Upgrade Node version

[dacook]

For a long time we've been limited to Node v17.9.1, due to server versions of Ubuntu.

Our build says:

Warning: you are using an unstable release of Node.js (v17.9.1). If you encounter issues with Node.js, consider switching to an Active LTS release. More info: https://docs.npmjs.com/try-the-latest-stable-version-of-node

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Our current lowest server version is Ubuntu 18. Apparently you can't install Node 18+ due to glibc version. Maybe there's a way around it, but it's not standard and it would be better to spend that effort on upgrading old servers.

Impact and timeline

Although this version is no longer maintained, I don't think Node is public-facing on the server (it's only used for compiling JS) so it's probably safe.

At least one Javascript package is held back by this:

• chore(deps-dev): bump jest from 27.5.1 to 29.7.0 #11527

[dacook]

Confirmed that Node v18 doesn't work on Ubuntu 18 (fr_staging):

...
Installed node-v18.20.6-linux-x64 to /home/openfoodnetwork/.nodenv/versions/18.20.6

Installed postinstall/postuninstall package hooks for 18.20.6
Installing Yarn...
node: /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libc.so.6: version `GLIBC_2.28' not found (required by node)

And it does work on Ubuntu 20 (au_staging):

Installed node-v18.20.6-linux-x64 to /home/openfoodnetwork/.nodenv/versions/18.20.6

Installed postinstall/postuninstall package hooks for 18.20.6
Installing Yarn...
openfoodnetwork@au-staging:~/apps/openfoodnetwork/current$ node --version
v18.20.6

[dacook]

I just tried installing the latest version of Node on Ubuntu 20, and it works fine. So once we get past Ubuntu 18, we are unrestrained~ 🏎

openfoodnetwork@au-staging:~/apps/openfoodnetwork/current$ script/nodenv-install.sh
To follow progress, use 'tail -f /tmp/node-build.20250206034605.709959.log' or pass --verbose
Downloading node-v23.7.0-linux-x64.tar.gz...
-> https://nodejs.org/dist/v23.7.0/node-v23.7.0-linux-x64.tar.gz
Installing node-v23.7.0-linux-x64...
Installed node-v23.7.0-linux-x64 to /home/openfoodnetwork/.nodenv/versions/23.7.0

Installed postinstall/postuninstall package hooks for 23.7.0
Installing Yarn...
Correct Node version is installed.

Note that the plugin nodenv-yarn-install doesn't seem to have installed yarn, I'm not sure why.

openfoodnetwork@au-staging:~/apps/openfoodnetwork/current$ yarn --version
nodenv: yarn: command not found