Installation

[kamov]

Hi,

I am trying to install nodebb on my server.

I am on step where I run:

node app --setup

Docs that I found say:

Finally, we can run NodeBB:

[email protected]:~/mynodebb$ node app
Open your browser and navigate to http://<YOUR SERVER’S IP ADDRESS>:4567, ex. http://198.199.67.89:4567

But if I want that my forum is open via mydomain.com/blog
which setup need to do?

Thanks!

[kamov]

The config.json look like this now:

{
"base_url": "http://204.XXX.XX.XXX",
"port": "4567",
"use_port": false,
"secret": "53d3cc2b-a70d-47a0-afdf-83c92e0ed134",
"bind_address": "mydomain.com/blog",
"database": "redis",
"redis": {
"host": "204.XXX.XX.XXX",
"port": "6379",
"password": "xxxxxx",
"database": "0"
},
"bcrypt_rounds": 12,
"upload_path": "/public/uploads",
"relative_path": ""
}

[Scuzz]

You will need to setup a webserver with a reverse proxy.
Look at the wiki for using nginx with nodebb.

[kamov]

@Scuzz thanks for reply.

I am on apache, exist some wiki for this?

[julian]

Unfortunately not since we all use nginx, but if you stick around here, somebody else from the community may use apache and be able to help you!

[kamov]

@julian said:

Unfortunately not since we all use nginx, but if you stick around here, somebody else from the community may use apache and be able to help you!

Thanks Julian.

I have been able to install on Apache adding this to the vhost config:

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

When I run via comand line, I got this error:

What can be?

Thanks!!

[julian]

Looks like your Redis server is not currently running.

[kamov]

@julian Thanks for reply.

I got this warning, which said that require nodejs 0.8, but I am using higher 0.10

Does this can cause some issue?

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[julian]

@kamov -- most likely this should cause no problems.

[kamov]

I was able install with success, but now I have an error.

My config.json is this:

{
"base_url": "http://204.x.x.x",
"port": "4567",
"use_port": false,
"secret": "7dcaa8a3-2c7d-4782-8022-f57e151ac5cf",
"bind_address": "domain.com/community",
"database": "redis",
"redis": {
"host": "127.0.0.1",
"port": "6379",
"password": "",
"database": "0"
},
"bcrypt_rounds": 12,
"upload_path": "/public/uploads",
"relative_path": ""
}

And I have added a proxy

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

When I go to domain.com/community

My server is centos + apache.

[baris]

If you are installing in a subfolder, during node app --setup you have to put in http://domain.com/community as the URL of the installation, then your relative_path will be /community.

[julian]

Please change the following:

• bind_addressshould be left to 0.0.0.0, otherwise nobody will be able to access your NodeBB
• base_url can be domain.com/community.

[kamov]

Thanks @baris and thanks @Julian

Thanks to your tips I was able sort out this!

The main problem seem when you are trying to install nodebb into a subfolder.

Finally the headache has passed.

Thanks!!