{"id":"6a915c8c1d76b0f278104f90","title":"2026 08 28 Issue 99","path":"how-to/committee/release-notes/2026-08-28-issue-99","contentMarkdown":"# 28-Aug-2026 — reuse installed Playwright Chromium locally [ref #99](https://github.com/nbarrett/ngx-ramblers/issues/99)\n\n## [build 859](https://github.com/nbarrett/ngx-ramblers/actions/runs/33160577020) — [commit 0d7c5b7](https://github.com/nbarrett/ngx-ramblers/commit/0d7c5b70f8da9c6243b37b6eee96f44899ef08f4)\n\n_____\n\n## What's new\n\nLocal integration-worker startup now checks for an existing Playwright Chromium installation before downloading it, making repeated OS Maps and browser-worker runs quicker and less wasteful.\n\n## At a glance\n\n- Reuses the installed Chromium browser when it is already available\n\n- Downloads Chromium only when the local Playwright runtime needs it","contentHtml":"<h1>28-Aug-2026 — reuse installed Playwright Chromium locally <a href=\"https://github.com/nbarrett/ngx-ramblers/issues/99\">ref #99</a></h1>\n<h2><a href=\"https://github.com/nbarrett/ngx-ramblers/actions/runs/33160577020\">build 859</a> — <a href=\"https://github.com/nbarrett/ngx-ramblers/commit/0d7c5b70f8da9c6243b37b6eee96f44899ef08f4\">commit 0d7c5b7</a></h2>\n<hr>\n<h2>What&#39;s new</h2>\n<p>Local integration-worker startup now checks for an existing Playwright Chromium installation before downloading it, making repeated OS Maps and browser-worker runs quicker and less wasteful.</p>\n<h2>At a glance</h2>\n<ul>\n<li><p>Reuses the installed Chromium browser when it is already available</p>\n</li>\n<li><p>Downloads Chromium only when the local Playwright runtime needs it</p>\n</li>\n</ul>\n"}