 
   selenium-hub:

tests/docker-compose-v3-test-parallel.yml

@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ services:
       replicas: 10
     image: selenium/node-${NODE_CHROME}:${TAG}
     user: ${UID}
-    shm_size: 2gb
     depends_on:
       - selenium-hub
     environment:
@@ -21,6 +20,8 @@ services:
       - SE_EVENT_BUS_PUBLISH_PORT=4442
       - SE_EVENT_BUS_SUBSCRIBE_PORT=4443
       - SE_NODE_ENABLE_MANAGED_DOWNLOADS=true
+      - SE_BROWSER_ARGS_DISABLE_DSHM=--disable-dev-shm-usage
+      - SE_BROWSER_ARGS_INCOGNITO=--incognito --incognito
       - SE_LOG_LEVEL=${LOG_LEVEL}
 
   firefox: