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  • User documentation for NodeBB

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    Jay MoonahJ
    One of the first important things to do after setting up NodeBB is to set up an emailer plugin. While NodeBB does include a local emailer, if your forum is particularly active we recommend using an third-party emailer such as SendGrid which provides better deliverability for sites that send a high volume of email. Setting up SendGrid in NodeBB is very easy. Open the administrative dashboard using the 'gear' icon on your forum. Open the Extend > Plugins menu, and select the Find Plugins tab. Use the search on the right. Type 'SendGrid' and the plugin should appear -- select Install when you see it. From Installed tab on the Plugins menu, search again for 'SendGrid' and select Activate. Activating the plugin will require a restart of your forum. To restart, select the Dashboard menu and press the Restart button to the right. After NodeBB restarts, the SendGrid plugin will be active. After you restart, there should be a item called Emailer (SendGrid) under the Plugins menu -- if you don't see this right away, try refreshing your browser. Sign up to SendGrid Go to the SendGrid website, open the pricing page and scroll to the bottom. Click on the link and create your free account. Once you've confirmed your SendGrid account via email, you should be able to login to the SendGrid website. On the left side of your SendGrid dashboard, open Settings and click on API Keys. Click the button in the top right to create a new key. Make sure that the key has Full Access for Send Mail and Alerts.  When you are done, the new key to your clipboard. Now, return to the SendGrid menu on your NodeBB admin panel. Paste the API key into the field, and save your changes. Now go back to the Dashboard to restart your forum one more time. SendGrid should now be working for your forum. [image: youtubelogo.png] Setting up SendGrid mailer for NodeBB
  • NodeBB guides, how-to's and general tips and tricks

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    not sure the plugin worked for firefox. saw a-z in the sort icon. when i used it, i expected the topics in the category would be sorted a-z. they werent
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    eeeeeE
    I think you answered my point, by agreeing there are issues. I didn't even attempt to deploy nodebb, I had problems with much smaller projects! Nextjs routing was going through a change of design at the time, so perhaps that is less confusing now, but there were multiple other headaches. I would get build errors and issues with package management.
  • Trying to update to 1.16.2

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    PitaJP
    @dcook please share the output of git status
  • Verification email issues and broken Logo in emails

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    @gotwf @PitaJ @julian @baris Is there a way to remove logo entirely from my email templates As we can edit the templates, we should be able to remove the logo part. Can you tell me which part of the templates I would need to edit for this?
  • Email suddenly no longer works with SMTP Relay Google Workspace

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    @theopenem said in Email suddenly no longer works with SMTP Relay Google Workspace: I'm using postfix to relay all mail to gmail. It ends up being the same thing as if you set the relay in NodeBB. Moreover, you now have a mail spool for failed messages, access to meaningful log messages, ability to tweak and tune if necessary, etc. This is a big win. But maybe too much a pita for some. Until something breaks. DKIM is lame. Search "DKIM considered bad". Here's one rant from ZDNet. Iirc (and it has been a while since I needed to read up cuz my stuff jfw....), SPF has no restrictions on number of different domains - just add the spf txt record to that domain. Then make sure the relay has a reverse dns entry - that does not have to be the same domain, just has to be. I was hoping for some better diagnostics, wh/is why I suggested the cli. Establishing an initial connection is easy. It is what comes next that is important and unfortunately OP did not see that bit thru. Why does not somebody test it, eh? I don't have any goog accts, nor do I want/need one, but it may prove illuminating? Just my $0.02. P.S.; Or maybe ptr is even easier than that for this use case: create a redirect to goog's? then goog worries about the nitty gritty for you. Like I said, been a while and shootin' from the hip. Double check the rfc, eh? Here's some DMARC spf resources for the bold and curious. P.P.S.; Geronimo, here ya' go. Big medicine! Primary domain sporting the smtp relay zone file: relaydomain.tld. IN TXT "v=spf1 ip4:xxx.xxx.xxx.xxy ip4:yyy.yyy.yyy.yyz -all" otherdom.tld zone file: otherdom.tld. IN TXT "v=spf1 redirect=relaydom.tld" foodom.tld zone file: foodom.tld. IN TXT "v=spf1 redirect=relaydom.tld" anotherdom.tld zone file @ IN TXT "v=spf1 redirect=relaydom.tld" More than one way to do it, note the @ in second example there. Save typing but less explicit. Pick yer' poison. Then use a checker. I favor MXToolbox, but note the Goog has one specific for their stuff Google Admin Toolbox Check MX .
  • Always Guest User with XHR

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    hi @Nick-Allain this error message: [nodebb-plugin-blog-comments] Origin (https://fp.opposite-lock.com) does not match hostUrls: * suggests that in the ACP the link to your blog is actually set as *. I know you attached a screenshot showing otherwise, but could you double check and refresh the page (in case for ex., there was an error saving?) to see? If it's still an issue, I wouldn't mind temporary admin access to have a look, feel free to DM me for that
  • Authentication: TypeError: Promise.allSettled is not a function

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    Jim BridgerJ
    okay, will do, thanks agian @pitaj!
  • Woltlab 3.1 -> NodeBB migration?

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    Is there any way to migrate wbb 3.1 to nodebb?
  • How to call an API call from NodeBB theme?

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    PitaJP
    @dogs themes are plugins, so everything you suggested can also be done in their theme.
  • Route requested but not found: /assets/src/modules/jquery.form.min.js

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    @dogs Thank you very much - that worked!
  • How can i make it put /forum before all requests?

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    Jim BridgerJ
    i ended up reinstalling it and putting the /forum in on setup and it worked
  • Setting up custom time and date for digest emails

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    Dev RattanD
    we want to send the digest email at a particular day and time can you suggest me the changes i should make in any particular file
  • Chats, mechanism, protocol, scope.

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    gotwfG
    @paul-chambers please do update on your nodebb postgresql journey, as I am interested in this db. tia o/ p.s.; welcome to nodebb. i am old dog as well and nodebb is really great ross - real open source software. toss in very helpful devs and community and you've got a total package you likely haven't seen since... uh.. the nineties? heh...
  • Can nodebb be embedded into an existing website?

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    PitaJP
    @jim-bridger well you can do pretty much whatever you want as far as the theme is concerned. Generate html with one app and substitute it into the theme. Note that NodeBB's navigation bar shows the current user icon so you'll probably want to choose one or the other, not both.
  • Change color on button click

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    Change the color of the button when it is clicked with the mouse pointer, is there a css code? https://i.ibb.co/b337NvN/cevap33.jpg
  • How much server resources does NodeBB consume?

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    Hey @flarum-türkiye are planning to use Cloud-Infrastructure? This really depends on the time each user spends on your site. An EC2 m4-medium in AWS with about 18K Users spending 15min each day is about 100$ per month. The MongoDB cloud with 25GB is 25$ per Month.
  • Show static images in custom theme

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    Daniel KückD
    @pitaj sorry i cant resolve this topic
  • Subtract numbers in .tpl

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    PitaJP
    Benchpress had no built-in way to do this. You'll need to add a helper in order to do subtraction. https://community.nodebb.org/topic/11801/help-with-using-helpers-inside-my-theme
  • How to compare variables in .tpl template

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    Daniel KückD
    Awesome sometimes it's as simple as that. Thanks a lot.
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    @dogs Thank you
  • WriteAPI - Creating a Topic and uploading a file

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    Hi all, I'm trying to use the recently introduced WriteAPI to create topics and concurrently upload a file. I'm doing it via Python and I've already succeeded in create a simple topic without a file using something lilke payload = { "cid": cid, "title": title, "content": message } headers = { 'Authorization': 'Bearer '+nodebbToken, 'Content-Type': 'application/json' } response = requests.request("POST", url, headers=headers, data=json.dumps(payload)) but when it's about files using payload = { "cid": backstage_cid, "title": backstage_title, "content": backstage_message } headers = { 'Authorization': 'Bearer '+nodebbToken, 'Content-Type': 'multipart/form-data' } verifySSL = False print (payload) if (useFile): with open(backstage_file, 'rb') as f: response = requests.request("POST", url, headers=headers, data=payload, verify=verifySSL, files={backstage_file: f}) it returns Error: Required parameters were missing from this API call: cid, title, content cause passing the parameters in a plain dictionary rather than a JSON object seems not doable. The switch from JSON to dictionary is needed otherwise I wouldn't have been able to pass a file together with such header headers = { 'Authorization': 'Bearer '+nodebbToken, 'Content-Type': 'multipart/form-data' } Has anybody valuable suggestions here? Thanks in advance, Riccardo
  • Is there any way to allow moderator or users to create category ?

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    Reality ChangR
    Re: Permissions to create category except for Admin user I found this permission is only for admin. If we want all users can create categories, is that possible Chris