Startup error after copying to a different server

[codecowboy]

I'm getting the following error at startup of a nodebb instance which I have just copied from one server to another (all files and mongodb)

Starting NodeBB
  "./nodebb stop" to stop the NodeBB server
  "./nodebb log" to view server output
  "./nodebb restart" to restart NodeBB

[vagrant@localhost nodebblivecopy]$ ./nodebb log

Type Ctrl-C to exit

    at Function.Module._load (module.js:289:25)
[cluster] Child Process (11015) has exited (code: 0, signal: null)
    at Module.require (module.js:366:17)
    at require (module.js:385:17)
    at module.init (/vagrant/nodebblivecopy/src/database/mongo.js:52:18)
    at /vagrant/nodebblivecopy/node_modules/async/lib/async.js:731:23
    at /vagrant/nodebblivecopy/node_modules/async/lib/async.js:172:37
    at fn (/vagrant/nodebblivecopy/node_modules/async/lib/async.js:717:34)
    at /vagrant/nodebblivecopy/node_modules/async/lib/async.js:1170:16
    at /vagrant/nodebblivecopy/node_modules/async/lib/async.js:172:37

What I already tried:

npm update

rm -rf ./node_modules

npm install

I edited config.json to reflect the change in database name.

Node version of that particular copy is 0.9. **Upgrading it is not a solution for me ** - I am trying to replicate a specific environment before I test upgrading.

[rod]

@codecowboy How did you copy your files? I do not have experience with Mongodb but take a look at my "dev/test" how to. Possibly it will identify a step you missed.

https://community.nodebb.org/topic/8479/how-to-create-manage-a-nodebb-test-dev-environment

[julian]

That log doesn't show enough... please run with ./nodebb dev for a full in-console log, or look at logs/output.log

[frissdiegurke]

Node version of that particular copy is 0.9. **Upgrading it is not a solution for me ** - I am trying to replicate a specific environment before I test upgrading.

"Node" is a bit unspecific.

If you meant NodeBB 0.9.x see @julian's post above.
If you instead meant node.js I'm sorry for you because

NodeBB requires the following software to be installed:

• A version of Node.js at least 0.10 or greater

So using NodeBB would not be a solution for you in that case.

[codecowboy]

Sorry. Yes, I meant the NodeBB version. Node version is 4.2.4

After I deleted node_modules I think what happened is that npm install didnt install mongo or mongo-connect. The error was a bit vague but reinstalling those two packages resolved the problem.