Issues with Nginx and Domain

[Per0x]

It might also help: https://dnschecker.org/

[Dan Reyes]

@PitaJ

[Per0x]

Are you sure NodeBB is up and listening on 4567 ?
I would check Firewall, open 80/443 and also listen on 443 in nginx.conf
Also, make sure your domain not already in use. Uses a sub-domain if it does.

[PitaJ]

What happens when you visit your domain?

[Dan Reyes]

@Per0x @PitaJ Domain is empty, already bough it and it says "This site is under development". And yes everything worked with localhost:4567
(Now it doesn't work, since I edited nginx configuration, also setup my domain "sampfive.me* in config.json

[PitaJ]

@Dan-Reyes can you take a screenshot of the browser when you visit your domain?

[Per0x]

@Dan-Reyes The fact that it says "This site is under development" means it already redirect to something on your server and not to nodeBB service.

[Dan Reyes]

@PitaJ

@Per0x Well i didn't touched anything, there are the default settings on it and I added the forum DNS Record

[Per0x]

@Dan-Reyes I would create a sub-domain like forum.sampfive.me

nginx.conf

server_name forum.sampfive.me;

New DNS record, and new SSL certificate.

[Per0x]

Oh! There's already something to forum.sampfive.me

[Dan Reyes]

@Per0x How is that possible? I don't have anything as "forum.sampfive.me"
Btw i have 300seconds cooldown.

Oh, forum.sampfive.me looks like when i try myip:4567 (this happened after editing nginx)

[Per0x]

@Dan-Reyes You probably have another reverse proxy running or your not working on "sites-available".
And when you installed nodebb what was the domain you put in the wizard ?

[Dan Reyes]

@Per0x When I installed nodebb I used default setting, localhost:4567 etc etc. Cuz I know its possible to change or migrate to a custom domain. And what do you mean about sites-enabled thingy? In the docs there is only one step and it is about sites-available.

Should i try uninstalling nginx and follow any other steps? Like i followed this https://docs.nodebb.org/installing/os/ubuntu/#configuring-nginx and this https://www.howtoforge.com/how-to-install-nodebb-forum-on-ubuntu-1804-lts/ but none of these seems to be working for me, ir maybe I did something wrong i really don't know.

[Per0x]

@Dan-Reyes said in Issues with Nginx and Domain:

what do you mean about sites-enabled thingy?

my mistake I meant sites-available.
Anyway, when you install nodebb, you have to set your domain name as url (you can change it in config.json).
And you have to make sure your reverse proxy (nginx) is not in conflict with others redirections as it seems.

[Dan Reyes]

@Per0x
I'm gonna try a new fresh installation of NGINX and follow again step by step to see if it works

[PitaJ]

I recommend getting nginx and nodebb working with just your IP address. server_name 1.2.3.4; then when that working you switch it to use the domain.

[Dan Reyes]

@PitaJ It was working with my IP. I had the warning box "looks like you lost connection to nodebb etc etc.." and I saw how to fix it and one method is by using your domain. Then i did everything in the docs, It didn't worked then i tried howtoforge method and still. After that forum stopped working on IP and you already saw what happend when i try to use the domain. Note that I completely uninstalled NGINX before switching from docs method to howtoforge

[gotwf]

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[Dan Reyes]

Hey there. After all nothing worked so I decided to make a new FRESH install of everything. But now I have this problem every time following the docs guide

[PitaJ]

Either your password is wrong or mongo isn't running. Try restarting the mongod service.