Upgrading from v0.6.1 to v0.9.0

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  • I am trying to do a minor update for the first time.

    I followed the documentation here :

    So basically I did this:
    $ git fetch
    $ git reset --hard origin/v0.6.x # Replace v0.3.x with the branch name!
    $ ./nodebb upgrade

    After the update is completed, I started up nodebb and in my panel I still see 0.6.1 as my version?
    You are running NodeBB v0.6.1.
    A new version (v0.9.0) has been released. Consider upgrading your NodeBB.

    I am trying small upgrade since I would like to move to 0.9.0 eventually, but don't want to break stuff. dump.rdb is saved safelly on Amazon S3. Thanks

    http://forum.maximumtrainer.com:4567/

  • v0.6.1 is the latest version in the v0.6.x branch ๐Ÿ˜„

    Next step, v0.7.x!

  • Oh really?
    I was following this update log and I see 0.6.2 there:

    Just want to update carefully as this is a live forum ๐Ÿ™‚
    Thanks

  • Looks like we went ahead and launched v0.7.0 instead. Those fixes mentioned actually belong with v0.6.1, so I'll update the article accordingly ๐Ÿ˜„

  • Thanks Julian for the clarification!

    So updating one branch at a time is the way to go?
    For example, I would do:
    0.6.1 --> 0.7.0
    0.7.0 --> 0.7.3
    0.7.3 ---> 0.8.0
    0.8.0 ---> 0.8.2
    0.8.2 ---> 0.9.0

  • @maximus123

    v0.6.1 --> v0.7.3
    v0.7.3 --> v0.8.2
    v0.8.2 --> v0.9.0

    No need to upgrade to the base version of each branch. When you checkout the v0.x.x branch, you'll be updated to the latest code in that branch.

    I believe from 7 to 8, you'll need to run npm i before ./nodebb upgrade.

  • Sounds good, should be easier this way.

    before running the /nodebb upgrade, do you need to have redis running so that it update the dump file?
    Got that for 7 to 8, what does "npm i" do? I am on CentOS and have updated everything with "yum update"
    Thanks

  • @maximus123 yum update updates your server's packages, and is not really related to NodeBB. npm install updates NodeBB's dependencies, which are saved locally in the node_modules/ folder.

    ./nodebb upgrade does it for you, usually, but in that specific instance, the upgrade script got rewritten and relies on a couple dependencies that aren't installed yet, so you have to install them first ๐Ÿ˜„

  • Perfect, so if the update script shows some missing dependencies, I will run "npm install"
    Should be good to go now, will try to update tonight.

  • Hey Julian,

    Just want to understand something before I start the upgrade process.
    Will the dump.rdb (redis database) be compatible with the newer version (0.9.0)? Has the database structure changed between version?

    I am now on 0.6.1, my upgrade plan is this:

    EDIT :
    updating the plan while I'm doing the update, I'm now on 0.7.3

    #Backup dump.rdb
    #stop./nodebb

    v0.6.1 --> v0.7.3
    $ git fetch
    $ git checkout v0.7.x
    $ npm install (needed before upgrade, missing dep.)
    $ ./nodebb upgrade
    #Start nodebb, test if changes worked
    DONE!

    v0.7.3 --> v0.8.2
    $ git fetch
    $ git checkout v0.8.x
    $ ./nodebb upgrade
    DONE!, had to install some missing dependecy with npm, see under this post for details

    v0.8.2 --> v0.9.0
    $ git fetch
    $ git checkout v0.9.x
    $ npm install (inside /nodebb directory)
    $ ./nodebb upgrade

    I also made change to the code of a plugin I'm using

    , will the changes carry on or be overwritten by the upgrade process?
    Let me know if something is not safe or missing in my upgrade plan, thanks a lot!

  • Having a problem running ./nodebb upgrade from 0.7.x to 0.8.x

    In file included from ../src/binding.cc:3:
    ../node_modules/nan/nan.h:316: error: โ€˜REPLACE_INVALID_UTF8โ€™ is not a member of โ€˜v8::Stringโ€™
    make: *** [Release/obj.target/magic/src/binding.o] Error 1
    gyp ERR! build error
    gyp ERR! stack Error: make failed with exit code: 2
    gyp ERR! stack at ChildProcess.onExit (/usr/lib/node_modules/node-gyp/lib/build.js:267:23)
    gyp ERR! stack at ChildProcess.emit (events.js:98:17)
    gyp ERR! stack at Process.ChildProcess._handle.onexit (child_process.js:820:12)
    gyp ERR! System Linux 2.6.32-573.1.1.el6.x86_64
    gyp ERR! command "node" "/usr/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/node-gyp/bin/node-gyp.js" "rebuild"
    gyp ERR! cwd /home/maximur1/nodebb/node_modules/mmmagic
    gyp ERR! node -v v0.10.36
    gyp ERR! node-gyp -v v0.10.6
    gyp ERR! not ok
    npm ERR! weird error 1
    npm ERR! not ok code 0

    inside :
    npm http 200

    I tried npm install before but I get the same error.. investingating

  • Hmmmmm, can you downgrade Node.js? You'll need v0.10/v0.11/v0.12 for the v0.8.x branch and older. v0.9.x supports Node.js v4/5

  • Should I just go directly to 0.9.x and skip 0.8.x? Or is the update script mandatory to run between major version? Thanks

  • If when upgrading from 0.7.x to 0.8.x, node app --upgrade completes without issue, you can move on ahead to v0.9.x branch.

  • Unfortunately no, I think I have to fix the nan-2.0.9 issue first

    Error while trying node app --upgrade

    module.js:340
    throw err;
    ^
    Error: Cannot find module 'mmmagic'
    at Function.Module._resolveFilename (module.js:338:15)
    at Function.Module._load (module.js:280:25)
    at Module.require (module.js:364:17)
    at require (module.js:380:17)
    at Object.<anonymous> (/home/maximur1/nodebb/src/file.js:7:12)
    at Module._compile (module.js:456:26)
    at Object.Module._extensions..js (module.js:474:10)
    at Module.load (module.js:356:32)
    at Function.Module._load (module.js:312:12)
    at Module.require (module.js:364:17)

  • Ok I got it to work but have this warning.. investigating

    [email protected] [nodebb]# sudo ./nodebb upgrade

    1. Bringing base dependencies up to date... OK

    2. Updating NodeBB data store schema.
      13/11 16:39 [5107] - error: Unable to initialize Redis! Is Redis installed? Error :Cannot find module 'redis'

    3. Storing upgrade date in "package.json"... OK

                                          NodeBB Upgrade Complete!
      
  • Looks like it did not upgrade (despite the success message)... please npm install redis@~0.10.1 connect-redis@~2.0.0

    ... and try the upgrade again

  • I have Redis 2.8.19 installed

    [~]# sudo redis-server --version
    Redis server v=2.8.19 sha=00000000:0 malloc=jemalloc-3.6.0 bits=64 build=8012391549b7b328

    Ok! will do!
    Still getting the error after your command, should redis be up and running? it's running ATM.

    Note: I updated npm to solve the issue up there (REPLACE_INVALID_UTF8), now i'm on 3.4.0
    [email protected] [nodebb]# sudo npm -v
    3.4.0

  • Trying to do a "npm rebuild" on nodebb and getting this

    1-
    [nodebb]# sudo npm rebuild
    he[email protected] install /home/maximur1/nodebb/node_modules/heapdump
    node-gyp rebuild
    gyp ERR! clean error
    gyp ERR! stack Error: EACCES, unlink 'build/Makefile'
    gyp ERR! System Linux 2.6.32-573.1.1.el6.x86_64
    gyp ERR! command "node" "/usr/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/node-gyp/bin/node-gyp.js" "rebuild"
    gyp ERR! cwd /home/maximur1/nodebb/node_modules/heapdump
    gyp ERR! node -v v0.10.36
    gyp ERR! node-gyp -v v3.0.3
    gyp ERR! not ok

    npm ERR! Linux 2.6.32-573.1.1.el6.x86_64
    npm ERR! argv "node" "/usr/bin/npm" "rebuild"
    npm ERR! node v0.10.36
    npm ERR! npm v3.4.0
    npm ERR! code ELIFECYCLE
    npm ERR! [email protected] install: node-gyp rebuild
    npm ERR! Exit status 1
    npm ERR!
    npm ERR! Failed at the [email protected] install script 'node-gyp rebuild'.
    npm ERR! Make sure you have the latest version of node.js and npm installed.
    npm ERR! If you do, this is most likely a problem with the heapdump package,
    npm ERR! not with npm itself.
    npm ERR! Tell the author that this fails on your system:
    npm ERR! node-gyp rebuild
    npm ERR! You can get their info via:
    npm ERR! npm owner ls heapdump
    npm ERR! There is likely additional logging output above.

    npm ERR! Please include the following file with any support request:
    npm ERR! /home/maximur1/nodebb/npm-debug.log

    2-
    Also, not sure why nodebb think I have redis 2.3.0 installed? I am on 2.8.19

    [email protected] [nodebb]# sudo npm install

    3-
    [email protected] [nodebb]# sudo node app --upgrade
    13/11 17:05 [5988] - info: NodeBB v0.8.2 Copyright (C) 2013-2014 NodeBB Inc.
    13/11 17:05 [5988] - info: This program comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY.
    13/11 17:05 [5988] - info: This is free software, and you are welcome to redistribute it under certain conditions.
    13/11 17:05 [5988] - info:
    13/11 17:05 [5988] - error: Unable to initialize Redis! Is Redis installed? Error :Cannot find module 'redis'

  • Redis module and redis server doesn't match, so that should be okay...

    npm ls redis?


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