[myieye]

Node 20 is EOL. Replaces #2522, which bumped the base images but left the corepack setup around them stale.

Node 25+ doesn't ship corepack, so npm install -g corepack@latest stopped being a workaround for an old corepack bug and became the only way to get corepack at all. pnpm reads the packageManager field itself, so it's simpler to install pnpm and drop the extra tool (and the unpinned corepack@latest with it).

The two dev-facing leftovers go too: corepack enable || true in the Taskfiles could never succeed on node 26 and the || true hid that, and frontend/README.md told new devs to run corepack enable.

Not included on purpose: CI still resolves its node version from engines.node, so it runs whatever the runner has cached (24.19.0 today) rather than 26. That divergence is pre-existing and worth its own PR.

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The frontend Docker images now use Node 26. Development builds install pnpm 10.24.0 directly. Installation tasks no longer enable Corepack. The setup guide links to pnpm installation documentation.

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Frontend toolchain

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Docker Node and pnpm setup frontend/Dockerfile, frontend/dev.Dockerfile	Production and development images use Node 26. The development builder installs pnpm 10.24.0 directly with npm.
Installation workflow updates frontend/Taskfile.yml, frontend/viewer/Taskfile.yml, frontend/README.md	Installation tasks remove Corepack enablement. The setup guide links to pnpm installation documentation.

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The PR updates the frontend Node and pnpm setup and removes obsolete Corepack instructions; no actionable merge-blocking risk remains beyond normal checks and review.

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I’m a rabbit with a fresh pnpm track,
Node 26 hops in front, no Corepack back.
Docker builds stand neat and bright,
Install tasks run direct and light.
Hop, hop—clean setup tonight!

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Title check	✅ Passed	The title clearly summarizes the main changes: upgrading the frontend to Node 26 and installing pnpm directly.
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[hahn-kev]

Why don't we change packages engine to 26 >= while we're at it, just so we're all on the same page