Yeah, so then you're probably on v.1.1.2 or close to it. You need to wipe your DB, and then start over, checking out v1.0.0: cd <your NodeBB directory> && rm -rf node_modules && git checkout v1.0.0 && ./nodebb install

@Kowlin Hey, thank you for your time in response, and for sure i have done my research on this amazing software forum, i agree it is one of a kind i have VPS server, you know anyone that can possibly help ?

Thanks @julian, i'm gonna give it a try