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PopsRocker

@Ali using the config changes you suggested has stopped errors from showing up in the DOM but the styles are still not showing up on the page. I thought it may be a cache but even checking on a different browser shows the forum stripped of styling.

Here's the html in between the head tags.

<head>
<title>Home | NodeBB</title>
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0, user-scalable=no">
<meta name="content-type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8">
<meta name="apple-mobile-web-app-capable" content="yes">
<meta property="og:site_name" content="NodeBB">
<meta name="keywords">
<meta name="msapplication-badge" content="frequency=30; polling-uri=http://100foldpro.com/bbs/sitemap.xml">
<meta name="msapplication-square150x150logo">
<meta name="title" content="NodeBB">
<meta name="description">
<meta property="og:title" content="Home | NodeBB">
<meta property="og:type" content="website">
<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="/bbs/stylesheet.css?8ec00012-b924-4f74-8476-8a8883b57566">

<link rel="icon" type="image/x-icon" href="/bbs/favicon.ico">
<link rel="apple-touch-icon" href="/bbs/apple-touch-icon">

<!--[if lt IE 9]>
	<script src="//cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/es5-shim/2.3.0/es5-shim.min.js"></script>
	<script src="//cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/html5shiv/3.7/html5shiv.min.js"></script>
	<script src="//cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/respond.js/1.4.2/respond.min.js"></script>
	<script>__lt_ie_9__ = 1;</script>
<![endif]-->

<script>
	var RELATIVE_PATH = "/bbs";
	var config = JSON.parse('{"relative_path":"/bbs","socketioTransports":["polling","websocket"],"websocketAddress":"","version":"0.8.2","siteTitle":"NodeBB","browserTitle":"NodeBB","showSiteTitle":true,"postDelay":"10","minimumTitleLength":"3","maximumTitleLength":"255","minimumPostLength":"8","maximumPostLength":"32767","hasImageUploadPlugin":false,"maximumProfileImageSize":"256","minimumUsernameLength":"2","maximumUsernameLength":"16","minimumPasswordLength":"6","maximumSignatureLength":"255","maximumAboutMeLength":"1000","useOutgoingLinksPage":false,"allowGuestSearching":false,"allowGuestUserSearching":false,"allowGuestHandles":false,"allowFileUploads":false,"allowProfileImageUploads":false,"allowTopicsThumbnail":false,"allowAccountDelete":true,"privateUserInfo":false,"privateTagListing":false,"usePagination":false,"disableSocialButtons":false,"disableChat":false,"maximumChatMessageLength":1000,"maxReconnectionAttempts":5,"reconnectionDelay":1500,"minimumTagsPerTopic":"0","maximumTagsPerTopic":"5","minimumTagLength":3,"maximumTagLength":15,"topicsPerPage":20,"postsPerPage":20,"maximumFileSize":"2048","theme:id":"nodebb-theme-persona","theme:src":"","defaultLang":"en_GB","userLang":"en_GB","loggedIn":false,"cache-buster":"8ec00012-b924-4f74-8476-8a8883b57566","requireEmailConfirmation":false,"topicPostSort":"oldest_to_newest","categoryTopicSort":"newest_to_oldest","csrf_token":"wduJjZD0-w9dSRNThD4C98jw5VZ8_47bOAPY","searchEnabled":false}');
	var app = {
		template: "categories",
		user: JSON.parse('{"username":"Guest","userslug":"","picture":"https://s.gravatar.com/avatar/d415f0e30c471dfdd9bc4f827329ef48?size=128&default=identicon&rating=pg","status":"offline","banned":false,"uid":0,"isAdmin":false,"email:confirmed":false}')
	};
</script>
<script src="/bbs/nodebb.min.js?8ec00012-b924-4f74-8476-8a8883b57566"></script>
<script>
require.config({
	baseUrl: "/bbs/src/modules",
	waitSeconds: 3,
	urlArgs: "8ec00012-b924-4f74-8476-8a8883b57566",
	paths: {
		'forum': '../client',
		'vendor': '../../vendor',
		'mousetrap': '../../bower/mousetrap/mousetrap'
	}
});
</script>



</head>

Very puzzled by this ... Pops

PopsRocker

Thanks Andi,

I made the changes you suggested and still have the same results. After making the edits I relaunched both Nginx and NodeBB.

The reason I have the root path is to direct the vhost to the Drupal installation.

It's looking like the easier way to accomplish the install is with the sub-domain. One the dns propagated the forum is working perfectly. I was trying to understand the Nginx conf as I am learning a lot, and the more I do this the easier it is getting to troubleshoot on my own without having to rely on tutorials.

Anyway, I've spent all day trying to make the sub directory work, so I'll go with what works

I'll submit a detailed post on how I have it all configured once I get further along in my understanding.

Thanks again ... Pops

PopsRocker

Greetings!

I have decided to jump back into setting up a NodeBB forum after setting up my server via command line (no gui, no management front end) and it's been a fun/challenging ride

I have managed to get very close on a dedicated server using Nginx with a dev vhost ...

I can get NodeBB to run using 100foldpro.com:4567 but when trying to use the actual URL where NodeBB is installed ( 100foldpro.com/bbs ) I get NodeBB showing up without any styling as the styles and .js files are trying to reference the root URL and not the directory.

Here are my configs ...

added to my vhost config file

    listen          80;
    server_name 100foldpro.com;
    index           index.html;
    root /pathToMyVhost/100foldpro;

    <....snip other parameters for a Drupal install .... >


    location /bbs {
        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_pass http://100foldpro.com:4567/;
        proxy_redirect off;

        # Socket.IO Support
        proxy_http_version 1.1;
        proxy_set_header Upgrade $http_upgrade;
        proxy_set_header Connection "upgrade";
    }

Here's the config.json

{
"url": "http://100foldpro.com:4567",
"secret": "bunch o numbers",
"database": "redis",
"redis": {
    "host": "127.0.0.1",
    "port": "6379",
    "password": "NOPE",
    "database": "0"
  }
}

I tried setting the URL of the subdirectory in the conf.json file to http://100foldpro.com:4567/bbs but I get the same output but with errors on the page that "/ doesn't exist"

I'm currently waiting for a CNAME dns change to see if I can just use the subdomain with a vhost conf for Nginx to run the subdomain from, but I would have thought setting up the subdirectory would have worked. I'm sure there's something in the Nginx host conf not right.

Thanks ... Pops

PopsRocker

Thanks @nhl-pl I was using Ajenti V and the only reason I switched away from using it was do to the lack of documentation. I have used the traditional Apache based web server setups for many years and the Nginx server was all foreign to me so it was a challenge any time I wanted to add something or even troubleshooting issues.

It reminds me of when I was evaluating blog/cms alternatives for a Coldfusion based website back when Wordpress was less than a year old. I looked at Wordpress and Drupal and decided to go with Wordpress because at the time Drupal was too complicated and didn't have very good documentation. I switched to Drupal just before Drupal 7 came out and was amazed at the progress it had made and how much simpler it was from what I remembered. It is possible however, that it seemed easier because my knowledge base was a lot bigger.

That was a long winded way of saying I may revisit Ajenti eventually once I have learned more about the Nginx and Node.js way of server management.

Thanks ... Pops

PopsRocker

I will admit it's been an eye opening experience jumping from a shared hosting company to having my own dedicated server. The choice was made to get a dedicated server so I could run my own Minecraft servers without restrictions. It didn't make sense for me to continue paying the hosting company I was using to host my websites since I had this new powerful server.

I started using Ajenti ( http://ajenti.org/ ) to manage my server since other commercial options were not with in my budget. I got to a point where I wanted to see if there was something easier on the market (webserver management) and that's when I found ServerPilot. It's been great but I get the feeling it's very limiting.

It's looking like I need to decide if there's a better webserver management solution, but in doing so I will end up having to re-store two Minecraft servers and five websites.

Anyone have any ideas on what to use for web server management? I'm trying to ween myself off the need for a GUI so if anyone can point me to a place where I can learn what I need in order to manage my server. A gui based solution is still ok

Just to clarify, I'm not running on a VPS, this is a dedicated server where I'm the only one with access to it (other than the company I rent it from) It's also not a managed server. I'm kinda in over my head at times, but I am willing to learn and have the technical aptitude to make it work, I just need to know what I need to learn.

Thanks ... Pops

PopsRocker

Greetings!

I have been experiencing issues while trying to install NodeBB (see previous posts) and since NodeBB has hosting options using DigitalOcean, I figured this would be an easy setup since I am using the same control panel (ServerPilot) that is used with DigitalOcean to manage my server.

I sent a support request to ServerPilot asking for anything they might be able to offer up. Here is their response ...

NodeBB uses the node.js programming language, not PHP. So, it won't work with ServerPilot. We only support PHP apps.

Thanks,
Justin

I am so confused at this point. The ServerPilot website mentions DigitalOcean as a hosting option too, and mentions that ServerPilot was created for DigitalOcean.

If NodeBB works on DigitalOcean, then what's the deal here ???

PopsRocker

Thanks markkus,

The server is using nginx, but in a way I am not as familiar with. The ServerPilot control panel I use to manage the websites uses nginx as a proxy in front of the apache server. This is where my knowledge needs updating, lol.

... Pops

PopsRocker

@baris said:

The error message is telling you that it can't access/save the file. Make sure the user you are running the commands has the proper permissions.

I wondered that too, I was using a user I specifically created for this task in order to not use the root user as I thought it was not a good practice to do. Especially since the instructions indicate a sudo user. Usually I can figure out permission issues, but for some reason I have not been able to solve this one. The installation does get further when using the root user, so there is definitely a permission issue.

The error I get now is related to the connection of the Redis database. I get a connection refused error when using the IP of the server.

The abort error shows the IP address and default port number so I have no idea how to connect the database.

Here's the latest console information ...

[email protected] node_modules/connect-redis
└── [email protected] ([email protected])
25/4 19:08 [21628] - info: Populating database with default configs, if not already set...
25/4 19:08 [21628] - error: Error: Redis connection to myserverIP:6379 failed - connect ECONNREFUSED
    at RedisClient.flush_and_error (/mydomainpath/nodebb/node_modules/redis/index.js:142:13)
    at RedisClient.on_error (/mydomainpath/nodebb/node_modules/redis/index.js:180:10)
    at Socket.<anonymous> (/mydomainpath/nodebb/node_modules/redis/index.js:95:14)
    at Socket.EventEmitter.emit (events.js:95:17)
    at net.js:441:14
    at process._tickCallback (node.js:415:13)
25/4 19:08 [21628] - warn: NodeBB Setup Aborted. Redis connection to myserverIP:6379 failed - connect ECONNREFUSED

Thanks ... Pops

PopsRocker

With some more digging, I started wondering if there was something regarding the URL.

I'm using ServerPilot as a control panel for my dedicated server which is the same control panel as is used with DigitalOcean, in fact, ServerPilot was designed for DigitalOcean. I have to assume the DigtalOcean VPS's are set up much the same way as my dedicated server is set up.

Nginx is configured as a proxy in front of Apache, therefore I'm not sure how I could use any of the guides found here - https://docs.nodebb.org/en/latest/configuring/proxies.html because none of them are setup in a way that matches how ServerPilot uses Nginx ... or I may be missing this completely, but I hope someone from the dev team will see my issue and understand what is going on, after all, I'm sure there's someone who is familiar with how DigitalOcean sets up NodeBB

... Pops

PopsRocker

Just curious if this may have any impact or possibly the reason my install is aborting.

When I ran the first step to install the dependencies this line was showing as the last line

N: Ignoring file '20auto-upgrades.ucf-dist' in directory '/etc/apt/apt.conf.d/' as it has an invalid filename extension

I'm stumped at this point, I don't understand why the setup is being aborted. I even checked to see if the Redis database was installed and it is, I even sent the command to make sure it was running, it is. When I run the command redis-cli ping I get the expected PONG in return.

Short of getting the clarification as to how the above information should be entered, I'm at a loss

I'm going to look up information on Redis to see if I can manually set up a database so I have valid information to enter on the NodeBB setup.

Am I going in the right direction at least ???

PopsRocker

Hello,

I'm looking for a clarification on the install steps if someone could fill me in ...

The first thing that is not clear to me ... the URL used to access this NodeBB ... I'm installing on a server and not a local machine. So I'm sure I can't accept the default localhost entry. I have set the nodebb directory in the root url - here's an example if I were to type the URL out in a browser ... http://dev.mydevdomain.com/nodebb

When I typed the command ./nodebb setup it was from within the /nodebb directory. With this example, would the URL used to access NodeBB be http//dev.mydevdomain.com (or do I have to indicate the default port as well?)

The next spot I am confused with is regarding the Redis database, I'm assuming the Redis database was installed with the first step in "installing the software stack" but I don't know what the Host IP or address would be other than the IP address of my server. If it's the later, then how would I setup more instances of NodeBB. My first attempt I entered my server IP thinking it would just connect via the default port, but I'm not sure that worked. So the result of the command line that I am posting below is when I just used the default IP (I know it's used for local machines, but didn't know what else to use)

Here's the results I have in the console when trying to run the setup. I used the default values except the URL to access (I have replace actual path and url's with dummy info for this post)

$ ./nodebb setup
24/4 17:58 [15355] - info: NodeBB v0.6.1 Copyright (C) 2013-2014 NodeBB Inc.
24/4 17:58 [15355] - info: This program comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY.
24/4 17:58 [15355] - info: This is free software, and you are welcome to redistribute it under certain conditions.
24/4 17:58 [15355] - info: 
24/4 17:58 [15355] - info: NodeBB Setup Triggered via Command Line
24/4 17:58 [15355] - info: Welcome to NodeBB!
24/4 17:58 [15355] - info: This looks like a new installation, so you'll have to answer a few questions about your environment before we can proceed.
24/4 17:58 [15355] - info: Press enter to accept the default setting (shown in brackets).
URL used to access this NodeBB (http://localhost:4567) http://dev.mydevdomain.com
Please enter a NodeBB secret (e40b69a0-65ee-4822-8596-63c8471635e9) 
Which database to use (redis) 

24/4 17:59 [15355] - info: Now configuring redis database:
Host IP or address of your Redis instance (127.0.0.1) 
Host port of your Redis instance (6379) 
Password of your Redis database 
Which database to use (0..n) (0) 
24/4 17:59 [15355] - error: Error saving server configuration! EACCES, open '/myserverpath/nodebb/config.json'
24/4 17:59 [15355] - warn: NodeBB Setup Aborted. EACCES, open '/myserverpath/nodebb/config.json'
mycomandprompt/nodebb$

Any help is much appreciated ... Pops

PopsRocker

Greetings!

I'm still learning my way around server administration so forgive me if these questions seem obvious to someone who should know what they're doing running a dedicated server. I know enough to be dangerous, so it's a good thing it's only my own projects and not a client HA!

I'm following the instructions for installing NodeBB via OS (Ubuntu 14.04)
https://docs.nodebb.org/en/latest/installing/os/ubuntu.html

After I get done with my first installation, at what part in the steps will I need to start in order to install a second instance for another website? I ask because I am aware that many of the initial steps are loading dependencies etc. Will it hurt anything if I were to just run through the steps again, or will I end up with multiple instances of the dependent files if that makes sense.

Plus ... when returned to the command prompt after entering the first step I see a file that is being ignored, do I need to be concerned about that file?

N: Ignoring file '20auto-upgrades.ucf-dist' in directory '/etc/apt/apt.conf.d/' as it has an invalid filename extension

Thank you ... Pops

PopsRocker

Just in case anyone was doubting the 10 kids mention HA!!!

Here's a screen asset from my live streaming setup.

... Pops

PopsRocker

Greetings!

Thought this would be the appropriate place for my first post here after catching up on those brave enough to expose themselves here for all the world to see.

I'm proud to be an "Old TImer" (in Internet years) hence the screen name, most people online call me Pops. As my avatar would suggest, I'm addicted to Minecraft (thanks to my kids) and am an aspiring live streamer over on the Twitch.tv network (same screen name). I stumbled upon this wonderful place just today while looking for "Todays" forum software.

(back in my day, LOL) I started online in '94 when internet usage was charged by the minute, and began building websites using Netscape Navigator Gold. My first online account was with AOL but quickly kicked the training wheels for Earthlink which was the first company to do the flat-rate pricing for $19.95/mo USD (I still have the original floppy disk sleeve with my login info penned on the inside cover)

My first computer was a TRS80 and then an Apple II+ (yes, I'm a diehard Apple fanboy, but respect those who choose anything other than Apple). My first useful computer was a Mac Performa 6200 which was the first consumer computer to have a 1GB hard drive. I currently use both a MacPro and a custom built Windows PC (had to go with a Windows box for streaming)

I consider myself a code hacker, I can read just about any programming language and understand what is going on, but I have never developed the skills to write code. (lack of time/money) So I do a lot of copy/paste and code tweaking in order to bend the code to my will. Realistically, though, I'm amazed I have any hair left with all the times I have been stuck trying to make something work only to find out later I missed a bracket or semi-colon somewhere. I'm sure you will get to know me soon enough as I prepare (stumble through) to build my forum with NodeBB.

Speaking of forum software, I started with what many consider the Grandfather of forum software. It's my opinion the UBB (Ultimate Bulletin Board) software was one of the first and where phpBB, among others like it spun off from. Is UBB even around anymore, I believe they were also the ones who started the BBcode markdown instead of allowing html in posts.

I have a degree in visual communications (fancy name for graphic design) and have worked as a web developer as well as running a freelance graphic/web design business. I'm very much burned out working with clients, so the work I do now is for my own projects. My latest, and the reason I found NodeBB is to be used with two Minecraft related websites. I have a dedicated server using Serverpilot to manage my websites and look forward to being a part of this community.

Oh ... I live in Idaho (USA), turning 44 this weekend, happily married with 10 kids (no, it's not a religious preference, and we're DONE!!)

One last thing ... I can be long winded, so I apologize in advance ... er ... well, after this post anyway.

Thanks ... Pops