Bump minimum node version to v10.13.0

.gitlab/ci/frontend.gitlab-ci.yml

@@ -279,10 +279,6 @@ coverage-frontend:
     - date
     - yarn run webpack-prod
 
-qa-frontend-node:8:
-  extends: .qa-frontend-node
-  image: node:carbon
-
 qa-frontend-node:10:
   extends: .qa-frontend-node
   image: node:dubnium

changelogs/unreleased/leipert-drop-node-8-support.yml

+---
+title: Bump minimum node version to v10.13.0
+merge_request: 26831
+author:
+type: other

doc/development/fe_guide/index.md

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ GitLab is built on top of [Ruby on Rails](https://rubyonrails.org) using [Haml][
 Be wary of [the limitations that come with using Hamlit][hamlit-limits]. We also use [SCSS](https://sass-lang.com) and plain JavaScript with
 modern ECMAScript standards supported through [Babel][babel] and ES module support through [webpack][webpack].
 
-Working with our frontend assets requires Node (v8.10.0 or greater) and Yarn
+Working with our frontend assets requires Node (v10.13.0 or greater) and Yarn
 (v1.10.0 or greater). You can find information on how to install these on our
 [installation guide][install].
 

doc/install/installation.md

@@ -263,7 +263,7 @@ Since GitLab 8.17, GitLab requires the use of Node to compile JavaScript
 assets, and Yarn to manage JavaScript dependencies. The current minimum
 requirements for these are:
 
-- `node` >= v8.10.0. (We recommend node 12.x as it is faster)
+- `node` >= v10.13.0. (We recommend node 12.x as it is faster)
 - `yarn` >= v1.10.0.
 
 In many distros,

doc/install/requirements.md

@@ -59,16 +59,16 @@ GitLab 11.11 and higher only supports Git 2.21.x and newer, and
 
 ### Node.js versions
 
-Beginning in GitLab 11.8, we only support Node.js 8.10.0 or higher, and dropped
-support for Node.js 6.
+Beginning in GitLab 12.9, we only support node.js 10.13.0 or higher, and we have dropped
+support for node.js 8. (node.js 6 support was dropped in GitLab 11.8)
 
 We recommend Node 12.x, as it is faster.
 
 GitLab uses [webpack](https://webpack.js.org/) to compile frontend assets, which requires a minimum
-version of Node.js 8.10.0.
+version of Node.js 10.13.0.
 
 You can check which version you are running with `node -v`. If you are running
-a version older than `v8.10.0`, you need to update to a newer version. You
+a version older than `v10.13.0`, you need to update to a newer version. You
 can find instructions to install from community maintained packages or compile
 from source at the [Node.js website](https://nodejs.org/en/download).
 

package.json

@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@
     "monaco-editor": "0.18.1"
   },
   "engines": {
-    "node": ">=8.10.0",
+    "node": ">=10.13.0",
     "yarn": "^1.10.0"
   }
 }