Update/current state

NLBlackEagle

Solved!

Soo, there appeared to be two errors. One with the nginx config which I solved in the past ( a / typo behind the proxy_pass ) for anyone having this same issue make sure you double check the nginx rules for a typo.

Secondly a npm rebuild fixed all the issues.

Thanks for the help guys!

NLBlackEagle

There was a typo in the proxy settings which are fixed now. However, the issue where I can not upload profile pictures or to a topic still remains. I continued looking and found this:

2019-01-07T15:42:10.830Z [4567/12991] - [31merror[39m: Cannot call write after a stream was destroyed
Error [ERR_STREAM_DESTROYED]: Cannot call write after a stream was destroyed
    at doWrite (_stream_writable.js:411:19)
    at writeOrBuffer (_stream_writable.js:399:5)
    at WriteStream.Writable.write (_stream_writable.js:299:11)
    at Socket.<anonymous> (/var/www/vhosts/dregora.com/forum.dregora.com/src/logger.js:201:24)
    at Socket.<anonymous> (/var/www/vhosts/dregora.com/forum.dregora.com/src/logger.js:205:12)
    at Socket.<anonymous> (/var/www/vhosts/dregora.com/forum.dregora.com/src/logger.js:205:12)
    at Socket.<anonymous> (/var/www/vhosts/dregora.com/forum.dregora.com/src/logger.js:205:12)
    at Socket.<anonymous> (/var/www/vhosts/dregora.com/forum.dregora.com/src/logger.js:205:12)
    at Socket.<anonymous> (/var/www/vhosts/dregora.com/forum.dregora.com/src/logger.js:205:12)
    at Socket.<anonymous> (/var/www/vhosts/dregora.com/forum.dregora.com/src/logger.js:205:12)
    at Socket.<anonymous> (/var/www/vhosts/dregora.com/forum.dregora.com/src/logger.js:205:12)
    at Socket.<anonymous> (/var/www/vhosts/dregora.com/forum.dregora.com/src/logger.js:205:12)
    at Socket.<anonymous> (/var/www/vhosts/dregora.com/forum.dregora.com/src/logger.js:205:12)
    at Socket.<anonymous> (/var/www/vhosts/dregora.com/forum.dregora.com/src/logger.js:205:12)
    at Socket.<anonymous> (/var/www/vhosts/dregora.com/forum.dregora.com/src/logger.js:205:12)
    at Socket.<anonymous> (/var/www/vhosts/dregora.com/forum.dregora.com/src/logger.js:205:12)

I also noticed the log isnt written to the notebb.log under /nodebbrootfolder/logs/nodebb.log ( even with permission 666 configured.

From my understanding this points to winston, but i have no clue how to proceed now.

NLBlackEagle

Hello everyone,

It's been a while since I took a look at the nodebb forum setup as I've had my exams. As of today I am however finished which means more time to focus & fix these issues.

So, for starters I have fixed some permission issues and have a secure forum while being able to upload files to the upload folder. However I am still not able to upload a profile picture. After spending the amount of time I did i am starting to suspect the software itself which brings me to the following. I can't automatically update nodebb using the rebuild & restart option on the forums.

This is the error it displays: Rebuilding and Restarting your NodeBB has been disabled as you do not seem to be running it via the appropriate daemon.

@PitaJ

As for plex, it's a hosting software package which lets you manage everything the easy way like installing ngnix/apache with the click of a button. Before I started using this I only used a terminal + ftp which in fact I have been using to install nodebb.

@Dravere

I have fixed the EADDRINUSE as well as the dev mode. I really do wonder how there could have been two instances. Confirming through listing the ports being listened on I do know that this issue has been fixed now though. I have tried setting the nginx directives in the vhosts through plesk ( i usually did this through apache vhosts without plesk ) but this caused everything to break down ( either proxy_pass or location / was not allowed for some reason I do not understand )
I do have to say that I've made sure to make backups after the #update!

#Update
The start of this reply was made about 7 hours ago. I've had my breaks but other then that I've attempted 3-reinstalls of nodebb from which there was one success. This was to make sure i am running the latest nodebb. Sadly the same issues persist. No restart/rebuild possible and no avatar uploads possible ( regular uploads are possible through the admin menu though )

P.S. This is not nearly my first couple setbacks, I've went through the same when my server's HDD got corrupted and I had no backups + when I attempted & eventually succeeded setting up a fully working mailserver ( which even finds it's way into outlook mailboxes ) So do know that I appreciate the help a ton and that any help is not getting to waste!

#Note
Given the re-install I did learned more then I knew previously, simple yet effective things like ./nodebb dev and log ( as well as how much things could possibly go wrong with npm )

#UPDATE 2 - Somehow rebuild and restart using the fancy button does work? Now i am confused

The startup contains this by the way:

Restricting access to origin: https://forum.dregora.com:*

Config:

{
    "url": "https://forum.dregora.com",
    "secret": "xxx-xxx-xxx-xxx",
    "database": "mongo",
    "mongo": {
        "host": "127.0.0.1",
        "port": "27017",
        "username": "xxxxx",
        "password": "xxxxx",
        "database": "xxxxx",
        "uri": ""
    }

NLBlackEagle

Hello everyone,

I am having a couple issues after installing nodebb which I do not know how to fix. I dont particulary like asking help on forums as the hard lesson is usually the best lesson. This time however I have no clue how to fix the below issues. At first I thought about privileges, couldnt upload and development mode because admin.js was missing from the re-captcha plugin but after trying all sorts of things I still am unable to resolve the issue.

So, in the meanwhile I will await any responce so I can start digging again and hopefully fix these issues. Thanks a lot in advance!

Issues

Dashboard says: "Rebuilding and
Restarting your NodeBB has been disabled as you do not seem to be running it via the appropriate daemon."
Notices: Forum is running in development mode. The forum may be open to potential vulnerabilities; please contact your system administrator. ( FIXED - Read Bottom page )
Uploading Profile Picture: Looks like your connection to Forum has been lost, please wait while we try to reconnect.

General Information:

OS: Centos 7.2
Database: MonoDB-ORG
Install user: ROOT
Panel: Plesk
Plesk settings as following: https://community.nodebb.org/topic/9215/running-nodebb-with-plesk-tips
root directory: forum.dregora.com/ ( as configured by plesk )
LOGS: error.log does not generate in /log or /root Instead I have this in /logs:
.gitignore ( 6 bytes )
nodebb.log ( 0 bytes )
output.log ( 30,910 bytes )
webinstall.log ( 45,295 bytes )
WebSocket in Plesk: ( Additional Ngnix settings: )

location ~ / {
    proxy_set_header X-Real-IP       $remote_addr;
    proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for;
    proxy_set_header Host            $http_host;
    proxy_set_header X-NginX-Proxy   true;
    proxy_set_header Upgrade         $http_upgrade;
    proxy_set_header Connection      "upgrade";
    proxy_redirect                   off;
    proxy_http_version               1.1;
    proxy_pass                       http://127.0.0.1:4567;
}

Config.json:

{
    "url": "https://forum.dregora.com",
    "port": "4567",
    "secret": "xxx-xxx-xxx-xxx-xxx",
    "database": "mongo",
    "mongo": {
        "host": "127.0.0.1",
        "port": "27017",
        "username": "nodebb",
        "password": "xxx",
        "database": "nodebb",
        "uri": ""
    }
}

Attempts to Resolve

Clearing Buffered Webcontent & Cookies after each attempt + Trying to upload profile picture & checking issues. Each issue confirmed present after each attempt
npm update
Reinstall Monodb-org
Reinstall nodebb
chown 777 test on /uploads
./nodebb upgrade
./nodebb build + restart

5. Rebuilding assets...  started
2018-10-23T11:14:21.073Z [8729] - warn: [plugins] File not found: /var/www/vhosts/dregora.com/forum.dregora.com/node_modules/nodebb-plugin-math-captcha/public/js/admin.js (Ignoring)
2018-10-23T11:14:21.117Z [8729] - info: [build] Building in parallel mode
2018-10-23T11:14:21.121Z [8729] - info: [build]         plugin static dirs  build started
2018-10-23T11:14:21.133Z [8729] - info: [build]          requirejs modules  build started
2018-10-23T11:14:21.139Z [8729] - info: [build]           client js bundle  build started
2018-10-23T11:14:21.146Z [8729] - info: [build]            admin js bundle  build started
2018-10-23T11:14:21.148Z [8729] - info: [build]         client side styles  build started
2018-10-23T11:14:21.152Z [8729] - info: [build] admin control panel styles  build started
2018-10-23T11:14:21.157Z [8729] - info: [build]                  templates  build started
2018-10-23T11:14:21.160Z [8729] - info: [build]                  languages  build started
2018-10-23T11:14:21.162Z [8729] - info: [build]                     sounds  build started
2018-10-23T11:14:51.121Z [8729] - info: [build]         plugin static dirs  build completed in 30.001sec
2018-10-23T11:14:51.683Z [8729] - info: [build]           client js bundle  build completed in 30.544sec
2018-10-23T11:14:51.826Z [8729] - info: [build]            admin js bundle  build completed in 30.68sec
2018-10-23T11:14:52.063Z [8729] - info: [build] admin control panel styles  build completed in 30.911sec
2018-10-23T11:14:52.094Z [8729] - info: [build]                     sounds  build completed in 30.932sec
2018-10-23T11:15:05.624Z [8729] - info: [build]         client side styles  build completed in 44.476sec
2018-10-23T11:15:48.524Z [8729] - info: [build]          requirejs modules  build completed in 87.391sec
2018-10-23T11:17:07.543Z [8729] - info: [build]                  languages  build completed in 166.384sec
2018-10-23T11:17:49.202Z [8729] - info: [build]                  templates  build completed in 208.045sec
2018-10-23T11:17:49.205Z [8729] - info: [build] Asset compilation successful. Completed in 208.086sec.

Remove plugin re-captcha ( admin.js missing )
Nodebb install ( I found myself doing random things at this point ) which gives the following error ( probably since the nodebb already has been configured? + Google Search "[bench press js] Unable to build or find a suitable native module" Didnt gave much information on how to fix this)

[root@dregora forum.dregora.com]# ./nodebb stop
Stopping NodeBB. Goodbye!
[root@dregora forum.dregora.com]# ./nodebb install
[benchpressjs] Unable to build or find a suitable native module, falling back to JS version
2018-10-23T12:26:46.613Z [18606] - info: Launching web installer on port 4567
events.js:160
      throw er; // Unhandled 'error' event
      ^

Error: listen EADDRINUSE :::4567
    at Object.exports._errnoException (util.js:1020:11)
    at exports._exceptionWithHostPort (util.js:1043:20)
    at Server._listen2 (net.js:1271:14)
    at listen (net.js:1307:10)
    at Server.listen (net.js:1403:5)
    at EventEmitter.listen (/var/www/vhosts/dregora.com/forum.dregora.com/node_modules/express/lib/application.js:618:24)
    at launchExpress (/var/www/vhosts/dregora.com/forum.dregora.com/install/web.js:75:15)
    at /var/www/vhosts/dregora.com/forum.dregora.com/install/web.js:69:3
    at /var/www/vhosts/dregora.com/forum.dregora.com/node_modules/async/dist/async.js:3888:9
    at /var/www/vhosts/dregora.com/forum.dregora.com/node_modules/async/dist/async.js:473:16
[root@dregora forum.dregora.com]#
/

I hope I gave enough information to give an idea of what is going on, if not please let me know.

Update/current state

After trying different websockets nginx configurations I couldnt log in anymore until I completely erased the websocket directives.
Development mode was changed to production through the node.js in plesk.
Trying to add websockets causes session issue: ( With or Without passing proxy to apache through plesk )

location ~ / {
	proxy_set_header X-Real-IP       $remote_addr;
	proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for;
	proxy_set_header Host            $http_host;
	proxy_set_header X-NginX-Proxy   true;
	proxy_set_header Upgrade         $http_upgrade;
	proxy_set_header Connection      "upgrade";
	proxy_redirect                   off;
	proxy_http_version               1.1;
	proxy_pass                       http://127.0.0.1:4567;
}

NLBlackEagle

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Issues

General Information:

Attempts to Resolve

Update/current state