Installing Microsoft Edge Browsers for E2E Testing on Docker Executor

Overview

Microsoft Edge install isn't supported by circleci/browser-tools-orb. This article provides a guide on installing Edge on an Ubuntu-based Docker executor for testing purposes. Also support for this is raised at https://github.com/CircleCI-Public/browser-tools-orb/issues/121.

Prerequisites

• Access to CircleCI with appropriate permissions.
• A project set up on CircleCI using ubuntu based executors.

Instructions

Installing Microsoft Edge on Docker Executor

1. Choose Docker Executor: Use an Ubuntu based image for installing Microsoft Edge.
2. Add Microsoft Repository and Install Edge:
   • Use the following script in your CircleCI configuration to install Microsoft Edge: 

docker:
  image: cimg/base:current
step:
   - checkout
   - run:
       name: Import Microsoft GPG Key
       command: |
         wget -qO- https://packages.microsoft.com/keys/microsoft.asc | sudo gpg --dearmor -o /usr/share/keyrings/microsoft-archive-keyring.gpg

   - run:
       name: Add Microsoft Edge Repository
       command: |
         echo "deb [arch=amd64 signed-by=/usr/share/keyrings/microsoft-archive-keyring.gpg] https://packages.microsoft.com/repos/edge stable main" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/microsoft-edge-stable.list

   - run:
       name: Update Package List Again
       command: sudo apt-get update

   - run:
       name: Install Microsoft Edge
       command: sudo apt-get install -y microsoft-edge-stable

   - run:
       name: Verify Installation
       command: |
         if command -v microsoft-edge >/dev/null 2>&1; then
           echo "Microsoft Edge installed successfully."
           microsoft-edge --version
         else
           echo "Microsoft Edge installation failed." >&2
           exit 1

For Microsoft Edge, follow the provided script to install it on an Docker executor. This setup allows you to conduct comprehensive browser testing on CircleCI.

Additional Resources

• Microsoft Edge Installation Script on GitHub
• Cypress Docker Images for Edge