docs/frontend-decisions.md

@@ -85,12 +85,14 @@ with the submit form (S-08c, #67); any deviation from NL DS will be recorded her
 - **Runtime config.** The app fetches `/config.json` before bootstrap (`main.ts`); `appConfig` is a
   factory. The dev default (`public/config.json`) points at `localhost:8180`; the Docker image bakes
   the compose value (`keycloak:8080`). One build, per-environment OIDC authority.
-- **e2e runs inside the compose network.** `infra/run-e2e-check.sh` runs Playwright in a `node`
-  container on `cg`, so the browser reaches Keycloak as `keycloak:8080` — the **same issuer** the BFF
-  validates against (resolves the browser-vs-container mismatch, ADR-0010). Chromium is installed at
-  runtime, so there's no Playwright-image-version pinning to keep in sync. The spec is copied in
-  (`docker cp`), not mounted, so it leaves nothing root-owned on the host. Wired as `verify-e2e` in
-  the `verify-stack` CI job.
+- **e2e runs inside the compose network.** `infra/run-e2e-check.sh` runs Playwright in a container on
+  `cg`, so the browser reaches Keycloak as `keycloak:8080` — the **same issuer** the BFF validates
+  against (resolves the browser-vs-container mismatch, ADR-0010). It uses the official
+  `mcr.microsoft.com/playwright:<version>` image with browsers pre-baked, rather than downloading
+  ~150 MB of Chromium on every run (issue #73) — the image tag is kept in lockstep with
+  `tests/e2e/package.json`'s `@playwright/test` version. The spec is copied in (`docker cp`), not
+  mounted, so it leaves nothing root-owned on the host. Wired as `verify-e2e` in the `verify-stack`
+  CI job.
 - **e2e treats the portal origin as secure.** In-network the portal is served over plain HTTP on a
   non-localhost origin (`http://self-service`), which is **not a secure context**, so Web Crypto
   (`crypto.subtle`) is unavailable. angular-auth-oidc-client needs it for the PKCE code challenge, so

infra/run-e2e-check.sh

@@ -3,10 +3,14 @@
 # Walking-skeleton e2e (S-08d) against an ALREADY-RUNNING full stack: drive the self-service portal
 # in a real browser through mock-DigiD login → submit → confirmation (login → BFF → domain).
 #
-# Runs Playwright INSIDE the compose network (a node container on `cg`), so the browser reaches
+# Runs Playwright INSIDE the compose network (a container on `cg`), so the browser reaches
 # Keycloak by service name (keycloak:8080) — the same authority the BFF validates against, so the
 # token issuer matches (ADR-0010). The spec is copied into the container (docker cp), not mounted,
 # so it leaves no root-owned files on the host. The caller owns stack bring-up + teardown.
+#
+# Uses the official Playwright image with browsers pre-baked, instead of downloading ~150 MB of
+# Chromium on every run (issue #73). The image tag MUST match tests/e2e/package.json's
+# @playwright/test version — bump both together.
 set -euo pipefail
 
 here="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" && pwd)"
@@ -19,7 +23,7 @@ echo ">> running Playwright e2e on network $net against http://self-service"
 
 cid="$(docker create --network "$net" -w /e2e --ipc=host \
   -e SELF_SERVICE_URL=http://self-service \
-  node:24 sh -c 'npm install --no-audit --no-fund && npx playwright install --with-deps chromium && npx playwright test')"
+  mcr.microsoft.com/playwright:v1.61.1-noble sh -c 'npm install --no-audit --no-fund && npx playwright test')"
 trap 'docker rm -f "$cid" >/dev/null 2>&1 || true' EXIT
 docker cp "$root/tests/e2e/." "$cid:/e2e" >/dev/null
 docker start -a "$cid"