Upgrading from v0.6.1 to v0.9.0

maximus123

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

I followed the documentation here :
https://docs.nodebb.org/en/latest/upgrading/index.html

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/

julian

v0.6.1 is the latest version in the v0.6.x branch

Next step, v0.7.x!

maximus123

Oh really?
I was following this update log and I see 0.6.2 there:
https://github.com/NodeBB/NodeBB/wiki/Version-History-%26-Roadmap

Just want to update carefully as this is a live forum
Thanks

julian

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

maximus123

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

julian

@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.

maximus123

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

julian

@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

maximus123

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.

maximus123

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 Emailer (Postmark v 0.4.0), 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!

maximus123

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: ‘REPLACE_INVALID_UTF8’ is not a member of ‘v8::String’
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 https://registry.npmjs.org/nan/-/nan-2.0.9.tgz

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

julian

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

maximus123

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

julian

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.

maximus123

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)

maximus123

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

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

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

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

                                    NodeBB Upgrade Complete!

julian

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

maximus123

I have Redis 2.8.19 installed

[email protected] [~]# 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

maximus123

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

1-
[email protected] [nodebb]# sudo npm rebuild
[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

[email protected] node_modules/double-ended-queue
[email protected] node_modules/redis

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'

julian

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

npm ls redis?