firefox-headless-memory
firefox headless mode memory leak issue case
QuickStart
npm inode ./index
Sample output
gitpod /workspace/firefox-headless-memory $ node ./index.js
downloadFirefox: startDownload...
downloadFirefox: {"revision":"96.0a1","executablePath":"/workspace/firefox-headless-memory/node_modules/puppeteer/.local-firefox/linux-96.0a1/firefox/firefox","folderPath":"/workspace/firefox-headless-memory/node_modules/puppeteer/.local-firefox/linux-96.0a1","local":true,"url":"https://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/firefox/nightly/latest-mozilla-central/firefox-96.0a1.en-US.linux-x86_64.tar.bz2","product":"firefox"}
launchBrowser::/workspace/firefox-headless-memory/node_modules/puppeteer/.local-firefox/linux-96.0a1/firefox/firefox
start load page: https://www.baidu.com
open page..
open page..
324711
[8:5:53] >> browser mem: 296390656
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[8:5:55] >> browser mem: 300380160
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[8:5:56] >> browser mem: 315453440
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[8:5:58] >> browser mem: 285708288
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[8:6:0] >> browser mem: 294227968
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[8:6:1] >> browser mem: 288292864
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[8:6:3] >> browser mem: 293154816
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[8:6:5] >> browser mem: 302391296
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[8:6:7] >> browser mem: 283295744
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[8:6:8] >> browser mem: 297693184
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[8:6:10] >> browser mem: 288526336
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[8:6:12] >> browser mem: 294649856
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[8:6:14] >> browser mem: 287686656
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[8:6:15] >> browser mem: 296730624
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[8:6:17] >> browser mem: 306262016
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[8:6:19] >> browser mem: 287604736
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[8:6:21] >> browser mem: 299061248
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[8:6:23] >> browser mem: 289435648
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[8:6:24] >> browser mem: 299511808
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[8:6:26] >> browser mem: 288215040
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[8:6:28] >> browser mem: 299122688
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[8:6:30] >> browser mem: 310071296
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[8:6:31] >> browser mem: 289656832
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[8:6:33] >> browser mem: 300122112
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[8:6:35] >> browser mem: 293380096
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[8:6:37] >> browser mem: 301076480
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[8:6:38] >> browser mem: 313102336
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[8:6:40] >> browser mem: 295120896
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[8:6:42] >> browser mem: 304132096
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[8:6:44] >> browser mem: 291799040
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[8:6:46] >> browser mem: 302129152
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[8:6:47] >> browser mem: 292220928
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[8:6:49] >> browser mem: 311816192
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[8:6:51] >> browser mem: 325541888
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[8:6:53] >> browser mem: 298373120
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[8:6:54] >> browser mem: 309846016
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[8:6:56] >> browser mem: 299892736
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[8:6:58] >> browser mem: 311414784
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[8:7:0] >> browser mem: 301027328
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[8:7:1] >> browser mem: 311599104
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[8:7:3] >> browser mem: 324186112
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[8:7:5] >> browser mem: 303562752
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[8:7:7] >> browser mem: 314060800
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[8:7:9] >> browser mem: 302673920
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[8:7:10] >> browser mem: 315297792
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[8:7:12] >> browser mem: 304517120
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[8:7:14] >> browser mem: 313892864
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[8:7:16] >> browser mem: 328351744
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[8:7:18] >> browser mem: 300969984
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[8:7:19] >> browser mem: 315285504
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[8:7:21] >> browser mem: 306360320
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[8:7:23] >> browser mem: 317415424
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[8:7:25] >> browser mem: 304308224
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[8:7:26] >> browser mem: 316145664
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[8:7:28] >> browser mem: 328077312
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[8:7:30] >> browser mem: 309661696
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[8:7:32] >> browser mem: 321327104
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[8:7:33] >> browser mem: 308736000
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[8:7:35] >> browser mem: 320270336
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[8:7:37] >> browser mem: 332136448
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[8:7:39] >> browser mem: 312942592
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[8:7:40] >> browser mem: 326144000
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[8:7:42] >> browser mem: 312848384
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[8:7:44] >> browser mem: 324730880
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[8:7:46] >> browser mem: 318189568
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[8:7:48] >> browser mem: 327376896
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[8:7:49] >> browser mem: 340344832
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[8:7:51] >> browser mem: 309526528
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[8:7:53] >> browser mem: 325812224
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[8:7:55] >> browser mem: 314548224
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[8:7:56] >> browser mem: 326467584
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[8:7:58] >> browser mem: 317358080
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[8:8:0] >> browser mem: 328400896
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[8:8:2] >> browser mem: 343736320
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[8:8:3] >> browser mem: 318947328
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[8:8:5] >> browser mem: 331501568
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[8:8:8] >> browser mem: 320729088
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[8:8:9] >> browser mem: 334770176
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[8:8:10] >> browser mem: 320933888
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[8:8:12] >> browser mem: 332808192
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[8:8:14] >> browser mem: 348295168
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[8:8:16] >> browser mem: 324820992
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[8:8:17] >> browser mem: 336965632
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[8:8:20] >> browser mem: 324997120
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[8:8:21] >> browser mem: 339288064
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[8:8:23] >> browser mem: 321961984
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[8:8:25] >> browser mem: 332795904
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[8:8:27] >> browser mem: 347639808
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[8:8:28] >> browser mem: 324620288
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[8:8:30] >> browser mem: 341381120
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[8:8:32] >> browser mem: 327929856
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[8:8:33] >> browser mem: 342249472
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[8:8:35] >> browser mem: 328712192
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[8:8:37] >> browser mem: 341823488
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[8:8:39] >> browser mem: 356372480
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[8:8:41] >> browser mem: 330862592
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[8:8:42] >> browser mem: 346906624
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[8:8:44] >> browser mem: 333942784
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[8:8:46] >> browser mem: 347271168
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[8:8:48] >> browser mem: 338411520
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[8:8:50] >> browser mem: 360435712
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[8:8:51] >> browser mem: 383193088
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[8:8:53] >> browser mem: 355221504
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[8:8:55] >> browser mem: 377303040
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[8:8:57] >> browser mem: 358789120
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[8:8:58] >> browser mem: 379895808
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[8:9:0] >> browser mem: 375513088
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[8:9:2] >> browser mem: 366206976
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[8:9:4] >> browser mem: 376176640
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[8:9:5] >> browser mem: 375943168
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[8:9:7] >> browser mem: 388399104
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[8:9:9] >> browser mem: 383107072
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[8:9:11] >> browser mem: 391618560
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[8:9:12] >> browser mem: 405499904
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[8:9:14] >> browser mem: 391438336
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[8:9:16] >> browser mem: 403959808
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[8:9:18] >> browser mem: 404529152As you can see, the browser memory usage is increasing gradually from 296390656 to 404529152.
Question
1. libgtk-3.so.0 error
Error: Failed to launch the browser process!
XPCOMGlueLoad error for file /workspace/firefox-headless-memory/node_modules/puppeteer/.local-firefox/linux-96.0a1/firefox/libmozgtk.so:
libgtk-3.so.0: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
Couldn't load XPCOM.Please refer to: https://stackoverflow.com/a/50768180/1661664
2. libdbus-glib-1.so.2 error
Error: Failed to launch the browser process!
XPCOMGlueLoad error for file /workspace/firefox-headless-memory/node_modules/puppeteer/.local-firefox/linux-96.0a1/firefox/libxul.so:
libdbus-glib-1.so.2: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
Couldn't load XPCOM.sudo apt-get install libdbus-glib-1.2