NodeBB starts only in development mode, log gives no clues as to why

[Bruno Barbera]

Hello,

after a server reset NodeBB doesn't start regularly anymore.

using

./nodebb -l --log-level verbose start

I get

2018-08-03T07:00:55.445Z [32024] - verbose: * using configuration stored in: /var/www/html/nodebb.freeplaying.it/nodebb/config.json

Starting NodeBB with logging output
Hit Ctrl-C to exit
The NodeBB process will continue to run in the background
Use "./nodebb stop" to stop the NodeBB server
2018-07-29T20:35:45.659Z [1479] - info: Routes added
2018-07-29T20:35:45.663Z [1479] - info: NodeBB Ready
2018-07-29T20:35:45.666Z [1479] - info: Enabling 'trust proxy'
2018-07-29T20:35:45.673Z [1479] - info: NodeBB is now listening on: 0.0.0.0:4567
2018-07-29T20:58:31.312Z [1479] - info: [app] Shutdown (SIGTERM/SIGINT) Initialised.
2018-07-29T20:58:31.313Z [1479] - info: [app] Web server closed to connections.
2018-07-29T20:59:38.440Z [1479] - info: [app] Database connection closed.
2018-07-29T20:59:38.441Z [1479] - info: [app] Shutdown complete.
[cluster] Child Process (1479) has exited (code: 0, signal: null)

Log doesn't have any traces of malfunctioning plugins or the likes. Running a

./nodebb -d start

I get this:

2018-08-03T07:02:56.411Z [32535] - verbose: * using configuration stored in: /var/www/html/nodebb.freeplaying.it/nodebb/config.json

NodeBB v1.10.1 Copyright (C) 2013-2014 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).

2018-08-03T07:02:57.812Z [32555] - info: Initializing NodeBB v1.10.1 http://nodebb.freeplaying.it

2018-08-03T07:02:57.816Z [32555] - verbose: * using redis store at 127.0.0.1:6379

2018-08-03T07:02:57.817Z [32555] - verbose: * using themes stored in: /var/www/html/nodebb.freeplaying.it/nodebb/node_modules

2018-08-03T07:03:00.048Z [32555] - verbose: [minifier] utilizing a maximum of 1 additional threads

2018-08-03T07:03:00.084Z [32555] - verbose: Checking dependencies for outdated modules

2018-08-03T07:03:00.806Z [32555] - verbose: [notifications.init] Registering jobs.

2018-08-03T07:03:00.808Z [32555] - verbose: [user/jobs] (Re-)starting user jobs...

2018-08-03T07:03:00.810Z [32555] - verbose: [user/jobs] Starting job (digest.daily)

2018-08-03T07:03:00.812Z [32555] - verbose: [user/jobs] Starting job (digest.weekly)

2018-08-03T07:03:00.814Z [32555] - verbose: [user/jobs] Starting job (digest.monthly)

2018-08-03T07:03:00.815Z [32555] - verbose: [user/jobs] Starting job (reset.clean)

2018-08-03T07:03:00.815Z [32555] - verbose: [user/jobs] 4 jobs started

2018-08-03T07:03:00.816Z [32555] - verbose: [emailer] Setting up SMTP fallback transport

2018-08-03T07:03:00.869Z [32555] - verbose: [emailer] Built custom email templates

2018-08-03T07:03:00.870Z [32555] - info: [themes] Using theme nodebb-theme-persona

2018-08-03T07:03:00.871Z [32555] - verbose: [plugins] Initializing plugins system

2018-08-03T07:03:00.880Z [32555] - verbose: [plugins] Loaded plugin: nodebb-plugin-composer-default

2018-08-03T07:03:00.925Z [32555] - verbose: [plugins] Loaded plugin: nodebb-plugin-markdown

2018-08-03T07:03:01.026Z [32555] - verbose: [plugins] Loaded plugin: nodebb-plugin-mentions

2018-08-03T07:03:01.030Z [32555] - verbose: [plugins] Loaded plugin: nodebb-widget-essentials

2018-08-03T07:03:01.034Z [32555] - verbose: [plugins] Loaded plugin: nodebb-rewards-essentials

2018-08-03T07:03:01.035Z [32555] - verbose: [plugins] Found 3 sound file(s) for plugin nodebb-plugin-soundpack-default

2018-08-03T07:03:01.036Z [32555] - verbose: [plugins] Loaded plugin: nodebb-plugin-soundpack-default

2018-08-03T07:03:01.136Z [32555] - verbose: [plugins] Loaded plugin: nodebb-plugin-emoji

2018-08-03T07:03:01.163Z [32555] - verbose: [plugins] Loaded plugin: nodebb-plugin-emoji-android

2018-08-03T07:03:01.166Z [32555] - verbose: [plugins] Loaded plugin: nodebb-plugin-redactor-center

2018-08-03T07:03:01.310Z [32555] - verbose: [plugins] Loaded plugin: nodebb-plugin-dbsearch

2018-08-03T07:03:01.548Z [32555] - verbose: [plugins] Loaded plugin: nodebb-plugin-emailer-mailgun
2018-08-03T07:03:01.691Z [32555] - verbose: [plugins] Loaded plugin: nodebb-plugin-ns-embed

2018-08-03T07:03:01.696Z [32555] - verbose: [plugins] Loaded plugin: nodebb-plugin-spam-be-gone

2018-08-03T07:03:01.713Z [32555] - verbose: [plugins] Loaded plugin: nodebb-plugin-sso-facebook

2018-08-03T07:03:01.733Z [32555] - verbose: [plugins] Loaded plugin: nodebb-plugin-sso-twitter

2018-08-03T07:03:01.735Z [32555] - info: [plugins] Plugins OK

2018-08-03T07:03:01.735Z [32555] - verbose: [plugins/fireHook] static:assets.prepare

2018-08-03T07:03:01.736Z [32555] - verbose: [plugins/fireHook] static:app.preload

2018-08-03T07:03:01.736Z [32555] - verbose: [plugins/fireHook] filter:hotswap.prepare

2018-08-03T07:03:01.781Z [32555] - verbose: [plugins/fireHook] static:app.load

2018-08-03T07:03:01.816Z [32555] - verbose: [plugins/fireHook] action:markdown.updateParserRules

2018-08-03T07:03:01.825Z [32555] - info: [plugins/spam-be-gone] Settings loaded

3/8 09:03 [32555] - verbose: [plugins/embed] Updating rules...

3/8 09:03 [32555] - verbose: [plugins/embed] Updating rule list, total rules: 0

2018-08-03T07:03:01.828Z [32555] - verbose: [hotswap] Router with id plugins replaced successfully

2018-08-03T07:03:01.828Z [32555] - verbose: [plugins] All plugins reloaded and rerouted

2018-08-03T07:03:01.829Z [32555] - verbose: [plugins/fireHook] filter:auth.init

2018-08-03T07:03:01.842Z [32555] - verbose: [hotswap] Router with id auth replaced successfully

2018-08-03T07:03:01.843Z [32555] - info: Routes added

2018-08-03T07:03:01.854Z [32555] - verbose: [meta/blacklist] Loading 0 blacklist rule(s)

2018-08-03T07:03:01.855Z [32555] - verbose: [plugins/fireHook] filter:flags.getFilters

2018-08-03T07:03:01.855Z [32555] - info: NodeBB Ready

2018-08-03T07:03:01.859Z [32555] - verbose: [plugins/fireHook] action:nodebb.ready

2018-08-03T07:03:01.860Z [32555] - info: Enabling 'trust proxy'

2018-08-03T07:03:01.873Z [32555] - info: NodeBB is now listening on: 0.0.0.0:4567

and everything seems fine.

Any ideas?