No package.json in the root folder anymore

[Jenkler]

Package.json is missing in the Root folder when checking out a fresh copy. I allways do a fresh install when updating and copy the settings and files.

Is the new install instructions to copy package.json to the root and then run npm install --production ?

We want the node_modules/ folder in the root right? Not in the install directory?

My flow

• git clone https://github.com/NodeBB/NodeBB.git
• git checkout v1.7.x (1.6.x, 1.7.x, 1.8.x)
• rm -rf .git*
• cp -i install/package.json .

Then
npm install --production

What does the --production flag do? Never used it before!

[PitaJ]

git clone https://github.com/nodebb/nodebb.git -b v1.7.x
cp old_config.json nodebb/config.json
cd nodebb
./nodebb upgrade

./nodebb automatically copies package.json and installs dependencies, so no need for npm install at all.

[Jenkler]

Ok, Thanks