Hi All,
I am a total NooB to Mongo and Node, NPM etc etc. No matter how may times I follow instructions to the latter I am failing. It is very frustrating.
I have own server at home using Ubuntu 18.04 and wish to install nodebb. I have other node app running ad managed with no problems. It works great. I am using NGINX as a webserver for info and as I said this is driving me crazy 
I am hoping that I can get a push in the right direction to get the forum up. The log I will post is huge and comes after ./nodebb setup. I cannot attach a file so this will be long!! (not in full either because chracter count) Hopefully get an idea.
Thank you all in advance and please forgive my noobness but we all have to start somewhere. 
0 info it worked if it ends with ok
1 verbose cli [ '/usr/bin/node', '/usr/bin/npm', 'install', '--production' ]
2 info using [email protected]
3 info using [email protected]
4 silly loadCurrentTree Starting
5 silly install loadCurrentTree
6 silly install readLocalPackageData
7 silly install normalizeTree
8 silly loadCurrentTree Finishing
9 silly loadIdealTree Starting
10 silly install loadIdealTree
11 silly cloneCurrentTree Starting
12 silly install cloneCurrentTreeToIdealTree
13 silly cloneCurrentTree Finishing
14 silly loadShrinkwrap Starting
15 silly install loadShrinkwrap
16 silly loadShrinkwrap Finishing
17 silly loadAllDepsIntoIdealTree Starting
18 silly install loadAllDepsIntoIdealTree
19 silly fetchNamedPackageData @adactive/bootstrap-tagsinput
20 silly mapToRegistry name @adactive/bootstrap-tagsinput
21 silly mapToRegistry scope (from package name) @adactive
22 verbose mapToRegistry no registry URL found in name for scope @adactive
23 silly mapToRegistry using default registry
24 silly mapToRegistry registry https://registry.npmjs.org/
25 silly mapToRegistry uri https://registry.npmjs.org/@adactive%2Fbootstrap-tagsinput
26 silly fetchNamedPackageData @nodebb/bootswatch
27 silly mapToRegistry name @nodebb/bootswatch
28 silly mapToRegistry scope (from package name) @nodebb
29 verbose mapToRegistry no registry URL found in name for scope @nodebb
30 silly mapToRegistry using default registry
31 silly mapToRegistry registry https://registry.npmjs.org/
32 silly mapToRegistry uri https://registry.npmjs.org/@nodebb%2Fbootswatch
33 silly fetchNamedPackageData ace-builds
34 silly mapToRegistry name ace-builds
35 silly mapToRegistry using default registry
36 silly mapToRegistry registry https://registry.npmjs.org/
37 silly mapToRegistry uri https://registry.npmjs.org/ace-builds
38 silly fetchNamedPackageData archiver
39 silly mapToRegistry name archiver
40 silly mapToRegistry using default registry
41 silly mapToRegistry registry https://registry.npmjs.org/
42 silly mapToRegistry uri https://registry.npmjs.org/archiver
43 silly fetchNamedPackageData async
44 silly mapToRegistry name async
45 silly mapToRegistry using default registry
46 silly mapToRegistry registry https://registry.npmjs.org/
47 silly mapToRegistry uri https://registry.npmjs.org/async
48 silly fetchNamedPackageData autoprefixer
49 silly mapToRegistry name autoprefixer
50 silly mapToRegistry using default registry
51 silly mapToRegistry registry https://registry.npmjs.org/
52 silly mapToRegistry uri https://registry.npmjs.org/autoprefixer
53 silly fetchNamedPackageData bcryptjs
54 silly mapToRegistry name bcryptjs
55 silly mapToRegistry using default registry
56 silly mapToRegistry registry https://registry.npmjs.org/
57 silly mapToRegistry uri https://registry.npmjs.org/bcryptjs
58 silly fetchNamedPackageData benchpressjs
59 silly mapToRegistry name benchpressjs
60 silly mapToRegistry using default registry
61 silly mapToRegistry registry https://registry.npmjs.org/
62 silly mapToRegistry uri https://registry.npmjs.org/benchpressjs
63 silly fetchNamedPackageData body-parser
64 silly mapToRegistry name body-parser
65 silly mapToRegistry using default registry
66 silly mapToRegistry registry https://registry.npmjs.org/
67 silly mapToRegistry uri https://registry.npmjs.org/body-parser
68 silly fetchNamedPackageData bootbox
69 silly mapToRegistry name bootbox
70 silly mapToRegistry using default registry
71 silly mapToRegistry registry https://registry.npmjs.org/
72 silly mapToRegistry uri https://registry.npmjs.org/bootbox
73 silly fetchNamedPackageData bootstrap
74 silly mapToRegistry name bootstrap
75 silly mapToRegistry using default registry
76 silly mapToRegistry registry https://registry.npmjs.org/
77 silly mapToRegistry uri https://registry.npmjs.org/bootstrap
78 silly fetchNamedPackageData chart.js
79 silly mapToRegistry name chart.js
80 silly mapToRegistry using default registry
81 silly mapToRegistry registry https://registry.npmjs.org/
82 silly mapToRegistry uri https://registry.npmjs.org/chart.js
83 silly fetchNamedPackageData cli-graph
84 silly mapToRegistry name cli-graph
85 silly mapToRegistry using default registry
86 silly mapToRegistry registry https://registry.npmjs.org/
87 silly mapToRegistry uri https://registry.npmjs.org/cli-graph
88 silly fetchNamedPackageData clipboard
89 silly mapToRegistry name clipboard
90 silly mapToRegistry using default registry
91 silly mapToRegistry registry https://registry.npmjs.org/
92 silly mapToRegistry uri https://registry.npmjs.org/clipboard
93 silly fetchNamedPackageData colors
94 silly mapToRegistry name colors
95 silly mapToRegistry using default registry
96 silly mapToRegistry registry https://registry.npmjs.org/
97 silly mapToRegistry uri https://registry.npmjs.org/colors
98 silly fetchNamedPackageData commander
99 silly mapToRegistry name commander
100 silly mapToRegistry using default registry
101 silly mapToRegistry registry https://registry.npmjs.org/
102 silly mapToRegistry uri https://registry.npmjs.org/commander
103 silly fetchNamedPackageData compare-versions
104 silly mapToRegistry name compare-versions
105 silly mapToRegistry using default registry
106 silly mapToRegistry registry https://registry.npmjs.org/
107 silly mapToRegistry uri https://registry.npmjs.org/compare-versions
108 silly fetchNamedPackageData compression
109 silly mapToRegistry name compression
110 silly mapToRegistry using default registry
111 silly mapToRegistry registry https://registry.npmjs.org/
112 silly mapToRegistry uri https://registry.npmjs.org/compression
113 silly fetchNamedPackageData connect-ensure-login
114 silly mapToRegistry name connect-ensure-login
115 silly mapToRegistry using default registry
116 silly mapToRegistry registry https://registry.npmjs.org/
117 silly mapToRegistry uri https://registry.npmjs.org/connect-ensure-login
118 silly fetchNamedPackageData connect-flash
119 silly mapToRegistry name connect-flash
120 silly mapToRegistry using default registry
121 silly mapToRegistry registry https://registry.npmjs.org/
122 silly mapToRegistry uri https://registry.npmjs.org/connect-flash
123 silly fetchNamedPackageData connect-mongo
124 silly mapToRegistry name connect-mongo
125 silly mapToRegistry using default registry
126 silly mapToRegistry registry https://registry.npmjs.org/
127 silly mapToRegistry uri https://registry.npmjs.org/connect-mongo
128 silly fetchNamedPackageData connect-multiparty
129 silly mapToRegistry name connect-multiparty
130 silly mapToRegistry using default registry
131 silly mapToRegistry registry https://registry.npmjs.org/
132 silly mapToRegistry uri https://registry.npmjs.org/connect-multiparty
133 silly fetchNamedPackageData connect-pg-simple
134 silly mapToRegistry name connect-pg-simple
135 silly mapToRegistry using default registry
136 silly mapToRegistry registry https://registry.npmjs.org/
137 silly mapToRegistry uri https://registry.npmjs.org/connect-pg-simple
138 silly fetchNamedPackageData connect-redis
139 silly mapToRegistry name connect-redis
140 silly mapToRegistry using default registry
141 silly mapToRegistry registry https://registry.npmjs.org/
142 silly mapToRegistry uri https://registry.npmjs.org/connect-redis
143 silly fetchNamedPackageData cookie-parser
144 silly mapToRegistry name cookie-parser
145 silly mapToRegistry using default registry
146 silly mapToRegistry registry https://registry.npmjs.org/
147 silly mapToRegistry uri https://registry.npmjs.org/cookie-parser
148 silly fetchNamedPackageData cron
149 silly mapToRegistry name cron
150 silly mapToRegistry using default registry
151 silly mapToRegistry registry https://registry.npmjs.org/
152 silly mapToRegistry uri https://registry.npmjs.org/cron
153 silly fetchNamedPackageData cropperjs
154 silly mapToRegistry name cropperjs
155 silly mapToRegistry using default registry
156 silly mapToRegistry registry https://registry.npmjs.org/
157 silly mapToRegistry uri https://registry.npmjs.org/cropperjs
158 silly fetchNamedPackageData csurf
159 silly mapToRegistry name csurf
160 silly mapToRegistry using default registry
161 silly mapToRegistry registry https://registry.npmjs.org/
162 silly mapToRegistry uri https://registry.npmjs.org/csurf
163 silly fetchNamedPackageData daemon
164 silly mapToRegistry name daemon
165 silly mapToRegistry using default registry
166 silly mapToRegistry registry https://registry.npmjs.org/
167 silly mapToRegistry uri https://registry.npmjs.org/daemon
168 silly fetchNamedPackageData diff
169 silly mapToRegistry name diff
170 silly mapToRegistry using default registry
171 silly mapToRegistry registry https://registry.npmjs.org/
172 silly mapToRegistry uri https://registry.npmjs.org/diff
173 silly fetchNamedPackageData express
174 silly mapToRegistry name express
175 silly mapToRegistry using default registry
176 silly mapToRegistry registry https://registry.npmjs.org/
177 silly mapToRegistry uri https://registry.npmjs.org/express
178 silly fetchNamedPackageData express-session
179 silly mapToRegistry name express-session
180 silly mapToRegistry using default registry
181 silly mapToRegistry registry https://registry.npmjs.org/
182 silly mapToRegistry uri https://registry.npmjs.org/express-session
183 silly fetchNamedPackageData express-useragent
184 silly mapToRegistry name express-useragent
185 silly mapToRegistry using default registry
186 silly mapToRegistry registry https://registry.npmjs.org/
187 silly mapToRegistry uri https://registry.npmjs.org/express-useragent
188 silly fetchNamedPackageData graceful-fs
189 silly mapToRegistry name graceful-fs
190 silly mapToRegistry using default registry
191 silly mapToRegistry registry https://registry.npmjs.org/
192 silly mapToRegistry uri https://registry.npmjs.org/graceful-fs
193 silly fetchNamedPackageData helmet
194 silly mapToRegistry name helmet
195 silly mapToRegistry using default registry
196 silly mapToRegistry registry https://registry.npmjs.org/
197 silly mapToRegistry uri https://registry.npmjs.org/helmet
198 silly fetchNamedPackageData html-to-text
199 silly mapToRegistry name html-to-text
200 silly mapToRegistry using default registry
201 silly mapToRegistry registry https://registry.npmjs.org/
202 silly mapToRegistry uri https://registry.npmjs.org/html-to-text
203 silly fetchNamedPackageData ipaddr.js
204 silly mapToRegistry name ipaddr.js
205 silly mapToRegistry using default registry
206 silly mapToRegistry registry https://registry.npmjs.org/
207 silly mapToRegistry uri https://registry.npmjs.org/ipaddr.js
208 silly fetchNamedPackageData jquery
209 silly mapToRegistry name jquery
210 silly mapToRegistry using default registry
211 silly mapToRegistry registry https://registry.npmjs.org/
212 silly mapToRegistry uri https://registry.npmjs.org/jquery
213 silly fetchNamedPackageData jquery-deserialize
214 silly mapToRegistry name jquery-deserialize
215 silly mapToRegistry using default registry
216 silly mapToRegistry registry https://registry.npmjs.org/
217 silly mapToRegistry uri https://registry.npmjs.org/jquery-deserialize
218 silly fetchNamedPackageData jquery-form
219 silly mapToRegistry name jquery-form
220 silly mapToRegistry using default registry
221 silly mapToRegistry registry https://registry.npmjs.org/
222 silly mapToRegistry uri https://registry.npmjs.org/jquery-form
223 silly fetchNamedPackageData jquery-serializeobject
224 silly mapToRegistry name jquery-serializeobject
225 silly mapToRegistry using default registry
226 silly mapToRegistry registry https://registry.npmjs.org/
227 silly mapToRegistry uri https://registry.npmjs.org/jquery-serializeobject
228 silly fetchNamedPackageData jquery-ui
229 silly mapToRegistry name jquery-ui
230 silly mapToRegistry using default registry
231 silly mapToRegistry registry https://registry.npmjs.org/
232 silly mapToRegistry uri https://registry.npmjs.org/jquery-ui
233 silly fetchNamedPackageData jsesc
234 silly mapToRegistry name jsesc
235 silly mapToRegistry using default registry
236 silly mapToRegistry registry https://registry.npmjs.org/
237 silly mapToRegistry uri https://registry.npmjs.org/jsesc
238 silly fetchNamedPackageData json2csv
239 silly mapToRegistry name json2csv
240 silly mapToRegistry using default registry
241 silly mapToRegistry registry https://registry.npmjs.org/
242 silly mapToRegistry uri https://registry.npmjs.org/json2csv
243 silly fetchNamedPackageData jsonwebtoken
244 silly mapToRegistry name jsonwebtoken
245 silly mapToRegistry using default registry
246 silly mapToRegistry registry https://registry.npmjs.org/
247 silly mapToRegistry uri https://registry.npmjs.org/jsonwebtoken
248 silly fetchNamedPackageData less
249 silly mapToRegistry name less
250 silly mapToRegistry using default registry
251 silly mapToRegistry registry https://registry.npmjs.org/
252 silly mapToRegistry uri https://registry.npmjs.org/less
253 silly fetchNamedPackageData lodash
254 silly mapToRegistry name lodash
255 silly mapToRegistry using default registry
256 silly mapToRegistry registry https://registry.npmjs.org/
257 silly mapToRegistry uri https://registry.npmjs.org/lodash
258 silly fetchNamedPackageData logrotate-stream
259 silly mapToRegistry name logrotate-stream
260 silly mapToRegistry using default registry
261 silly mapToRegistry registry https://registry.npmjs.org/
262 silly mapToRegistry uri https://registry.npmjs.org/logrotate-stream
263 silly fetchNamedPackageData lru-cache
264 silly mapToRegistry name lru-cache
265 silly mapToRegistry using default registry
266 silly mapToRegistry registry https://registry.npmjs.org/
267 silly mapToRegistry uri https://registry.npmjs.org/lru-cache
268 silly fetchNamedPackageData material-design-lite
269 silly mapToRegistry name material-design-lite
270 silly mapToRegistry using default registry
271 silly mapToRegistry registry https://registry.npmjs.org/
272 silly mapToRegistry uri https://registry.npmjs.org/material-design-lite
273 silly fetchNamedPackageData mime
274 silly mapToRegistry name mime
275 silly mapToRegistry using default registry
276 silly mapToRegistry registry https://registry.npmjs.org/
277 silly mapToRegistry uri https://registry.npmjs.org/mime
278 silly fetchNamedPackageData mkdirp
279 silly mapToRegistry name mkdirp
280 silly mapToRegistry using default registry
281 silly mapToRegistry registry https://registry.npmjs.org/
282 silly mapToRegistry uri https://registry.npmjs.org/mkdirp
283 silly fetchNamedPackageData mongodb
284 silly mapToRegistry name mongodb
285 silly mapToRegistry using default registry
286 silly mapToRegistry registry https://registry.npmjs.org/
287 silly mapToRegistry uri https://registry.npmjs.org/mongodb
288 silly fetchNamedPackageData morgan
289 silly mapToRegistry name morgan
290 silly mapToRegistry using default registry
291 silly mapToRegistry registry https://registry.npmjs.org/
292 silly mapToRegistry uri https://registry.npmjs.org/morgan
293 silly fetchNamedPackageData mousetrap
294 silly mapToRegistry name mousetrap
295 silly mapToRegistry using default registry
296 silly mapToRegistry registry https://registry.npmjs.org/
297 silly mapToRegistry uri https://registry.npmjs.org/mousetrap
298 silly fetchNamedPackageData nconf
299 silly mapToRegistry name nconf
300 silly mapToRegistry using default registry
301 silly mapToRegistry registry https://registry.npmjs.org/
302 silly mapToRegistry uri https://registry.npmjs.org/nconf
303 silly fetchNamedPackageData nodebb-plugin-composer-default
304 silly mapToRegistry name nodebb-plugin-composer-default
305 silly mapToRegistry using default registry
306 silly mapToRegistry registry https://registry.npmjs.org/
307 silly mapToRegistry uri https://registry.npmjs.org/nodebb-plugin-composer-default
308 silly fetchNamedPackageData nodebb-plugin-dbsearch
309 silly mapToRegistry name nodebb-plugin-dbsearch
310 silly mapToRegistry using default registry
311 silly mapToRegistry registry https://registry.npmjs.org/
312 silly mapToRegistry uri https://registry.npmjs.org/nodebb-plugin-dbsearch
313 silly fetchNamedPackageData nodebb-plugin-emoji
314 silly mapToRegistry name nodebb-plugin-emoji
315 silly mapToRegistry using default registry
316 silly mapToRegistry registry https://registry.npmjs.org/
317 silly mapToRegistry uri https://registry.npmjs.org/nodebb-plugin-emoji
318 silly fetchNamedPackageData nodebb-plugin-emoji-android
319 silly mapToRegistry name nodebb-plugin-emoji-android
320 silly mapToRegistry using default registry
321 silly mapToRegistry registry https://registry.npmjs.org/
322 silly mapToRegistry uri https://registry.npmjs.org/nodebb-plugin-emoji-android
323 silly fetchNamedPackageData nodebb-plugin-markdown
324 silly mapToRegistry name nodebb-plugin-markdown
325 silly mapToRegistry using default registry
326 silly mapToRegistry registry https://registry.npmjs.org/
327 silly mapToRegistry uri https://registry.npmjs.org/nodebb-plugin-markdown
328 silly fetchNamedPackageData nodebb-plugin-mentions
329 silly mapToRegistry name nodebb-plugin-mentions
330 silly mapToRegistry using default registry
331 silly mapToRegistry registry https://registry.npmjs.org/
332 silly mapToRegistry uri https://registry.npmjs.org/nodebb-plugin-mentions
333 silly fetchNamedPackageData nodebb-plugin-soundpack-default
334 silly mapToRegistry name nodebb-plugin-soundpack-default
335 silly mapToRegistry using default registry
336 silly mapToRegistry registry https://registry.npmjs.org/
337 silly mapToRegistry uri https://registry.npmjs.org/nodebb-plugin-soundpack-default
338 silly fetchNamedPackageData nodebb-plugin-spam-be-gone
339 silly mapToRegistry name nodebb-plugin-spam-be-gone
340 silly mapToRegistry using default registry
341 silly mapToRegistry registry https://registry.npmjs.org/
342 silly mapToRegistry uri https://registry.npmjs.org/nodebb-plugin-spam-be-gone
343 silly fetchNamedPackageData nodebb-rewards-essentials
344 silly mapToRegistry name nodebb-rewards-essentials
345 silly mapToRegistry using default registry
346 silly mapToRegistry registry https://registry.npmjs.org/
347 silly mapToRegistry uri https://registry.npmjs.org/nodebb-rewards-essentials
348 silly fetchNamedPackageData nodebb-theme-lavender
349 silly mapToRegistry name nodebb-theme-lavender
350 silly mapToRegistry using default registry
351 silly mapToRegistry registry https://registry.npmjs.org/
352 silly mapToRegistry uri https://registry.npmjs.org/nodebb-theme-lavender
353 silly fetchNamedPackageData nodebb-theme-persona
354 silly mapToRegistry name nodebb-theme-persona
355 silly mapToRegistry using default registry
356 silly mapToRegistry registry https://registry.npmjs.org/
357 silly mapToRegistry uri https://registry.npmjs.org/nodebb-theme-persona
358 silly fetchNamedPackageData nodebb-theme-slick
359 silly mapToRegistry name nodebb-theme-slick
360 silly mapToRegistry using default registry
361 silly mapToRegistry registry https://registry.npmjs.org/
362 silly mapToRegistry uri https://registry.npmjs.org/nodebb-theme-slick
363 silly fetchNamedPackageData nodebb-theme-vanilla
364 silly mapToRegistry name nodebb-theme-vanilla
365 silly mapToRegistry using default registry
366 silly mapToRegistry registry https://registry.npmjs.org/
367 silly mapToRegistry uri https://registry.npmjs.org/nodebb-theme-vanilla
368 silly fetchNamedPackageData nodebb-widget-essentials
369 silly mapToRegistry name nodebb-widget-essentials
370 silly mapToRegistry using default registry
371 silly mapToRegistry registry https://registry.npmjs.org/
372 silly mapToRegistry uri https://registry.npmjs.org/nodebb-widget-essentials
373 silly fetchNamedPackageData nodemailer
374 silly mapToRegistry name nodemailer
375 silly mapToRegistry using default registry
376 silly mapToRegistry registry https://registry.npmjs.org/
377 silly mapToRegistry uri https://registry.npmjs.org/nodemailer
378 silly fetchNamedPackageData nprogress
379 silly mapToRegistry name nprogress
380 silly mapToRegistry using default registry
381 silly mapToRegistry registry https://registry.npmjs.org/
382 silly mapToRegistry uri https://registry.npmjs.org/nprogress
383 silly fetchNamedPackageData passport
384 silly mapToRegistry name passport
385 silly mapToRegistry using default registry
386 silly mapToRegistry registry https://registry.npmjs.org/
387 silly mapToRegistry uri https://registry.npmjs.org/passport
388 silly fetchNamedPackageData passport-http-bearer
389 silly mapToRegistry name passport-http-bearer
390 silly mapToRegistry using default registry
391 silly mapToRegistry registry https://registry.npmjs.org/
392 silly mapToRegistry uri https://registry.npmjs.org/passport-http-bearer
393 silly fetchNamedPackageData passport-local
394 silly mapToRegistry name passport-local
395 silly mapToRegistry using default registry
396 silly mapToRegistry registry https://registry.npmjs.org/
397 silly mapToRegistry uri https://registry.npmjs.org/passport-local
398 silly fetchNamedPackageData pg
399 silly mapToRegistry name pg
400 silly mapToRegistry using default registry
401 silly mapToRegistry registry https://registry.npmjs.org/
402 silly mapToRegistry uri https://registry.npmjs.org/pg
403 silly fetchNamedPackageData pg-cursor
404 silly mapToRegistry name pg-cursor
405 silly mapToRegistry using default registry
406 silly mapToRegistry registry https://registry.npmjs.org/
407 silly mapToRegistry uri https://registry.npmjs.org/pg-cursor
408 silly fetchNamedPackageData postcss
409 silly mapToRegistry name postcss
410 silly mapToRegistry using default registry
411 silly mapToRegistry registry https://registry.npmjs.org/
412 silly mapToRegistry uri https://registry.npmjs.org/postcss
413 silly fetchNamedPackageData postcss-clean
414 silly mapToRegistry name postcss-clean
415 silly mapToRegistry using default registry
416 silly mapToRegistry registry https://registry.npmjs.org/
417 silly mapToRegistry uri https://registry.npmjs.org/postcss-clean
418 silly fetchNamedPackageData promise-polyfill
419 silly mapToRegistry name promise-polyfill
420 silly mapToRegistry using default registry
421 silly mapToRegistry registry https://registry.npmjs.org/
422 silly mapToRegistry uri https://registry.npmjs.org/promise-polyfill
423 silly fetchNamedPackageData prompt
424 silly mapToRegistry name prompt
425 silly mapToRegistry using default registry
426 silly mapToRegistry registry https://registry.npmjs.org/
427 silly mapToRegistry uri https://registry.npmjs.org/prompt
428 silly fetchNamedPackageData redis
429 silly mapToRegistry name redis
430 silly mapToRegistry using default registry
431 silly mapToRegistry registry https://registry.npmjs.org/
432 silly mapToRegistry uri https://registry.npmjs.org/redis
433 silly fetchNamedPackageData request
434 silly mapToRegistry name request
435 silly mapToRegistry using default registry
436 silly mapToRegistry registry https://registry.npmjs.org/
437 silly mapToRegistry uri https://registry.npmjs.org/request
438 silly fetchNamedPackageData request-promise-native
439 silly mapToRegistry name request-promise-native
440 silly mapToRegistry using default registry
441 silly mapToRegistry registry https://registry.npmjs.org/
442 silly mapToRegistry uri https://registry.npmjs.org/request-promise-native
443 silly fetchNamedPackageData requirejs
444 silly mapToRegistry name requirejs
445 silly mapToRegistry using default registry
446 silly mapToRegistry registry https://registry.npmjs.org/
447 silly mapToRegistry uri https://registry.npmjs.org/requirejs
448 silly fetchNamedPackageData rimraf
449 silly mapToRegistry name rimraf
450 silly mapToRegistry using default registry
451 silly mapToRegistry registry https://registry.npmjs.org/
452 silly mapToRegistry uri https://registry.npmjs.org/rimraf
453 silly fetchNamedPackageData rss
454 silly mapToRegistry name rss
455 silly mapToRegistry using default registry
456 silly mapToRegistry registry https://registry.npmjs.org/
457 silly mapToRegistry uri https://registry.npmjs.org/rss
458 silly fetchNamedPackageData sanitize-html
459 silly mapToRegistry name sanitize-html
460 silly mapToRegistry using default registry
461 silly mapToRegistry registry https://registry.npmjs.org/
462 silly mapToRegistry uri https://registry.npmjs.org/sanitize-html
463 silly fetchNamedPackageData semver
464 silly mapToRegistry name semver
465 silly mapToRegistry using default registry
466 silly mapToRegistry registry https://registry.npmjs.org/
467 silly mapToRegistry uri https://registry.npmjs.org/semver
468 silly fetchNamedPackageData serve-favicon
469 silly mapToRegistry name serve-favicon
470 silly mapToRegistry using default registry
471 silly mapToRegistry registry https://registry.npmjs.org/
472 silly mapToRegistry uri https://registry.npmjs.org/serve-favicon
473 silly fetchNamedPackageData sharp
474 silly mapToRegistry name sharp
475 silly mapToRegistry using default registry
476 silly mapToRegistry registry https://registry.npmjs.org/
477 silly mapToRegistry uri https://registry.npmjs.org/sharp
478 silly fetchNamedPackageData sitemap
479 silly mapToRegistry name sitemap
480 silly mapToRegistry using default registry
481 silly mapToRegistry registry https://registry.npmjs.org/
482 silly mapToRegistry uri https://registry.npmjs.org/sitemap
483 silly fetchNamedPackageData slideout
484 silly mapToRegistry name slideout
485 silly mapToRegistry using default registry
486 silly mapToRegistry registry https://registry.npmjs.org/
487 silly mapToRegistry uri https://registry.npmjs.org/slideout
488 silly fetchNamedPackageData socket.io
489 silly mapToRegistry name socket.io
490 silly mapToRegistry using default registry
491 silly mapToRegistry registry https://registry.npmjs.org/
492 silly mapToRegistry uri https://registry.npmjs.org/socket.io
493 silly fetchNamedPackageData socket.io-adapter-cluster
494 silly mapToRegistry name socket.io-adapter-cluster
495 silly mapToRegistry using default registry
496 silly mapToRegistry registry https://registry.npmjs.org/
497 silly mapToRegistry uri https://registry.npmjs.org/socket.io-adapter-cluster
498 silly fetchNamedPackageData socket.io-client
499 silly mapToRegistry name socket.io-client
500 silly mapToRegistry using default registry
501 silly mapToRegistry registry https://registry.npmjs.org/
502 silly mapToRegistry uri https://registry.npmjs.org/socket.io-client
503 silly fetchNamedPackageData socket.io-redis
504 silly mapToRegistry name socket.io-redis
505 silly mapToRegistry using default registry
506 silly mapToRegistry registry https://registry.npmjs.org/
507 silly mapToRegistry uri https://registry.npmjs.org/socket.io-redis
508 silly fetchNamedPackageData sortablejs
509 silly mapToRegistry name sortablejs
510 silly mapToRegistry using default registry
511 silly mapToRegistry registry https://registry.npmjs.org/
512 silly mapToRegistry uri https://registry.npmjs.org/sortablejs
513 silly fetchNamedPackageData spdx-license-list
514 silly mapToRegistry name spdx-license-list
515 silly mapToRegistry using default registry
516 silly mapToRegistry registry https://registry.npmjs.org/
517 silly mapToRegistry uri https://registry.npmjs.org/spdx-license-list
518 silly fetchNamedPackageData spider-detector
519 silly mapToRegistry name spider-detector
520 silly mapToRegistry using default registry
521 silly mapToRegistry registry https://registry.npmjs.org/
522 silly mapToRegistry uri https://registry.npmjs.org/spider-detector
523 silly fetchNamedPackageData textcomplete
524 silly mapToRegistry name textcomplete
525 silly mapToRegistry using default registry
526 silly mapToRegistry registry https://registry.npmjs.org/
527 silly mapToRegistry uri https://registry.npmjs.org/textcomplete
528 silly fetchNamedPackageData textcomplete.contenteditable
529 silly mapToRegistry name textcomplete.contenteditable
530 silly mapToRegistry using default registry
531 silly mapToRegistry registry https://registry.npmjs.org/
532 silly mapToRegistry uri https://registry.npmjs.org/textcomplete.contenteditable
533 silly fetchNamedPackageData timeago
Maybe this from terminal will tell more:
[email protected]:~/nodebb$ ./nodebb setup
Dependencies outdated or not yet installed.
Installing them now...
npm WARN deprecated [email protected]: Please upgrade to the latest version 3.x.x module for improved functionality.
npm WARN deprecated [email protected]: request has been deprecated, see https://github.com/request/request/issues/3142
npm WARN deprecated [email protected]: Browserslist 2 could fail on reading Browserslist >3.0 config used in other tools.
npm WARN deprecated [email protected]: core-js@<3.3 is no longer maintained and not recommended for usage due to the number of issues. Because of the V8 engine whims, feature detection in old core-js versions could cause a slowdown up to 100x even if nothing is polyfilled. Please, upgrade your dependencies to the actual version of core-js.
npm WARN deprecated [email protected]: Fixed a critical issue with BSON serialization documented in CVE-2019-2391, see https://bit.ly/2KcpXdo for more details
npm ERR! Linux 4.15.0-147-generic
npm ERR! argv "/usr/bin/node" "/usr/bin/npm" "install" "--production"
npm ERR! node v8.10.0
npm ERR! npm v3.5.2
npm ERR! code EMISSINGARG
npm ERR! typeerror Error: Missing required argument #1
npm ERR! typeerror at andLogAndFinish (/usr/share/npm/lib/fetch-package-metadata.js:31:3)
npm ERR! typeerror at fetchPackageMetadata (/usr/share/npm/lib/fetch-package-metadata.js:51:22)
npm ERR! typeerror at resolveWithNewModule (/usr/share/npm/lib/install/deps.js:456:12)
npm ERR! typeerror at /usr/share/npm/lib/install/deps.js:457:7
npm ERR! typeerror at /usr/share/npm/node_modules/iferr/index.js:13:50
npm ERR! typeerror at /usr/share/npm/lib/fetch-package-metadata.js:37:12
npm ERR! typeerror at addRequestedAndFinish (/usr/share/npm/lib/fetch-package-metadata.js:82:5)
npm ERR! typeerror at returnAndAddMetadata (/usr/share/npm/lib/fetch-package-metadata.js:117:7)
npm ERR! typeerror at pickVersionFromRegistryDocument (/usr/share/npm/lib/fetch-package-metadata.js:134:20)
npm ERR! typeerror at /usr/share/npm/node_modules/iferr/index.js:13:50
npm ERR! typeerror This is an error with npm itself. Please report this error at:
npm ERR! typeerror http://github.com/npm/npm/issues
npm ERR! Please include the following file with any support request:
npm ERR! /home/smiley/nodebb/npm-debug.log
child_process.js:644
throw err;
^
Error: Command failed: npm install --production
at checkExecSyncError (child_process.js:601:13)
at Object.execSync (child_process.js:641:13)
at Object.installAll (/home/smiley/nodebb/src/cli/package-install.js:45:8)
at Object.<anonymous> (/home/smiley/nodebb/src/cli/index.js:58:18)
at Module._compile (module.js:652:30)
at Object.Module._extensions..js (module.js:663:10)
at Module.load (module.js:565:32)
at tryModuleLoad (module.js:505:12)
at Function.Module._load (module.js:497:3)
at Module.require (module.js:596:17)
A little further but still this on startup??
NodeBB Setup Completed. Run "./nodebb start" to manually start your NodeBB server.
[email protected]:~/nodebb$ ./nodebb start
./nodebb start
Starting NodeBB
"./nodebb stop" to stop the NodeBB server
"./nodebb log" to view server output
"./nodebb help" for more commands
[email protected]:~/nodebb$ internal/fs/utils.js:793
throw new ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE(
^
TypeError [ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE]: The "data" argument must be of type string or an instance of Buffer, TypedArray, or DataView. Received type number (8359)
at Object.writeFileSync (fs.js:1517:5)
at /home/smiley/nodebb/loader.js:234:7
at /home/smiley/nodebb/node_modules/graceful-fs/graceful-fs.js:352:16
at FSReqCallback.oncomplete (fs.js:180:23) {
code: 'ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE'
}
Smaller and smaller haha down to this now with ./nodebb start
[email protected]:~/nodebb$ internal/fs/utils.js:793
throw new ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE(
^
TypeError [ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE]: The "data" argument must be of type string or an instance of Buffer, TypedArray, or DataView. Received type number (9314)
at Object.writeFileSync (fs.js:1517:5)
at /home/smiley/nodebb/loader.js:234:7
at /home/smiley/nodebb/node_modules/graceful-fs/graceful-fs.js:352:16
at FSReqCallback.oncomplete (fs.js:180:23) {
code: 'ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE'
}
Hey buddy 
Did you follow the instructions on https://docs.nodebb.org/installing/os/ubuntu/ ?
It looks to me like the required softwares are not updated.
@atayz Hi thx for the reply. Yes i followed that and have updated. I can start the forum in dev mode but not startup normally.
I have this in dev mode:
[email protected]:~/nodebb$ ./nodebb dev
NodeBB v1.7.5 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).
2021-07-10T16:25:34.933Z [11405] - info: Initializing NodeBB v1.7.5 https://forum.fmjcod4.com
2021-07-10T16:25:34.934Z [11405] - verbose: * using mongo store at 127.0.0.1:27017
2021-07-10T16:25:34.934Z [11405] - verbose: * using themes stored in: /home/smiley/nodebb/node_modules
[benchpressjs] Unable to build or find a suitable native module, falling back to JS version
2021-07-10T16:25:35.635Z [11405] - verbose: [minifier] utilizing a maximum of 3 additional threads
2021-07-10T16:25:35.646Z [11405] - verbose: Checking dependencies for outdated modules
2021-07-10T16:25:35.850Z [11405] - verbose: [notifications.init] Registering jobs.
2021-07-10T16:25:35.850Z [11405] - verbose: [user/jobs] (Re-)starting user jobs...
2021-07-10T16:25:35.851Z [11405] - verbose: [user/jobs] Starting job (digest.daily)
2021-07-10T16:25:35.853Z [11405] - verbose: [user/jobs] Starting job (digest.weekly)
2021-07-10T16:25:35.854Z [11405] - verbose: [user/jobs] Starting job (digest.monthly)
2021-07-10T16:25:35.854Z [11405] - verbose: [user/jobs] Starting job (reset.clean)
2021-07-10T16:25:35.854Z [11405] - verbose: [user/jobs] 4 jobs started
2021-07-10T16:25:35.854Z [11405] - verbose: [emailer] Setting up SMTP fallback transport
2021-07-10T16:25:35.894Z [11405] - verbose: [emailer] Built custom email templates
2021-07-10T16:25:35.895Z [11405] - info: [themes] Using theme nodebb-theme-persona
2021-07-10T16:25:35.895Z [11405] - verbose: [plugins] Initializing plugins system
2021-07-10T16:25:35.900Z [11405] - verbose: [plugins] Loaded plugin: nodebb-plugin-composer-default
2021-07-10T16:25:35.901Z [11405] - verbose: [plugins] Loaded plugin: nodebb-theme-persona
2021-07-10T16:25:35.916Z [11405] - verbose: [plugins] Loaded plugin: nodebb-plugin-markdown
2021-07-10T16:25:35.924Z [11405] - verbose: [plugins] Loaded plugin: nodebb-plugin-mentions
2021-07-10T16:25:35.925Z [11405] - verbose: [plugins] Loaded plugin: nodebb-widget-essentials
2021-07-10T16:25:35.927Z [11405] - verbose: [plugins] Loaded plugin: nodebb-rewards-essentials
2021-07-10T16:25:35.928Z [11405] - verbose: [plugins] Found 3 sound file(s) for plugin nodebb-plugin-soundpack-default
2021-07-10T16:25:35.928Z [11405] - verbose: [plugins] Loaded plugin: nodebb-plugin-soundpack-default
2021-07-10T16:25:35.966Z [11405] - verbose: [plugins] Loaded plugin: nodebb-plugin-emoji
2021-07-10T16:25:35.974Z [11405] - verbose: [plugins] Loaded plugin: nodebb-plugin-emoji-android
2021-07-10T16:25:35.975Z [11405] - warn: [plugins/load] The following plugins may not be compatible with your version of NodeBB. This may cause unintended behaviour or crashing. In the event of an unresponsive NodeBB caused by this plugin, run ./nodebb reset -p PLUGINNAME to disable it.
2021-07-10T16:25:35.975Z [11405] - info: [plugins] Plugins OK
2021-07-10T16:25:36.005Z [11405] - verbose: [hotswap] Router with id plugins replaced successfully
2021-07-10T16:25:36.005Z [11405] - verbose: [plugins] All plugins reloaded and rerouted
2021-07-10T16:25:36.005Z [11405] - verbose: [hotswap] Router with id auth replaced successfully
2021-07-10T16:25:36.005Z [11405] - info: Routes added
2021-07-10T16:25:36.007Z [11405] - verbose: [meta/blacklist] Loading 0 blacklist rule(s)
2021-07-10T16:25:36.007Z [11405] - info: NodeBB Ready
2021-07-10T16:25:36.008Z [11405] - info: Enabling 'trust proxy'
2021-07-10T16:25:36.009Z [11405] - info: NodeBB is now listening on: 0.0.0.0:4567
Upgrade your Node version to 14.
@sampo2910 said in Error On Install -Please Please Help - Losing The Will To Live:
2021-07-10T16:25:35.975Z [11405] - warn: [plugins/load] The following plugins may not be compatible with your version of NodeBB. This may cause unintended behaviour or crashing. In the event of an unresponsive NodeBB caused by this plugin, run ./nodebb reset -p PLUGINNAME to disable it.
For some reason the log shows that nodebb-plugin-composer-default is incompatible.
Run this:
./nodebb reset -p nodebb-plugin-composer-default
And let me know if nodebb can start afterwards.
@sampo2910 what is the npm version?
@volanar npm -v 6.4.13
@Atayz That seems to have cleared that error starting in dev but still cannot start normally. I get this.
[email protected]:~/nodebb$ ./nodebb start
Starting NodeBB
"./nodebb stop" to stop the NodeBB server
"./nodebb log" to view server output
"./nodebb help" for more commands
[email protected]:~/nodebb$ internal/fs/utils.js:793
throw new ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE(
^
TypeError [ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE]: The "data" argument must be of type string or an instance of Buffer, TypedArray, or DataView. Received type number (6794)
at Object.writeFileSync (fs.js:1517:5)
at /home/smiley/nodebb/loader.js:234:7
at /home/smiley/nodebb/node_modules/graceful-fs/graceful-fs.js:352:16
at FSReqCallback.oncomplete (fs.js:180:23) {
code: 'ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE'
}
@sampo2910 in your original post it says it's version 8
0 info it worked if it ends with ok
1 verbose cli [ '/usr/bin/node', '/usr/bin/npm', 'install', '--production' ]
2 info using [email protected]
3 info using [email protected]
So have you upgraded it? Please provide the output of ./nodebb info
@pitaj said in Error On Install -Please Please Help - Losing The Will To Live:
@sampo2910 in your original post it says it's version 8
0 info it worked if it ends with ok 1 verbose cli [ '/usr/bin/node', '/usr/bin/npm', 'install', '--production' ] 2 info using [email protected] 3 info using [email protected]So have you upgraded it? Please provide the output of
./nodebb info
Yes I updated it as suggested on another thread here and it had cleared some errors. Here is the out put of ./nodebb.info
[benchpressjs] Unable to build or find a suitable native module, falling back to JS version
version: 1.7.5
Node ver: v14.17.3
git hash: 87c5dd34ea0171ac295bbf3c8d73c68076bc5c57
database: mongo
version: 3.6.3
engine: wiredTiger
Didn't notice this before, but you installed NodeBB v1.7.5, was that on purpose? The latest version is 1.17.2
@pitaj said in Error On Install -Please Please Help - Losing The Will To Live:
Didn't notice this before, but you installed NodeBB v1.7.5, was that on purpose? The latest version is 1.17.2
I did not do on purpose ? Damn..can i update in terminal?
OK,
I did ./nodebb update and the ./nodebb start and it page is there and running.
Could someone send me a link or instruction how to keep it alive and start again if server reboots?
My other app i do that with PM2. Can i do same with nodebb.
Thank you all for the help. Huge appreciation.
@sampo2910 ./nodebb update does not actually update your NodeBB version. You have to do that with git. I recommend starting over from scratch unless you've made a bunch of changes.
Upgrading - NodeBB Documentation
