I was able to install it by following the instructions from here: https://products.containerize.com/discussion-forum/nodebb
I already have node.js installed on my computer. I did not install redis or nginx.
I have a mac, so on Terminal, after I created a directory called "nodebb", I skipped the first few lines of the instructions, and just pointed to the directory I created, by using the "cd" command. I then created another directory called NodeBB inside the nodebb directory. You may skip creating two directories and just create a directory called "NodeBB". I pointed to this directory by using the cd command.
Then this line
"git clone -b v1.15.x https://github.com/NodeBB/NodeBB.git ."
was the key for me.
After I typed that, nodebb was cloned to the directory.
Then I ran "./nodebb setup".
I used mongo for the database.
When prompted, I pasted the connection string that I got from mongodb's site. I substituted "nodebb" for the database part in the string. (I set up mongodb (Cloud Atlas) beforehand). The instructions that come up on Terminal will tell you to call your database "nodebb".
After that step, the program ran automatically and installed the files. It asked me to put in the username and password for mongodb and it also asked me to choose a name for admin and password. You might have to wait a while as it pauses for a long time after "Confirm Password". I thought there was some problem and was tempted to abort the operation, as it was taking a long time, but it did come up with further instructions after a while.
I typed "./nodebb start" when the setup finished and then went to "localhost:4567", and this time, I was able to see a normal board, and could log in as admin.
I write this follow-up in case another mac user has trouble installing nodebb. In the end, setup was pretty straightforward and did not involve a lot of steps. My OS is High Sierra.
The instructions, including the ones for Linux, at the official nodebb site did not work for me.
Problem while trying to install plugin via admin panel ( missing permissions )
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Hi,
when I try to install plugin via admin panel I have the following error:
Command failed: npm install [email protected] --save npm ERR! code EACCES npm ERR! syscall mkdir npm ERR! path /home/nodebb npm ERR! errno -13 npm ERR! Error: EACCES: permission denied, mkdir '/home/nodebb' npm ERR! { [Error: EACCES: permission denied, mkdir '/home/nodebb'] npm ERR! cause: npm ERR! { Error: EACCES: permission denied, mkdir '/home/nodebb' npm ERR! errno: -13, npm ERR! code: 'EACCES', npm ERR! syscall: 'mkdir', npm ERR! path: '/home/nodebb' }, npm ERR! isOperational: true, npm ERR! stack: 'Error: EACCES: permission denied, mkdir \'/home/nodebb\'', npm ERR! errno: -13, npm ERR! code: 'EACCES', npm ERR! syscall: 'mkdir', npm ERR! path: '/home/nodebb' } npm ERR! npm ERR! The operation was rejected by your operating system. npm ERR! It is likely you do not have the permissions to access this file as the current user npm ERR! npm ERR! If you believe this might be a permissions issue, please double-check the npm ERR! permissions of the file and its containing directories, or try running npm ERR! the command again as root/Administrator.I am using ubuntu server and I was using those steps:
to install nodeBB.
Can someone help me with this ? Thanks !
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omg nevermind,
I was missing nodebb directory in home
so just mkdir nodebb in home and sudo chown nodebb:nodebb nodebb/ does the job
