nodebb running, but inaccessible from browser (local install)

[julian]

@giorgio-chiodi When you go to /api/home, what shows up in the NodeBB log? (./nodebb log to view logs. Have it running while you try accessing /api/home)

[Giorgio Chiodi]

weird not displaying anything

[Giorgio Chiodi]

@julian

info: NodeBB attempting to listen on: 0.0.0.0:4567
info: NodeBB Ready

[julian]

What happens if you do the above, and NodeBB is running in development mode? (./nodebb dev)

[Giorgio Chiodi]

@julian Error: No category found!

info: NodeBB Ready
info: [socket] uid 1 (FaaX4q5o_Y_x59bv20lN) has successfully reconnected.
info: [socket] uid 1 (v8qrk-v8GU4iyW8-20lO) has successfully reconnected.
Error: No category found!
    at /home/super/nodeBB/nodebb/src/categories.js:290:14
    at /home/super/nodeBB/nodebb/src/database/redis.js:154:4
    at try_callback (/home/super/nodeBB/nodebb/node_modules/redis/index.js:532:9)
    at RedisClient.return_reply (/home/super/nodeBB/nodebb/node_modules/redis/index.js:614:13)
    at HiredisReplyParser.<anonymous> (/home/super/nodeBB/nodebb/node_modules/redis/index.js:266:14)
    at HiredisReplyParser.EventEmitter.emit (events.js:95:17)
    at HiredisReplyParser.execute (/home/super/nodeBB/nodebb/node_modules/redis/lib/parser/hiredis.js:43:18)
    at RedisClient.on_data (/home/super/nodeBB/nodebb/node_modules/redis/index.js:488:27)
    at Socket.<anonymous> (/home/super/nodeBB/nodebb/node_modules/redis/index.js:82:14)
    at Socket.EventEmitter.emit (events.js:95:17)
Error: topic doesn't exist
    at /home/super/nodeBB/nodebb/src/topics.js:343:28
    at /home/super/nodeBB/nodebb/src/topics.js:336:4
    at try_callback (/home/super/nodeBB/nodebb/node_modules/redis/index.js:532:9)
    at RedisClient.return_reply (/home/super/nodeBB/nodebb/node_modules/redis/index.js:614:13)
    at HiredisReplyParser.<anonymous> (/home/super/nodeBB/nodebb/node_modules/redis/index.js:266:14)
    at HiredisReplyParser.EventEmitter.emit (events.js:95:17)
    at HiredisReplyParser.execute (/home/super/nodeBB/nodebb/node_modules/redis/lib/parser/hiredis.js:43:18)
    at RedisClient.on_data (/home/super/nodeBB/nodebb/node_modules/redis/index.js:488:27)
    at Socket.<anonymous> (/home/super/nodeBB/nodebb/node_modules/redis/index.js:82:14)
    at Socket.EventEmitter.emit (events.js:95:17)

[baris]

@Giorgio-Chiodi do you have access to redis-cli to run some commands?

[Giorgio Chiodi]

@baris sorry, I haven't seen your post. Yes, I have access

[baris]

Can you the run the following command.

redis-cli
zrange categories:cid 0 -1

[Giorgio Chiodi]

zrange categories:cid 0 -1

@baris operation not permitted should i go sudo?

[julian]

@giorgio-chiodi Does your redis have a password? If so, you'll need to type this command first:

AUTH {password}

[Giorgio Chiodi]

@julian ok now what

redis 127.0.0.1:6379> zrange categories:cid 0 -1
 1) "1"
 2) "14"
 3) "29"
 4) "13"
 5) "2"
 6) "30"
 7) "15"
 8) "3"
 9) "31"
10) "16"
11) "20"
12) "33"
13) "4"
14) "17"
15) "18"
16) "19"
17) "34"
18) "5"
19) "22"
20) "32"
21) "6"
22) "23"
23) "7"
24) "24"
25) "8"
26) "25"
27) "9"
28) "10"
29) "26"
30) "11"
31) "27"
32) "12"
33) "28"
34) "21"
redis 127.0.0.1:6379> 

[baris]

Can you change this line https://github.com/designcreateplay/NodeBB/blob/master/src/categories.js#L290 to

console.log(cid);
throw new Error('category not found');

And let us know the output.

[Giorgio Chiodi]

console.log(cid);

@baris

(error) ERR unknown command 'console.log(cid);'

[julian]

@giorgio-chiodi Please add those two lines into the code

Follow this link, find that line, and replace it with the code in @baris' post.

[Giorgio Chiodi]

@julian ahhh whoops sorry thought it was a command

[Giorgio Chiodi]

@julian ok I've edited the file - now what?

[Giorgio Chiodi]

@baris what output?

[baris]

Try running again to get that Error: No category found! error and see what the output is.

[Giorgio Chiodi]

@baris

info: NodeBB Ready
17
error: [app] Encountered Uncaught Exception: category not found
Error: category not found
    at /home/super/nodeBB/nodebb/src/categories.js:291:12
    at /home/super/nodeBB/nodebb/src/database/redis.js:154:4
    at try_callback (/home/super/nodeBB/nodebb/node_modules/redis/index.js:532:9)
    at RedisClient.return_reply (/home/super/nodeBB/nodebb/node_modules/redis/index.js:614:13)
    at HiredisReplyParser.<anonymous> (/home/super/nodeBB/nodebb/node_modules/redis/index.js:266:14)
    at HiredisReplyParser.EventEmitter.emit (events.js:95:17)
    at HiredisReplyParser.execute (/home/super/nodeBB/nodebb/node_modules/redis/lib/parser/hiredis.js:43:18)
    at RedisClient.on_data (/home/super/nodeBB/nodebb/node_modules/redis/index.js:488:27)
    at Socket.<anonymous> (/home/super/nodeBB/nodebb/node_modules/redis/index.js:82:14)
    at Socket.EventEmitter.emit (events.js:95:17)
info: [app] Restarting...
info: [app] Shutdown (SIGTERM/SIGINT) Initialised.
info: [app] Database connection closed.
info: [app] Shutdown complete.
info: NodeBB v0.3.2 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: Time: Thu Mar 06 2014 19:10:32 GMT+0100 (CET)
info: Initializing NodeBB v0.3.2
info: * using configuration stored in: /home/super/nodeBB/nodebb/config.json
info: * using redis store at 127.0.0.1:6379
info: * using themes stored in: /home/super/nodeBB/nodebb/node_modules
info: Base Configuration OK.
info: [themes] Using theme nodebb-theme-lavender
info: Static directory routed for theme: nodebb-theme-lavender
info: Custom templates directory routed for theme: nodebb-theme-lavender
info: Middlewares loaded.
info: [plugins] Initializing plugins system
info: [notifications.init] Registering jobs.
warn: [plugins] Plugin 'nodebb-plugin-gallery' not found
warn: [plugins] Plugin 'nodebb-plugin-youtube' not found
warn: [plugins] Plugin 'nodebb-plugin-emailer-mailgun' not found
warn: [plugins] Plugin 'nodebb-plugin-desktop-notifications' not found
warn: [plugins] Plugin 'nodebb-plugin-imgbed' not found
warn: [plugins/nodebb-widget-essentials] staticDir is deprecated, use staticDirs instead
info: [plugins] Found 1 CSS file(s) for plugin nodebb-widget-essentials
warn: [plugins/nodebb-widget-essentials] staticDir is deprecated, define CSS files with new staticDirs instead.
warn: [plugins/nodebb-plugin-mentions] This plugin may not be compatible with your version of NodeBB. This may cause unintended behaviour or crashing.
info: [plugins] Found 1 LESS file(s) for plugin nodebb-plugin-mentions
info: [plugins] Found 2 js file(s) for plugin nodebb-plugin-mentions
warn: [plugins/nodebb-plugin-markdown] This plugin may not be compatible with your version of NodeBB. This may cause unintended behaviour or crashing.
info: [plugins] Found 1 LESS file(s) for plugin nodebb-plugin-markdown
warn: [plugins/nodebb-theme-lavender] staticDir is deprecated, use staticDirs instead
info: [plugins] Loaded plugin: nodebb-widget-essentials
info: [plugins] Loaded plugin: nodebb-plugin-mentions
info: [plugins] Loaded plugin: nodebb-plugin-markdown
info: [plugins] Loaded plugin: nodebb-theme-lavender
info: [plugins] Sorting hooks to fire in priority sequence
info: [plugins] Plugins OK
info: NodeBB attempting to listen on: 0.0.0.0:4567
info: NodeBB Ready
^Cinfo: [app] Shutdown (SIGTERM/SIGINT) Initialised.
info: [app] Database connection closed.
info: [app] Shutdown complete.

[baris]

Ok looks like category 17 is the problem now run the following in redis-cli to see if its in the database.

hgetall category:17