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+import * as chromeLauncher from 'chrome-launcher';
+
+(async () => {
+    console.log('Attempting to launch Chrome directly (ESM)...');
+    const chromePath = '/usr/bin/chromium';
+    console.log(`Using path: ${chromePath}`);
+
+    try {
+        const chrome = await chromeLauncher.launch({
+            chromeFlags: ['--headless', '--no-sandbox', '--disable-setuid-sandbox', '--disable-dev-shm-usage'],
+            chromePath: chromePath
+        });
+        console.log('SUCCESS: Chrome launched!');
+        console.log('Port:', chrome.port);
+        console.log('PID:', chrome.pid);
+        
+        setTimeout(async () => {
+            await chrome.kill();
+            console.log('Chrome killed. Exiting.');
+        }, 2000);
+    } catch (e) {
+        console.error('FAILURE: Chrome failed to launch.');
+        console.error(e);
+    }
+})();