URGENT, Cannot install on Rocky 9

<baris>

@NodeHam send me your forum url so I can take a look ([email protected]), seems like it's a configuration issue. Accepting posts uses sockets so if you have issues with socket.io some functionality won't work.

NodeHam

@baris , are you one of the developers?
My concern is that since I've had to mess with it so much and rebuilding, I might now have caused some new problems accidentally. I've no way of knowing at this point.

If it helps;

$ npm update socket.io

up to date, audited 1390 packages in 10s

185 packages are looking for funding
  run `npm fund` for details

11 vulnerabilities (6 moderate, 5 high)

To address all issues possible (including breaking changes), run:
  npm audit fix --force

Some issues need review, and may require choosing
a different dependency.

Run `npm audit` for details.

$ npm audit fix --force
npm WARN using --force Recommended protections disabled.
npm WARN audit Updating nodebb-plugin-spam-be-gone to 0.4.4, which is a SemVer major change.
npm WARN audit Updating request-promise-native to 0.0.0, which is a SemVer major change.
npm WARN audit No fix available for coveralls@*
npm WARN audit Updating nodebb-plugin-spam-be-gone to 0.4.4, which is a SemVer major change.
npm WARN audit No fix available for nodebb-plugin-emoji@>=2.0.0
npm WARN audit No fix available for nodebb-plugin-emoji-android@*
npm WARN deprecated [email protected]: request-promise-native has been deprecated because it extends the now deprecated request package, see https://github.com/request/request/issues/3142

added 1 package, removed 13 packages, changed 3 packages, and audited 1378 packages in 9s

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# npm audit report

dicer  *
Severity: high
Crash in HeaderParser in dicer - https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-wm7h-9275-46v2
No fix available
node_modules/dicer
  busboy  <=0.3.1
  Depends on vulnerable versions of dicer
  node_modules/busboy
    multer  <=2.0.0-rc.3
    Depends on vulnerable versions of busboy
    node_modules/multer
      nodebb-plugin-emoji  >=2.0.0
      Depends on vulnerable versions of multer
      node_modules/nodebb-plugin-emoji
        nodebb-plugin-emoji-android  *
        Depends on vulnerable versions of nodebb-plugin-emoji
        node_modules/nodebb-plugin-emoji-android

request  *
Severity: moderate
Server-Side Request Forgery in Request - https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-p8p7-x288-28g6
No fix available
node_modules/request
  coveralls  *
  Depends on vulnerable versions of request
  node_modules/coveralls

7 vulnerabilities (2 moderate, 5 high)

Some issues need review, and may require choosing
a different dependency.

<baris>

@NodeHam said in URGENT, Cannot install on Rocky 9:

@baris , are you one of the developers?

Yes. Send your forum url and I can tell if you have socket.io problems. If you have a configuration issue it will fail to connect and show up in the browser console/network tab.

NodeHam

Can you send me a private message please and I'll send you the url.

NodeHam

I do see this...

<baris>

@NodeHam That's the first time you posted the errors from your browser. That tells me what's wrong. https://github.com/NodeBB/NodeBB/issues/11612

If you are on persona theme try changing to harmony for now.

NodeHam

Hi,

Same thing, cannot accept posts. Similar error in the browser.

<baris>

You need to rebuild and restart after changing the theme.

NodeHam

Overlooked, I'll do it now.

NodeHam

Says it's restarting but it's been a while now. No load on the server so it's not because of that.
Do I need to build/restart or something else from the command line?

NodeHam

I tried switching back to the previous theme so I could compare errors but it went down and now it won't come up.
Looking at the log as I try to start it;

nodebun@nb01:~/nodebb$ ./nodebb log

Hit Ctrl-C to exit


    at Module._findPath (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:678:18)
    at Module._resolveFilename (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1061:27)
    at Module._load (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:920:27)
    at Module.require (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1141:19)
    at require (node:internal/modules/cjs/helpers:110:18)
    at Object.<anonymous> (/home/nodebun/nodebb/src/plugins/index.js:9:17)
    at Module._compile (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1254:14)
    at Module._extensions..js (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1308:10)
    at Module.load (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1117:32)
[cluster] Child Process (3570) has exited (code: 0, signal: null)

<baris>

Type nano logs/output.log and then paste the full error from the bottom of the file.

NodeHam

Every time I try to change the theme from the command line it shows entire sub-directories missing. I know those were there so I don't know what's removing some of the directories.

This is at the developers level now which I am not.

Require stack:
- /home/node/nodebb/node_modules/request-promise-native/lib/rp.js
- /home/node/nodebb/src/plugins/index.js
- /home/node/nodebb/src/groups/index.js
- /home/node/nodebb/src/user/index.js
- /home/node/nodebb/src/events.js
- /home/node/nodebb/src/cli/reset.js
- /home/node/nodebb/src/cli/index.js
- /home/node/nodebb/nodebb
Error: Cannot find module 'stealthy-require'
Require stack:

When I rebuilt, I installed a new setup but there were complaints of missing directories. This one for example;

/node_modules/request-promise-native/lib/rp.js
So I copied those files from the backup I made to put the uploads/... stuff back.

2023-05-17T16:34:55.951Z [4567/1918] - ^[[33mwarn^[[39m: [plugins] "nodebb-plugin-question-and-answer" is active but not installed.
2023-05-17T16:34:56.291Z [4567/1918] - ^[[32minfo^[[39m: [api] Adding 0 route(s) to `api/v3/plugins`
2023-05-17T16:34:56.343Z [4567/1918] - ^[[32minfo^[[39m: [router] Routes added
2023-05-17T16:34:56.352Z [4567/1918] - ^[[32minfo^[[39m: 🎉 NodeBB Ready
2023-05-17T16:34:56.355Z [4567/1918] - ^[[32minfo^[[39m: 🤝 Enabling 'trust proxy'
2023-05-17T16:34:56.359Z [4567/1918] - ^[[32minfo^[[39m: 📡 NodeBB is now listening on: 0.0.0.0:4567
2023-05-17T16:34:56.359Z [4567/1918] - ^[[32minfo^[[39m: 🔗 Canonical URL: https://support.domain.com
DEPRECATION WARNING on line 68, column 52 of ../../node_modules/bootswatch/dist/flatly/_variables.scss:
!default should only be written once for each variable.
This will be an error in Dart Sass 2.0.0.
   ╷
68 │ $nav-link-padding-y:                .5rem !default !default;
   │                                                    ^^^^^^^^
   ╵

DEPRECATION WARNING on line 70, column 56 of ../../node_modules/bootswatch/dist/flatly/_variables.scss:
!default should only be written once for each variable.
This will be an error in Dart Sass 2.0.0.
   ╷
70 │ $nav-link-disabled-color:           $gray-600 !default !default;
   │                                                        ^^^^^^^^
   ╵

DEPRECATION WARNING on line 79, column 60 of ../../node_modules/bootswatch/dist/litera/_variables.scss:
!default should only be written once for each variable.
This will be an error in Dart Sass 2.0.0.
   ╷
79 │ $input-group-addon-bg:                  $gray-200 !default !default;
   │                                                            ^^^^^^^^
   ╵

WARNING: The keyword 'none' must be used as a single argument.
    ../../node_modules/bootstrap/scss/mixins/_box-shadow.scss 10:9   box-shadow()
    ../../node_modules/bootstrap/scss/forms/_form-control.scss 40:7  @import
    bootstrap/scss/_forms.scss 3:9                                   @import
    - 18:9                                                           root stylesheet

This error;
[plugins] "nodebb-plugin-question-and-answer" is active but not installed.
is especially odd because I did re-install that plugin.

I feel like I have to rebuild yet again because something is getting corrupted and it only seems to keep getting worse.

<baris>

You don't have to rebuild the server because of those errors. If you copied stuff over from another server you are probably missing the dependencies in the node_modules folder. You can fix that by running npm install and it will install all the dependencies. Try these commands and post any errors you get.

./nodebb stop
npm install
./nodebb activate nodebb-theme-harmony
./nodebb build
./nodebb start && ./nodebb log

NodeHam

The only things I originally copied were the files from the uploads but then I started seeing files being shown as missing as I would work on restoring or restarting etc. That's why I ended up copying those because I wasn't finding enough information to know how to deal with what ever was going on.

nodebb won't come up but I'll follow the steps;

$ ./nodebb stop
NodeBB is already stopped.
$ npm install
up to date, audited 1378 packages in 6s
182 packages are looking for funding
  run `npm fund` for details
7 vulnerabilities (2 moderate, 5 high)
Some issues need review, and may require choosing
a different dependency.
Run `npm audit` for details.

$ ./nodebb activate nodebb-theme-harmony
2023-05-18T18:45:23.477Z [4567/3771] - error: uncaughtException: Cannot find module 'request-promise-core/configure/request2'
Require stack:
- /home/nodebun/nodebb/node_modules/request-promise-native/lib/rp.js
- /home/nodebun/nodebb/src/plugins/index.js
- /home/nodebun/nodebb/src/cli/manage.js
- /home/nodebun/nodebb/src/cli/index.js
- /home/nodebun/nodebb/nodebb
Error: Cannot find module 'request-promise-core/configure/request2'
Require stack:
- /home/nodebun/nodebb/node_modules/request-promise-native/lib/rp.js
- /home/nodebun/nodebb/src/plugins/index.js
- /home/nodebun/nodebb/src/cli/manage.js
- /home/nodebun/nodebb/src/cli/index.js
- /home/nodebun/nodebb/nodebb
    at Module._resolveFilename (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1075:15)
    at Module._load (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:920:27)
    at Module.require (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1141:19)
    at require (node:internal/modules/cjs/helpers:110:18)
    at Object.<anonymous> (/home/nodebun/nodebb/node_modules/request-promise-native/lib/rp.js:3:17)
    at Module._compile (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1254:14)
    at Module._extensions..js (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1308:10)
    at Module.load (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1117:32)
    at Module._load (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:958:12)
    at Module.require (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1141:19) {"date":"Thu May 18 2023 18:45:23 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)","error":{"code":"MODULE_NOT_FOUND","requireStack":["/home/nodebun/nodebb/node_modules/request-promise-native/lib/rp.js","/home/nodebun/nodebb/src/plugins/index.js","/home/nodebun/nodebb/src/cli/manage.js","/home/nodebun/nodebb/src/cli/index.js","/home/nodebun/nodebb/nodebb"]},"exception":true,"os":{"loadavg":[0.47,0.18,0.15],"uptime":85560.47},"process":{"argv":["/usr/bin/node","/home/nodebun/nodebb/nodebb","activate","nodebb-theme-harmony"],"cwd":"/home/nodebun/nodebb","execPath":"/usr/bin/node","gid":1000,"memoryUsage":{"arrayBuffers":402396,"external":1028502,"heapTotal":33976320,"heapUsed":18515728,"rss":72798208},"pid":3771,"uid":1000,"version":"v18.16.0"},"stack":"Error: Cannot find module 'request-promise-core/configure/request2'\nRequire stack:\n- /home/nodebun/nodebb/node_modules/request-promise-native/lib/rp.js\n- /home/nodebun/nodebb/src/plugins/index.js\n- /home/nodebun/nodebb/src/cli/manage.js\n- /home/nodebun/nodebb/src/cli/index.js\n- /home/nodebun/nodebb/nodebb\n    at Module._resolveFilename (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1075:15)\n    at Module._load (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:920:27)\n    at Module.require (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1141:19)\n    at require (node:internal/modules/cjs/helpers:110:18)\n    at Object.<anonymous> (/home/nodebun/nodebb/node_modules/request-promise-native/lib/rp.js:3:17)\n    at Module._compile (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1254:14)\n    at Module._extensions..js (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1308:10)\n    at Module.load (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1117:32)\n    at Module._load (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:958:12)\n    at Module.require (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1141:19)","trace":[{"column":15,"file":"node:internal/modules/cjs/loader","function":"Module._resolveFilename","line":1075,"method":"_resolveFilename","native":false},{"column":27,"file":"node:internal/modules/cjs/loader","function":"Module._load","line":920,"method":"_load","native":false},{"column":19,"file":"node:internal/modules/cjs/loader","function":"Module.require","line":1141,"method":"require","native":false},{"column":18,"file":"node:internal/modules/cjs/helpers","function":"require","line":110,"method":null,"native":false},{"column":17,"file":"/home/nodebun/nodebb/node_modules/request-promise-native/lib/rp.js","function":null,"line":3,"method":null,"native":false},{"column":14,"file":"node:internal/modules/cjs/loader","function":"Module._compile","line":1254,"method":"_compile","native":false},{"column":10,"file":"node:internal/modules/cjs/loader","function":"Module._extensions..js","line":1308,"method":".js","native":false},{"column":32,"file":"node:internal/modules/cjs/loader","function":"Module.load","line":1117,"method":"load","native":false},{"column":12,"file":"node:internal/modules/cjs/loader","function":"Module._load","line":958,"method":"_load","native":false},{"column":19,"file":"node:internal/modules/cjs/loader","function":"Module.require","line":1141,"method":"require","native":false}]}
nodebun@nb01:~/nodebb$ ./nodebb log

Hit Ctrl-C to exit


    at Module._findPath (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:678:18)
    at Module._resolveFilename (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1061:27)
    at Module._load (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:920:27)
    at Module.require (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1141:19)
    at require (node:internal/modules/cjs/helpers:110:18)
    at Object.<anonymous> (/home/nodebun/nodebb/src/plugins/index.js:9:17)
    at Module._compile (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1254:14)
    at Module._extensions..js (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1308:10)
    at Module.load (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1117:32)
[cluster] Child Process (3570) has exited (code: 0, signal: null)
^C

NodeHam

BTW, I believe I ran npm install in one of the steps while restoring and initially, all was fine. It just started degrading and now getting worse. It started with only that one sub-directory missing and now it's others. I've not touched any of those modules.

<baris>

You should have a package.json file in the root of the nodebb folder. What are the contents of that file?

<baris>

Also post your nodejs and npm versions. Seems like your dependencies are not installed properly. https://github.com/request/request-promise/issues/278

NodeHam

There are a huge number of errors during the restore which I thought might be normal since sine indexes already existed from the new install. I also tried by completely removing the nodebb database first then using restore and then starting nodebb after running build and npm. I think but not sure since I've been at this for a while now.

$ node -v
v18.16.0
$ npm -v
9.5.1

$ cat package.json
{
    "name": "nodebb",
    "license": "GPL-3.0",
    "description": "NodeBB Forum",
    "version": "3.1.3",
    "homepage": "https://www.nodebb.org",
    "repository": {
        "type": "git",
        "url": "https://github.com/NodeBB/NodeBB/"
    },
    "main": "app.js",
    "scripts": {
        "start": "node loader.js",
        "lint": "eslint --cache ./nodebb .",
        "test": "nyc --reporter=html --reporter=text-summary mocha",
        "coverage": "nyc report --reporter=text-lcov > ./coverage/lcov.info",
        "coveralls": "nyc report --reporter=text-lcov | coveralls && rm -r coverage"
    },
    "nyc": {
        "exclude": [
            "src/upgrades/*",
            "test/*"
        ]
    },
    "lint-staged": {
        "*.js": [
            "eslint --fix"
        ]
    },
    "dependencies": {
        "@adactive/bootstrap-tagsinput": "0.8.2",
        "@isaacs/ttlcache": "1.4.0",
        "@popperjs/core": "2.11.7",
        "@socket.io/redis-adapter": "8.2.0",
        "ace-builds": "1.19.0",
        "archiver": "5.3.1",
        "async": "3.2.4",
        "autoprefixer": "10.4.14",
        "bcryptjs": "2.4.3",
        "benchpressjs": "2.5.1",
        "body-parser": "1.20.2",
        "bootbox": "6.0.0",
        "bootstrap": "5.2.3",
        "bootswatch": "5.2.3",
        "chalk": "4.1.2",
        "chart.js": "2.9.4",
        "cli-graph": "3.2.2",
        "clipboard": "2.0.11",
        "colors": "1.4.0",
        "commander": "10.0.1",
        "compare-versions": "5.0.3",
        "compression": "1.7.4",
        "connect-flash": "0.1.1",
        "connect-mongo": "5.0.0",
        "connect-multiparty": "2.2.0",
        "connect-pg-simple": "8.0.0",
        "connect-redis": "7.0.1",
        "cookie-parser": "1.4.6",
        "cron": "2.3.0",
        "cropperjs": "1.5.13",
        "csrf-sync": "4.0.1",
        "daemon": "1.1.0",
        "diff": "5.1.0",
        "esbuild": "0.17.18",
        "express": "4.18.2",
        "express-session": "1.17.3",
        "express-useragent": "1.0.15",
        "file-loader": "6.2.0",
        "fs-extra": "11.1.1",
        "graceful-fs": "4.2.11",
        "helmet": "6.2.0",
        "html-to-text": "9.0.5",
        "ioredis": "5.3.2",
        "ipaddr.js": "2.0.1",
        "jquery": "3.6.4",
        "jquery-deserialize": "2.0.0",
        "jquery-form": "4.3.0",
        "jquery-serializeobject": "1.0.0",
        "jquery-ui": "1.13.2",
        "jsesc": "3.0.2",
        "json2csv": "5.0.7",
        "jsonwebtoken": "9.0.0",
        "less": "4.1.3",
        "lodash": "4.17.21",
        "logrotate-stream": "0.2.9",
        "lru-cache": "9.1.1",
        "material-design-lite": "1.3.0",
        "mime": "3.0.0",
        "mkdirp": "3.0.1",
        "mongodb": "5.4.0",
        "morgan": "1.10.0",
        "mousetrap": "1.6.5",
        "multiparty": "4.2.3",
        "nconf": "0.12.0",
        "nodebb-plugin-2factor": "7.0.5",
        "nodebb-plugin-composer-default": "10.1.5",
        "nodebb-plugin-dbsearch": "6.0.1",
        "nodebb-plugin-emoji": "5.0.10",
        "nodebb-plugin-emoji-android": "4.0.0",
        "nodebb-plugin-markdown": "12.0.3",
        "nodebb-plugin-mentions": "4.1.1",
        "nodebb-plugin-ntfy": "1.0.15",
        "nodebb-plugin-question-and-answer": "^1.0.19",
        "nodebb-plugin-spam-be-gone": "^0.4.4",
        "nodebb-rewards-essentials": "0.2.3",
        "nodebb-theme-harmony": "1.0.24",
        "nodebb-theme-lavender": "7.0.9",
        "nodebb-theme-peace": "2.0.22",
        "nodebb-theme-persona": "13.0.65",
        "nodebb-widget-essentials": "7.0.12",
        "nodemailer": "6.9.1",
        "nprogress": "0.2.0",
        "passport": "0.6.0",
        "passport-http-bearer": "1.0.1",
        "passport-local": "1.0.0",
        "pg": "8.10.0",
        "pg-cursor": "2.9.0",
        "postcss": "8.4.23",
        "postcss-clean": "1.2.0",
        "progress-webpack-plugin": "1.0.16",
        "prompt": "1.3.0",
        "request": "2.88.2",
        "request-promise-native": "^0.0.0",
        "rimraf": "5.0.0",
        "rss": "1.2.2",
        "rtlcss": "4.1.0",
        "sanitize-html": "2.10.0",
        "sass": "1.62.1",
        "semver": "7.5.0",
        "serve-favicon": "2.5.0",
        "sharp": "0.32.1",
        "sitemap": "7.1.1",
        "slideout": "1.0.1",
        "socket.io": "4.6.1",
        "socket.io-client": "4.6.1",
        "sortablejs": "1.15.0",
        "spdx-license-list": "6.6.0",
        "spider-detector": "2.0.0",
        "terser-webpack-plugin": "5.3.8",
        "textcomplete": "0.18.2",
        "textcomplete.contenteditable": "0.1.1",
        "timeago": "1.6.7",
        "tinycon": "0.6.8",
        "toobusy-js": "0.5.1",
        "validator": "13.9.0",
        "webpack": "5.82.0",
        "webpack-merge": "5.8.0",
        "winston": "3.8.2",
        "xml": "1.0.1",
        "xregexp": "5.1.1",
        "yargs": "17.7.2",
        "zxcvbn": "4.4.2"
    },
    "devDependencies": {
        "@apidevtools/swagger-parser": "10.1.0",
        "@commitlint/cli": "17.6.3",
        "@commitlint/config-angular": "17.6.3",
        "coveralls": "3.1.1",
        "eslint": "8.40.0",
        "eslint-config-nodebb": "0.2.1",
        "eslint-plugin-import": "2.27.5",
        "grunt": "1.6.1",
        "grunt-contrib-watch": "1.1.0",
        "husky": "8.0.3",
        "jsdom": "22.0.0",
        "lint-staged": "13.2.2",
        "mocha": "10.2.0",
        "mocha-lcov-reporter": "1.3.0",
        "mockdate": "3.0.5",
        "nyc": "15.1.0",
        "smtp-server": "3.11.0"
    },
    "optionalDependencies": {
        "sass-embedded": "1.62.0"
    },
    "resolutions": {
        "*/jquery": "3.6.4"
    },
    "bugs": {
        "url": "https://github.com/NodeBB/NodeBB/issues"
    },
    "engines": {
        "node": ">=12"
    },
    "maintainers": [
        {
            "name": "Julian Lam",
            "email": "[email protected]",
            "url": "https://github.com/julianlam"
        },
        {
            "name": "Barış Soner Uşaklı",
            "email": "[email protected]",
            "url": "https://github.com/barisusakli"
        }
    ]
}

<baris>

NodeBB/install/package.json at master · NodeBB/NodeBB

Node.js based forum software built for the modern web - NodeBB/install/package.json at master · NodeBB/NodeBB

GitHub (github.com)

Your package.json has a wrong value. Try replacing it with install/package.json and run the above commands again.