URGENT, Cannot install on Rocky 9

NodeHam

I do see this...

<baris>

@NodeHam That's the first time you posted the errors from your browser. That tells me what's wrong. https://github.com/NodeBB/NodeBB/issues/11612

If you are on persona theme try changing to harmony for now.

NodeHam

Hi,

Same thing, cannot accept posts. Similar error in the browser.

<baris>

You need to rebuild and restart after changing the theme.

NodeHam

Overlooked, I'll do it now.

NodeHam

Says it's restarting but it's been a while now. No load on the server so it's not because of that.
Do I need to build/restart or something else from the command line?

NodeHam

I tried switching back to the previous theme so I could compare errors but it went down and now it won't come up.
Looking at the log as I try to start it;

nodebun@nb01:~/nodebb$ ./nodebb log

Hit Ctrl-C to exit


    at Module._findPath (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:678:18)
    at Module._resolveFilename (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1061:27)
    at Module._load (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:920:27)
    at Module.require (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1141:19)
    at require (node:internal/modules/cjs/helpers:110:18)
    at Object.<anonymous> (/home/nodebun/nodebb/src/plugins/index.js:9:17)
    at Module._compile (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1254:14)
    at Module._extensions..js (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1308:10)
    at Module.load (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1117:32)
[cluster] Child Process (3570) has exited (code: 0, signal: null)

<baris>

Type nano logs/output.log and then paste the full error from the bottom of the file.

NodeHam

Every time I try to change the theme from the command line it shows entire sub-directories missing. I know those were there so I don't know what's removing some of the directories.

This is at the developers level now which I am not.

Require stack:
- /home/node/nodebb/node_modules/request-promise-native/lib/rp.js
- /home/node/nodebb/src/plugins/index.js
- /home/node/nodebb/src/groups/index.js
- /home/node/nodebb/src/user/index.js
- /home/node/nodebb/src/events.js
- /home/node/nodebb/src/cli/reset.js
- /home/node/nodebb/src/cli/index.js
- /home/node/nodebb/nodebb
Error: Cannot find module 'stealthy-require'
Require stack:

When I rebuilt, I installed a new setup but there were complaints of missing directories. This one for example;

/node_modules/request-promise-native/lib/rp.js
So I copied those files from the backup I made to put the uploads/... stuff back.

2023-05-17T16:34:55.951Z [4567/1918] - ^[[33mwarn^[[39m: [plugins] "nodebb-plugin-question-and-answer" is active but not installed.
2023-05-17T16:34:56.291Z [4567/1918] - ^[[32minfo^[[39m: [api] Adding 0 route(s) to `api/v3/plugins`
2023-05-17T16:34:56.343Z [4567/1918] - ^[[32minfo^[[39m: [router] Routes added
2023-05-17T16:34:56.352Z [4567/1918] - ^[[32minfo^[[39m: 🎉 NodeBB Ready
2023-05-17T16:34:56.355Z [4567/1918] - ^[[32minfo^[[39m: 🤝 Enabling 'trust proxy'
2023-05-17T16:34:56.359Z [4567/1918] - ^[[32minfo^[[39m: 📡 NodeBB is now listening on: 0.0.0.0:4567
2023-05-17T16:34:56.359Z [4567/1918] - ^[[32minfo^[[39m: 🔗 Canonical URL: https://support.domain.com
DEPRECATION WARNING on line 68, column 52 of ../../node_modules/bootswatch/dist/flatly/_variables.scss:
!default should only be written once for each variable.
This will be an error in Dart Sass 2.0.0.
   ╷
68 │ $nav-link-padding-y:                .5rem !default !default;
   │                                                    ^^^^^^^^
   ╵

DEPRECATION WARNING on line 70, column 56 of ../../node_modules/bootswatch/dist/flatly/_variables.scss:
!default should only be written once for each variable.
This will be an error in Dart Sass 2.0.0.
   ╷
70 │ $nav-link-disabled-color:           $gray-600 !default !default;
   │                                                        ^^^^^^^^
   ╵

DEPRECATION WARNING on line 79, column 60 of ../../node_modules/bootswatch/dist/litera/_variables.scss:
!default should only be written once for each variable.
This will be an error in Dart Sass 2.0.0.
   ╷
79 │ $input-group-addon-bg:                  $gray-200 !default !default;
   │                                                            ^^^^^^^^
   ╵

WARNING: The keyword 'none' must be used as a single argument.
    ../../node_modules/bootstrap/scss/mixins/_box-shadow.scss 10:9   box-shadow()
    ../../node_modules/bootstrap/scss/forms/_form-control.scss 40:7  @import
    bootstrap/scss/_forms.scss 3:9                                   @import
    - 18:9                                                           root stylesheet

This error;
[plugins] "nodebb-plugin-question-and-answer" is active but not installed.
is especially odd because I did re-install that plugin.

I feel like I have to rebuild yet again because something is getting corrupted and it only seems to keep getting worse.

<baris>

You don't have to rebuild the server because of those errors. If you copied stuff over from another server you are probably missing the dependencies in the node_modules folder. You can fix that by running npm install and it will install all the dependencies. Try these commands and post any errors you get.

./nodebb stop
npm install
./nodebb activate nodebb-theme-harmony
./nodebb build
./nodebb start && ./nodebb log

NodeHam

The only things I originally copied were the files from the uploads but then I started seeing files being shown as missing as I would work on restoring or restarting etc. That's why I ended up copying those because I wasn't finding enough information to know how to deal with what ever was going on.

nodebb won't come up but I'll follow the steps;

$ ./nodebb stop
NodeBB is already stopped.
$ npm install
up to date, audited 1378 packages in 6s
182 packages are looking for funding
  run `npm fund` for details
7 vulnerabilities (2 moderate, 5 high)
Some issues need review, and may require choosing
a different dependency.
Run `npm audit` for details.

$ ./nodebb activate nodebb-theme-harmony
2023-05-18T18:45:23.477Z [4567/3771] - error: uncaughtException: Cannot find module 'request-promise-core/configure/request2'
Require stack:
- /home/nodebun/nodebb/node_modules/request-promise-native/lib/rp.js
- /home/nodebun/nodebb/src/plugins/index.js
- /home/nodebun/nodebb/src/cli/manage.js
- /home/nodebun/nodebb/src/cli/index.js
- /home/nodebun/nodebb/nodebb
Error: Cannot find module 'request-promise-core/configure/request2'
Require stack:
- /home/nodebun/nodebb/node_modules/request-promise-native/lib/rp.js
- /home/nodebun/nodebb/src/plugins/index.js
- /home/nodebun/nodebb/src/cli/manage.js
- /home/nodebun/nodebb/src/cli/index.js
- /home/nodebun/nodebb/nodebb
    at Module._resolveFilename (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1075:15)
    at Module._load (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:920:27)
    at Module.require (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1141:19)
    at require (node:internal/modules/cjs/helpers:110:18)
    at Object.<anonymous> (/home/nodebun/nodebb/node_modules/request-promise-native/lib/rp.js:3:17)
    at Module._compile (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1254:14)
    at Module._extensions..js (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1308:10)
    at Module.load (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1117:32)
    at Module._load (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:958:12)
    at Module.require (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1141:19) {"date":"Thu May 18 2023 18:45:23 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)","error":{"code":"MODULE_NOT_FOUND","requireStack":["/home/nodebun/nodebb/node_modules/request-promise-native/lib/rp.js","/home/nodebun/nodebb/src/plugins/index.js","/home/nodebun/nodebb/src/cli/manage.js","/home/nodebun/nodebb/src/cli/index.js","/home/nodebun/nodebb/nodebb"]},"exception":true,"os":{"loadavg":[0.47,0.18,0.15],"uptime":85560.47},"process":{"argv":["/usr/bin/node","/home/nodebun/nodebb/nodebb","activate","nodebb-theme-harmony"],"cwd":"/home/nodebun/nodebb","execPath":"/usr/bin/node","gid":1000,"memoryUsage":{"arrayBuffers":402396,"external":1028502,"heapTotal":33976320,"heapUsed":18515728,"rss":72798208},"pid":3771,"uid":1000,"version":"v18.16.0"},"stack":"Error: Cannot find module 'request-promise-core/configure/request2'\nRequire stack:\n- /home/nodebun/nodebb/node_modules/request-promise-native/lib/rp.js\n- /home/nodebun/nodebb/src/plugins/index.js\n- /home/nodebun/nodebb/src/cli/manage.js\n- /home/nodebun/nodebb/src/cli/index.js\n- /home/nodebun/nodebb/nodebb\n    at Module._resolveFilename (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1075:15)\n    at Module._load (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:920:27)\n    at Module.require (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1141:19)\n    at require (node:internal/modules/cjs/helpers:110:18)\n    at Object.<anonymous> (/home/nodebun/nodebb/node_modules/request-promise-native/lib/rp.js:3:17)\n    at Module._compile (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1254:14)\n    at Module._extensions..js (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1308:10)\n    at Module.load (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1117:32)\n    at Module._load (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:958:12)\n    at Module.require (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1141:19)","trace":[{"column":15,"file":"node:internal/modules/cjs/loader","function":"Module._resolveFilename","line":1075,"method":"_resolveFilename","native":false},{"column":27,"file":"node:internal/modules/cjs/loader","function":"Module._load","line":920,"method":"_load","native":false},{"column":19,"file":"node:internal/modules/cjs/loader","function":"Module.require","line":1141,"method":"require","native":false},{"column":18,"file":"node:internal/modules/cjs/helpers","function":"require","line":110,"method":null,"native":false},{"column":17,"file":"/home/nodebun/nodebb/node_modules/request-promise-native/lib/rp.js","function":null,"line":3,"method":null,"native":false},{"column":14,"file":"node:internal/modules/cjs/loader","function":"Module._compile","line":1254,"method":"_compile","native":false},{"column":10,"file":"node:internal/modules/cjs/loader","function":"Module._extensions..js","line":1308,"method":".js","native":false},{"column":32,"file":"node:internal/modules/cjs/loader","function":"Module.load","line":1117,"method":"load","native":false},{"column":12,"file":"node:internal/modules/cjs/loader","function":"Module._load","line":958,"method":"_load","native":false},{"column":19,"file":"node:internal/modules/cjs/loader","function":"Module.require","line":1141,"method":"require","native":false}]}
nodebun@nb01:~/nodebb$ ./nodebb log

Hit Ctrl-C to exit


    at Module._findPath (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:678:18)
    at Module._resolveFilename (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1061:27)
    at Module._load (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:920:27)
    at Module.require (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1141:19)
    at require (node:internal/modules/cjs/helpers:110:18)
    at Object.<anonymous> (/home/nodebun/nodebb/src/plugins/index.js:9:17)
    at Module._compile (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1254:14)
    at Module._extensions..js (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1308:10)
    at Module.load (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1117:32)
[cluster] Child Process (3570) has exited (code: 0, signal: null)
^C

NodeHam

BTW, I believe I ran npm install in one of the steps while restoring and initially, all was fine. It just started degrading and now getting worse. It started with only that one sub-directory missing and now it's others. I've not touched any of those modules.

<baris>

You should have a package.json file in the root of the nodebb folder. What are the contents of that file?

<baris>

Also post your nodejs and npm versions. Seems like your dependencies are not installed properly. https://github.com/request/request-promise/issues/278

NodeHam

There are a huge number of errors during the restore which I thought might be normal since sine indexes already existed from the new install. I also tried by completely removing the nodebb database first then using restore and then starting nodebb after running build and npm. I think but not sure since I've been at this for a while now.

$ node -v
v18.16.0
$ npm -v
9.5.1

$ cat package.json
{
    "name": "nodebb",
    "license": "GPL-3.0",
    "description": "NodeBB Forum",
    "version": "3.1.3",
    "homepage": "https://www.nodebb.org",
    "repository": {
        "type": "git",
        "url": "https://github.com/NodeBB/NodeBB/"
    },
    "main": "app.js",
    "scripts": {
        "start": "node loader.js",
        "lint": "eslint --cache ./nodebb .",
        "test": "nyc --reporter=html --reporter=text-summary mocha",
        "coverage": "nyc report --reporter=text-lcov > ./coverage/lcov.info",
        "coveralls": "nyc report --reporter=text-lcov | coveralls && rm -r coverage"
    },
    "nyc": {
        "exclude": [
            "src/upgrades/*",
            "test/*"
        ]
    },
    "lint-staged": {
        "*.js": [
            "eslint --fix"
        ]
    },
    "dependencies": {
        "@adactive/bootstrap-tagsinput": "0.8.2",
        "@isaacs/ttlcache": "1.4.0",
        "@popperjs/core": "2.11.7",
        "@socket.io/redis-adapter": "8.2.0",
        "ace-builds": "1.19.0",
        "archiver": "5.3.1",
        "async": "3.2.4",
        "autoprefixer": "10.4.14",
        "bcryptjs": "2.4.3",
        "benchpressjs": "2.5.1",
        "body-parser": "1.20.2",
        "bootbox": "6.0.0",
        "bootstrap": "5.2.3",
        "bootswatch": "5.2.3",
        "chalk": "4.1.2",
        "chart.js": "2.9.4",
        "cli-graph": "3.2.2",
        "clipboard": "2.0.11",
        "colors": "1.4.0",
        "commander": "10.0.1",
        "compare-versions": "5.0.3",
        "compression": "1.7.4",
        "connect-flash": "0.1.1",
        "connect-mongo": "5.0.0",
        "connect-multiparty": "2.2.0",
        "connect-pg-simple": "8.0.0",
        "connect-redis": "7.0.1",
        "cookie-parser": "1.4.6",
        "cron": "2.3.0",
        "cropperjs": "1.5.13",
        "csrf-sync": "4.0.1",
        "daemon": "1.1.0",
        "diff": "5.1.0",
        "esbuild": "0.17.18",
        "express": "4.18.2",
        "express-session": "1.17.3",
        "express-useragent": "1.0.15",
        "file-loader": "6.2.0",
        "fs-extra": "11.1.1",
        "graceful-fs": "4.2.11",
        "helmet": "6.2.0",
        "html-to-text": "9.0.5",
        "ioredis": "5.3.2",
        "ipaddr.js": "2.0.1",
        "jquery": "3.6.4",
        "jquery-deserialize": "2.0.0",
        "jquery-form": "4.3.0",
        "jquery-serializeobject": "1.0.0",
        "jquery-ui": "1.13.2",
        "jsesc": "3.0.2",
        "json2csv": "5.0.7",
        "jsonwebtoken": "9.0.0",
        "less": "4.1.3",
        "lodash": "4.17.21",
        "logrotate-stream": "0.2.9",
        "lru-cache": "9.1.1",
        "material-design-lite": "1.3.0",
        "mime": "3.0.0",
        "mkdirp": "3.0.1",
        "mongodb": "5.4.0",
        "morgan": "1.10.0",
        "mousetrap": "1.6.5",
        "multiparty": "4.2.3",
        "nconf": "0.12.0",
        "nodebb-plugin-2factor": "7.0.5",
        "nodebb-plugin-composer-default": "10.1.5",
        "nodebb-plugin-dbsearch": "6.0.1",
        "nodebb-plugin-emoji": "5.0.10",
        "nodebb-plugin-emoji-android": "4.0.0",
        "nodebb-plugin-markdown": "12.0.3",
        "nodebb-plugin-mentions": "4.1.1",
        "nodebb-plugin-ntfy": "1.0.15",
        "nodebb-plugin-question-and-answer": "^1.0.19",
        "nodebb-plugin-spam-be-gone": "^0.4.4",
        "nodebb-rewards-essentials": "0.2.3",
        "nodebb-theme-harmony": "1.0.24",
        "nodebb-theme-lavender": "7.0.9",
        "nodebb-theme-peace": "2.0.22",
        "nodebb-theme-persona": "13.0.65",
        "nodebb-widget-essentials": "7.0.12",
        "nodemailer": "6.9.1",
        "nprogress": "0.2.0",
        "passport": "0.6.0",
        "passport-http-bearer": "1.0.1",
        "passport-local": "1.0.0",
        "pg": "8.10.0",
        "pg-cursor": "2.9.0",
        "postcss": "8.4.23",
        "postcss-clean": "1.2.0",
        "progress-webpack-plugin": "1.0.16",
        "prompt": "1.3.0",
        "request": "2.88.2",
        "request-promise-native": "^0.0.0",
        "rimraf": "5.0.0",
        "rss": "1.2.2",
        "rtlcss": "4.1.0",
        "sanitize-html": "2.10.0",
        "sass": "1.62.1",
        "semver": "7.5.0",
        "serve-favicon": "2.5.0",
        "sharp": "0.32.1",
        "sitemap": "7.1.1",
        "slideout": "1.0.1",
        "socket.io": "4.6.1",
        "socket.io-client": "4.6.1",
        "sortablejs": "1.15.0",
        "spdx-license-list": "6.6.0",
        "spider-detector": "2.0.0",
        "terser-webpack-plugin": "5.3.8",
        "textcomplete": "0.18.2",
        "textcomplete.contenteditable": "0.1.1",
        "timeago": "1.6.7",
        "tinycon": "0.6.8",
        "toobusy-js": "0.5.1",
        "validator": "13.9.0",
        "webpack": "5.82.0",
        "webpack-merge": "5.8.0",
        "winston": "3.8.2",
        "xml": "1.0.1",
        "xregexp": "5.1.1",
        "yargs": "17.7.2",
        "zxcvbn": "4.4.2"
    },
    "devDependencies": {
        "@apidevtools/swagger-parser": "10.1.0",
        "@commitlint/cli": "17.6.3",
        "@commitlint/config-angular": "17.6.3",
        "coveralls": "3.1.1",
        "eslint": "8.40.0",
        "eslint-config-nodebb": "0.2.1",
        "eslint-plugin-import": "2.27.5",
        "grunt": "1.6.1",
        "grunt-contrib-watch": "1.1.0",
        "husky": "8.0.3",
        "jsdom": "22.0.0",
        "lint-staged": "13.2.2",
        "mocha": "10.2.0",
        "mocha-lcov-reporter": "1.3.0",
        "mockdate": "3.0.5",
        "nyc": "15.1.0",
        "smtp-server": "3.11.0"
    },
    "optionalDependencies": {
        "sass-embedded": "1.62.0"
    },
    "resolutions": {
        "*/jquery": "3.6.4"
    },
    "bugs": {
        "url": "https://github.com/NodeBB/NodeBB/issues"
    },
    "engines": {
        "node": ">=12"
    },
    "maintainers": [
        {
            "name": "Julian Lam",
            "email": "[email protected]",
            "url": "https://github.com/julianlam"
        },
        {
            "name": "Barış Soner Uşaklı",
            "email": "[email protected]",
            "url": "https://github.com/barisusakli"
        }
    ]
}

<baris>

NodeBB/install/package.json at master · NodeBB/NodeBB

Node.js based forum software built for the modern web - NodeBB/install/package.json at master · NodeBB/NodeBB

GitHub (github.com)

Your package.json has a wrong value. Try replacing it with install/package.json and run the above commands again.

NodeHam

$ ./nodebb start && ./nodebb log

Starting NodeBB
  "./nodebb stop" to stop the NodeBB server
  "./nodebb log" to view server output
  "./nodebb help" for more commands

Process "3559" from pidfile not found, deleting pidfile

Hit Ctrl-C to exit


    at Module.load (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1117:32)
[cluster] Child Process (3570) has exited (code: 0, signal: null)

NodeBB v3.1.3 Copyright (C) 2013-2023 NodeBB Inc.
This program comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY.
This is free software, and you are welcome to redistribute it under certain conditions.
For the full license, please visit: http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html

Clustering enabled: Spinning up 1 process(es).

2023-05-18T19:56:17.884Z [4567/4024] - info: Initializing NodeBB v3.1.3 https://support.domain.com
2023-05-18T19:56:22.248Z [4567/4024] - info: [socket.io] Restricting access to origin: https://support.domain.com:*
2023-05-18T19:56:23.110Z [4567/4024] - warn: [plugins] "nodebb-plugin-question-and-answer" is active but not installed.

2023-05-18T19:56:23.413Z [4567/4024] - warn: [plugins/load] The following plugins may not be compatible with your version of NodeBB. This may cause unintended behaviour or crashing. In the event of an unresponsive NodeBB caused by this plugin, run `./nodebb reset -p PLUGINNAME` to disable it.
  * nodebb-rewards-essentials

2023-05-18T19:56:23.761Z [4567/4024] - warn: [plugins] "nodebb-plugin-question-and-answer" is active but not installed.
2023-05-18T19:56:24.730Z [4567/4024] - info: [api] Adding 0 route(s) to `api/v3/plugins`
2023-05-18T19:56:24.769Z [4567/4024] - info: [router] Routes added
2023-05-18T19:56:25.108Z [4567/4024] - info: 🎉 NodeBB Ready
2023-05-18T19:56:25.116Z [4567/4024] - info: 🤝 Enabling 'trust proxy'
2023-05-18T19:56:25.128Z [4567/4024] - info: 📡 NodeBB is now listening on: 0.0.0.0:4567
2023-05-18T19:56:25.128Z [4567/4024] - info: 🔗 Canonical URL: https://support.domain.com
DEPRECATION WARNING on line 68, column 52 of ../../node_modules/bootswatch/dist/flatly/_variables.scss:
!default should only be written once for each variable.
This will be an error in Dart Sass 2.0.0.
   ╷
68 │ $nav-link-padding-y:                .5rem !default !default;
   │                                                    ^^^^^^^^
   ╵

DEPRECATION WARNING on line 70, column 56 of ../../node_modules/bootswatch/dist/flatly/_variables.scss:
!default should only be written once for each variable.
This will be an error in Dart Sass 2.0.0.
   ╷
70 │ $nav-link-disabled-color:           $gray-600 !default !default;
   │                                                        ^^^^^^^^
   ╵

DEPRECATION WARNING on line 79, column 60 of ../../node_modules/bootswatch/dist/litera/_variables.scss:
!default should only be written once for each variable.
This will be an error in Dart Sass 2.0.0.
   ╷
79 │ $input-group-addon-bg:                  $gray-200 !default !default;
   │                                                            ^^^^^^^^
   ╵

NodeHam

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NodeHam

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NodeHam

The problem remains but in a slightly different way.
Now it shows me only one post to accept when there were two and when I click on accept, it shows
Error - Post does not exist.