When i run "nodebb setup" this error gives me, plz help

Anirban Dutta

throw e;
^

Error: Command failed: npm install --production
at checkExecSyncError (node:child_process:707:11)
at Object.execSync (node:child_process:744:15)
at Object.installAll (C:\Users\anirb\Desktop\nodebb\src\cli\package-install.js:72:9)
at Object.<anonymous> (C:\Users\anirb\Desktop\nodebb\src\cli\index.js:62:18)
at Module._compile (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1109:14)
at Object.Module._extensions..js (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1138:10)
at Module.load (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:989:32)
at Function.Module._load (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:829:14)
at Module.require (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1013:19)
at require (node:internal/modules/cjs/helpers:93:18) {
status: 1,
signal: null,
output: [ null, null, null ],
pid: 2692,
stdout: null,
stderr: null
}

PitaJ

Can you provide the full output of running the command?

dunlix

@Anirban-Dutta are you running command as admin? On Linux you would use sudo but not on Windows, which it looks like you're on. Try running it in the admin CMD prompt. Otherwise I'm not sure what to do.

PitaJ

@dunlix we strongly recommend NOT to run ./nodebb ... commands as admin.

dunlix

@pitaj huh. NodeBB doesn’t let me stop, upgrade, restart without using sudo. Probably cause I used it once by accident and messed things up. Regardless, my forum is working fine with those commands.

PitaJ

@dunlix running nodebb with sudo places your server under unnecessary security risk. We strongly recommend against it.

dunlix

@pitaj huh. I’ll take that into account.

Anirban Dutta

Thanks @dunlix and @PitaJ for help me. Problem solved only for yours help. Thanks a lot