Run NodeBB on shared host uberspace

mono

I'm trying to install NodeBB on a uberspace. I don't know what I'm doing wrong

All I get is this:

info: NodeBB v0.1.1 Copyright (C) 2013 DesignCreatePlay Inc.
info: This program comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY.
info: This is free software, and you are welcome to redistribute it under certain conditions.
info:
info: NodeBB Setup Triggered via Command Line
info: Welcome to NodeBB!
info: This looks like a new installation, so you'll have to answer a few questions about your environment before we can proceed.
info: Press enter to accept the default setting (shown in brackets).
URL of this installation (http://stube.grus.uberspace.de)
Port number of your NodeBB (4567)
Use a port number to access NodeBB? (y)
Please enter a NodeBB secret (5bb8eb18-1e3d-45fb-9727-d30081f425ef))
IP or Hostname to bind to (0.0.0.0)
Which database to use (redis)
Host IP or address of your Redis instance (127.0.0.1)
Host port of your Redis instance (6379)
Password of your Redis database
Which database to use (0..n) (0)
info: Configuration Saved OK

info: Populating database with default configs, if not already set...
error: undefined
warn: NodeBB Setup Aborted.

Does someone know whats going on? I'm new to node...

Steve

Did you setup Redis on your server already? Make sure it's updated to the latest version?

mono

Redis is already setup on the server but it is the version 2.6.10...i can't update redis on my own, because i don't have the rights. is there maybe another solution? i'll ask the host if he can update redis. thanks for the help.

julian

Hey @mono, your redis version should be fine. NodeBB should work with even Redis 2.4.

Can you make sure that your redis instance is running?

mono

my redis instance is running. my host told me now that i have to adress redis through the socket, didn't know that.

julian

Right-o, then instead of putting 127.0.0.1 as the host, just use the socket address.

mono

yep. that worked

julian

(clap) enjoy your new NodeBB!

mono

Yep. Now it's installed. But still have some issues with the htaccess file.

I don't really get that. What do I have to write into the htaccess file?

Right now I have:

RewriteEngine On
RewriteRule ^nodebb/(.*) http://localhost:65532/$1 [P]

And I get this and the links don't work.

Bildschirmfoto 2013-12-27 um 13.59.21.png

Chrissss

@mono Have you been able to solve the last issue? Right now I' trying to install nodebb on uberspace, too. I got it working until I get to the output which is shown in your screenshot. It looks like the nodebb task can find the stylesheet etc:

25/11 13:45 [19111] - info: NodeBB Ready
25/11 13:45 [19111] - info: Enabling 'trust proxy'
25/11 13:45 [19111] - info: NodeBB is now listening on: 0.0.0.0:61111
25/11 13:45 [19111] - verbose: [hotswap] Router with id `plugins` replaced successfully
25/11 13:45 [19111] - verbose: [plugins] All plugins reloaded and rerouted
25/11 13:45 [19111] - verbose: [hotswap] Router with id `auth` replaced successfully
25/11 13:45 [19111] - verbose: [meta/css] stylesheet.css committed to disk.
25/11 13:45 [19111] - warn: Route requested but not found: /
25/11 13:45 [19111] - warn: Route requested but not found: /stylesheet.css?181d247a-2130-4c3e-aae2-d8524b85dbad
25/11 13:45 [19111] - warn: Route requested but not found: /plugins/nodebb-plugin-markdown/styles/railscasts.css
25/11 13:45 [19111] - warn: Route requested but not found: /nodebb.min.js?181d247a-2130-4c3e-aae2-d8524b85dbad
25/11 13:45 [19111] - warn: Route requested but not found: /nodebb.min.js?181d247a-2130-4c3e-aae2-d8524b85dbad

Did you find a solution?

Thanks
Chrissss

Chrissss

I got it to work... I changed the .htaccess to

RewriteEngine On
RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^forum.example.com
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ http://localhost:61111/$1 [NC,P,L]

and the config.json to

{
    "url": "http://forum.example.com",
    "port": "61111",
    "secret": "###",
    "database": "redis",
    "redis": {
        "host": "/home/###/.redis/sock",
        "password": "",
        "database": "0"
    }
}