npm ERR! extraneous: [email protected]

[Baerrus]

After checking out v0.5.x

waterloo:NodeBB vlad$ npm ll

npm ERR! extraneous: [email protected] /Users/vlad/workspace/nodebb/0.5.7/NodeBB/node_modules/redis
npm ERR! extraneous: [email protected] /Users/vlad/workspace/nodebb/0.5.7/NodeBB/node_modules/connect-redis
npm ERR! extraneous: [email protected] /Users/vlad/workspace/nodebb/0.5.7/NodeBB/node_modules/redis
npm ERR! not ok code 0

SHouldn't redis package be an explicit dependency?

[dwn]

No, redis is only installed if you set it to use redis in setup.

[Baerrus]

@dwn Maybe that is the problem. I copied config.json from another workspace instead of running ./nodebb setup

[a_5mith]

@Baerrus the setup is what installs redis or mongo db, so yeah. You'll need to delete config.json and start at the setup command.

[Baerrus]

I got it, now that I understand what installs redis.

The way I upgrade is I create a brand new workspace, install a new version of nodebb, copy over the config.json. I think that makes sense in real deployment scenario versus executing "git pull" in place. This way I retain a fully functional prior version installation I can fall back to in a instant should something fail with a new version.