on browsing getting directories list

[PitaJ]

I'm guessing you put it in public_html and Apache or nginx is serving it like it would any other set of files by default.

[Abhinov Singh 0]

@PitaJ

1. What should i do ?
2. Where should I put my files then

I am using centos 7 os ,
and Apache : server

[PitaJ]

Did you follow the installation docs?

Index - NodeBB Documentation

Documentation portal for NodeBB Forum Software

(docs.nodebb.org)

[Abhinov Singh 0]

@PitaJ yes offcourse

[Abhinov Singh 0]

@PitaJ
When I am doing curl http://localhost:4567/ on putty
I am getting nodebb html page

but when i am running nodebb through my subdomain , I am getting a list of directories of nodebb .

For doing configuration of reverse proxy : I have followed this link
https://docs.nodebb.org/configuring/proxies/apache/

Any advice , stuck from last 24 hours .
Not able to find solution

[Abhinov Singh 0]

@PitaJ
I have written this code in separate subdomain.conf
location where i saved this file : /etc/apache2/conf.d/includes

<VirtualHost *:80>
    ServerName www.sub-domain.com 
    ServerAlias sub-domain.com

    # Rewrite any http traffic to the main url https site
    <IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
        RewriteEngine On
        RewriteRule ^[^\/]*\/(.*) https://www.sub-domain.com/$1 [R=301,L]
    </IfModule>
</VirtualHost>

<VirtualHost *:443>
    Protocols h2 http/1.1
    ServerName www.sub-domain.com

    SSLEngine on
    SSLCertificateFile /path/to/cert.pem
    SSLCertificateKeyFile /path/to/privkey.pem
    SSLCertificateChainFile /path/to/chain.pem

    # Basic security headers
    Header always set X-Content-Type-Options "nosniff"
    Header always set X-Xss-Protection "1; mode=block"

    # NodeBB header
    RequestHeader set X-Forwarded-Proto "https"

    # Static file cache
    <FilesMatch "\.(ico|jpg|jpeg|png|gif|js|css)$">
        <IfModule mod_expires.c>
            ExpiresActive on
            ExpiresDefault "access plus 14 days"
            Header set Cache-Control "public"
        </IfModule>
    </FilesMatch>

    ProxyRequests off
    <Proxy *>
        Order deny,allow
        Allow from all
    </Proxy>

    # Custom Error Document when NodeBB is offline
    ProxyPass /error-documents !
    ErrorDocument 503 /error-documents/503.html
    Alias /error-documents /path/to/nodebb/public

    # Websocket passthrough
    RewriteEngine On
    RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI}  ^/socket.io            [NC]
    RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} transport=websocket    [NC]
    RewriteRule /(.*)           ws://localhost:4567/$1 [P,L]

    ProxyPass / http://localhost:4567/
    ProxyPassReverse / http://localhost:4567/

    # Log stuff
    #ErrorLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/www-example-error.log
    #CustomLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/www-example-access.log combined
</VirtualHost>

But still I am not able to do it
what mistake i am doing ?

[Abhinov Singh 0]

@PitaJ

I am able to open nodebb on : http://sample.sub-domain.com:4567
but not https://sample.sub-domain.com

[PitaJ]

Okay see all that is great information to have. Are you invested in using Apache and your reverse proxy? If not, I'd recommend using nginx. It's what all the developers use here.

[Abhinov Singh 0]

@PitaJ
I have already paid for the following services :
1. Os : centos 7
2. Apache2 (EasyApache4 software in hostgator)

[PitaJ]

First of all, if you paid for Apache, I have to ask why, because it's freely available software.

If you can't get Apache working I'm sorry, but I can't help you because I don't know much about it. I suggest you ask for help on an Apache-specific forum.

Nginx is also open source and free to use, so if it is really that important to you I suggest using that.

[Abhinov Singh 0]

@PitaJ

I did a fresh install of nodebb using nodebb documentation available at https://docs.nodebb.org/installing/os/centos/

Along the process after running ./nodebb setup

1. I was asked to make administrator username , email and password .
2. Mongo database and password
   So i fill all the details after which i run ./nodebb start

Then i see nodebb page .
When i click login and enter my administrator details
it reroute to same login page and admin portal is not getting opened

Following are the results :
1.After browsing http:/subdomain.com:4567

2.After doing admin login

3.Now clicking admin

4.After clicking admin , why it is rerouting to login page and why it's not opening admin dashboard

[PitaJ]

Are there any errors client or server side? What is the URL value in config.json? If it doesn't match where you're logging in, that will cause issues.

[Abhinov Singh 0]

@PitaJ
Thanks a lot
Now everything is working fine

Previously I was running nodebb version v.10.1 for last 1 year but when I try upgrading it to latest version
(before which i did mongodump first which results in making dump folder with two subfolders named admin and nodebb),

it kept me asking to install sharp first, which cannot be installed on centos 6 . So I changed my server to centos 7 .

Now the status is my new nodebb with latest version is running without my data
How can i use mongodump , so i can populate my new nodebb version with backup data ( most important )

Please guide me

[PitaJ]

@Abhinov-Singh-0 what you're looking for is the opposite of mongodump: mongorestore

[Abhinov Singh 0]

@PitaJ
Yes sorry , you are right,
mistyped it by mistake

Now the status is my new nodebb with latest version is running without my data
How can i use mongorestore , so i can populate my new nodebb version with backup data ( most important )

Please guide me

[Abhinov Singh 0]

@PitaJ
Do i need to do mongorestore before installing nodebb or can we do it after installing nodebb also ?

[baris]

You can do it after installing, it will replace all the data.