We are happy with our current version and our database is very small (about 6mb redis dump file). But we're seeing invalid CSRF token error continuously that's why we need to upgrade and patch it.
It's good that you're upgrading, because such an old version is dangerous for your security and the security of your users, do to various bugs that have been fixed in the last 6+ years.
Versions
You have node and nodejs, which could cause issues. I recommend you uninstall all node/nodejs packages and install Node v4. Node 4 should be compatible with everything up to v1.0.3, after which you'll upgrade to Node 14.
Upgrade procedureYou'll have to perform a mix of old-style and new-style upgrading to get to the latest version. This will be a little complicated.
Backup your database and uploads
Start NodeBB, disable every plugin, and Stop NodeBB
Install Node 4
Delete node_modules and reinstall with npm install
Prepare for Old-Style Upgrade
a. Check the output of git status. It should say "nothing to commit, working tree clean"
b. If there are any changes, run the following to reset to upstream: git checkout HEAD -- .
c. If there are any untracked files, delete them
d. git pull to get the latest on the v0.6.x branch
Execute Old-Style upgrade to v1
a. git checkout v0.7.x
b. ./nodebb upgrade
a. git checkout v0.8.x
b. ./nodebb upgrade
c. git checkout v0.9.x
d. delete the lwip entry from package.json dependencies
d. ./nodebb upgrade
e. git checkout v1.0.3
f. ./nodebb upgrade
Execute New-Style upgrade to latest
a. Install Node 14
a. git checkout v1.17.x
b. ./nodebb upgrade
Now it should be upgraded. Start NodeBB and check that it's running correctly. Let me know if you run into any issues during the process.
