CI/CD's Hidden Gotcha: When Playwright Can't Find Chromium

Website visibility directly impacts business success, making prerendering failures a critical issue that extends beyond code—they directly impede user acquisition. This article reveals why popular tools like Playwright silently fail in CI/CD pipelines: developers often mistake package installation for complete dependency resolution. Understanding this distinction between development and CI/CD environments is essential for anyone deploying automated workflows that affect search engine discoverability.