Cypress binaries

Avrea caches Cypress's platform-specific download archives, including its bundled Electron browser. Repeated downloads of the same version, platform, and architecture use the packages cache.

On Avrea runners

When Package Manager Cache and Cypress Binary Cache are enabled, Avrea sets this mirror on Linux, macOS, and Windows:

CYPRESS_DOWNLOAD_MIRROR="https://cache.avrea.com:8443/cypress/"

Use your normal Cypress installation:

- run: npm ci
- run: npx cypress run

If your package manager skips installation scripts, run npx cypress install before running tests.

What is cached

Avrea caches the Cypress binary archive. Cypress extracts and verifies it on installation. Its npm dependencies use the npm cache.

View cache activity under Cypress · Binaries in the console.

Enable or disable

Cypress Binary Cache (cache.cypress-binaries.enabled) is enabled by default. Turn it on or off at organization or repository level under Settings in the Avrea console. Package Manager Cache (cache.packages.enabled) must also be enabled.

Disable it for a repository:

avr settings set cache.cypress-binaries.enabled false

Re-enable it:

avr settings set cache.cypress-binaries.enabled true

Reset to the inherited default:

avr settings reset cache.cypress-binaries.enabled

Repository overrides take precedence over organization settings. Changes apply to new jobs. See Managing caches.

Overrides

Workflow and step environment variables can override CYPRESS_DOWNLOAD_MIRROR. To clear Avrea's mirror for a step:

- run: npx cypress install
  env:
    CYPRESS_DOWNLOAD_MIRROR: ""

See Cypress's installation options.