#11928·pixijs

[v8.x] autoDetectRenderer promise silently dies when running from a docker container

Author: jonathanhunter13Created Feb 25, 2026Updated Aug 26, 2026
Labelspriority: normalstatus: needs triagescope: rendering

PixiJS version

8.16.0

Link to minimal reproduction

https://github.com/jonathanhunter13/pixi-docker-issues

Steps to reproduce

  • Clone and setup example repo
  • run npm run dev
  • open http://localhost:5173/ in browser
  • page loads successfully
  • run docker compose up
  • open http://localhost:8080/ in browser
  • docker builds successfully but autoDetectRenderer promise fails to either resolve or reject, and the page fails to load

What is expected?

As per vite build, page should load and the following output should be generated in the browser console:

What is actually happening?

Page fails to load and the following output is generated:

The autoDetectRenderer silently hangs/dies, and does not resolve or reject.

System Info

System:
    OS: Windows 11 10.0.26100
    CPU: (20) x64 13th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i9-13900H
    Memory: 33.69 GB / 63.20 GB
Browsers:
    Chrome: 145.0.7632.110
    Edge: Chromium (143.0.3650.80)

Any additional comments?

Found this issue while upgrading from v7 to v8.

Worked around it by using WebGLRenderer directly, but thought it was worthwhile to report.