@julian wait you support postgresql? not listed here https://docs.nodebb.org/configuring/databases/

according to their documentation nodebb only supports mongodb or redis.

nodebb is easy enough without docker, just need nodejs and the db, and use the cli ./nodebb start ./nodebb stop etc.

i use a oneshot systemd service to start it at boot:

[Unit]
Description=mpp.community nodebb
After=mongod.service

[Service]
User=mppc
Group=mppc
WorkingDirectory=/srv/mppc/forum/
Type=oneshot
ExecStart=/srv/mppc/forum/nodebb start
RemainAfterExit=yes
ExecStop=/srv/mppc/forum/nodebb stop

[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target

@baris oh fixed as of four hours ago https://github.com/kelektiv/node-cron/pull/639. but this was after your comment https://github.com/kelektiv/node-cron/issues/636#issuecomment-1455103644 about the fix for the error message, not the cause of the error.

funny how they're suddenly getting this months-old pr merged, cause the daylight savings time starting on march 12 is breaking everything. That cron's next run time is right at the moment time changes forward!

Also, I did try installing the master branch but it did not work, cause as I just realized the nodebb upgrade script immediately reverted it.

just in case anyone else comes searching this forum for this error (cause nothing comes up at the moment). my forum died and this is the last of the log, and here is how i got it running again.

2023-03-05T05:35:17.631Z [4567/2688798] - warn: [emailer/send] User tøxic (uid: 766) is banned; not sending email due to system config.
2023-03-05T08:00:05.020Z [4567/2688798] - error: uncaughtException: date.format is not a function
TypeError: date.format is not a function
    at CT._getNextDateFrom (/srv/mppc/forum/node_modules/cron/lib/time.js:271:79)
    at CT.sendAt (/srv/mppc/forum/node_modules/cron/lib/time.js:185:17)
    at CT.getTimeout (/srv/mppc/forum/node_modules/cron/lib/time.js:202:29)
    at CJ.start (/srv/mppc/forum/node_modules/cron/lib/job.js:118:31)
    at Timeout.callbackWrapper [as _onTimeout] (/srv/mppc/forum/node_modules/cron/lib/job.js:171:11)
    at listOnTimeout (node:internal/timers:559:17)
    at processTimers (node:internal/timers:502:7) {"date":"Sun Mar 05 2023 02:00:05 GMT-0600 (Central Standard Time)","error":{},"exception":true,"os":{"loadavg":[0.15,0.17,0.22],"uptime":728995.79},"process":{"argv":["/usr/bin/node","/srv/mppc/forum/app.js"],"cwd":"/srv/mppc/forum","execPath":"/usr/bin/node","gid":948,"memoryUsage":{"arrayBuffers":19507628,"external":21780480,"heapTotal":247558144,"heapUsed":193745224,"rss":413835264},"pid":2688798,"uid":951,"version":"v16.19.1"},"stack":"TypeError: date.format is not a function\n    at CT._getNextDateFrom (/srv/mppc/forum/node_modules/cron/lib/time.js:271:79)\n    at CT.sendAt (/srv/mppc/forum/node_modules/cron/lib/time.js:185:17)\n    at CT.getTimeout (/srv/mppc/forum/node_modules/cron/lib/time.js:202:29)\n    at CJ.start (/srv/mppc/forum/node_modules/cron/lib/job.js:118:31)\n    at Timeout.callbackWrapper [as _onTimeout] (/srv/mppc/forum/node_modules/cron/lib/job.js:171:11)\n    at listOnTimeout (node:internal/timers:559:17)\n    at processTimers (node:internal/timers:502:7)","trace":[{"column":79,"file":"/srv/mppc/forum/node_modules/cron/lib/time.js","function":"CT._getNextDateFrom","line":271,"method":"_getNextDateFrom","native":false},{"column":17,"file":"/srv/mppc/forum/node_modules/cron/lib/time.js","function":"CT.sendAt","line":185,"method":"sendAt","native":false},{"column":29,"file":"/srv/mppc/forum/node_modules/cron/lib/time.js","function":"CT.getTimeout","line":202,"method":"getTimeout","native":false},{"column":31,"file":"/srv/mppc/forum/node_modules/cron/lib/job.js","function":"CJ.start","line":118,"method":"start","native":false},{"column":11,"file":"/srv/mppc/forum/node_modules/cron/lib/job.js","function":"Timeout.callbackWrapper [as _onTimeout]","line":171,"method":"callbackWrapper [as _onTimeout]","native":false},{"column":17,"file":"node:internal/timers","function":"listOnTimeout","line":559,"method":null,"native":false},{"column":7,"file":"node:internal/timers","function":"processTimers","line":502,"method":null,"native":false}]}
2023-03-05T08:00:05.022Z [4567/2688798] - error: TypeError: date.format is not a function
    at CT._getNextDateFrom (/srv/mppc/forum/node_modules/cron/lib/time.js:271:79)
    at CT.sendAt (/srv/mppc/forum/node_modules/cron/lib/time.js:185:17)
    at CT.getTimeout (/srv/mppc/forum/node_modules/cron/lib/time.js:202:29)
    at CJ.start (/srv/mppc/forum/node_modules/cron/lib/job.js:118:31)
    at Timeout.callbackWrapper [as _onTimeout] (/srv/mppc/forum/node_modules/cron/lib/job.js:171:11)
    at listOnTimeout (node:internal/timers:559:17)
    at processTimers (node:internal/timers:502:7)
2023-03-05T08:00:05.022Z [4567/2688798] - info: [app] Shutdown (SIGTERM/SIGINT) Initialised.
2023-03-05T08:00:05.034Z [4567/2688798] - info: [app] Web server closed to connections.
2023-03-05T08:00:05.065Z [4567/2688798] - info: [app] Live analytics saved.
2023-03-05T08:00:05.169Z [4567/2688798] - error: Encountered error pruning notifications
MongoNotConnectedError: Client must be connected before running operations
    at executeOperationAsync (/srv/mppc/forum/node_modules/mongodb/lib/operations/execute_operation.js:24:19)
    at /srv/mppc/forum/node_modules/mongodb/lib/operations/execute_operation.js:12:45
    at maybeCallback (/srv/mppc/forum/node_modules/mongodb/lib/utils.js:338:21)
    at executeOperation (/srv/mppc/forum/node_modules/mongodb/lib/operations/execute_operation.js:12:38)
    at FindCursor._initialize (/srv/mppc/forum/node_modules/mongodb/lib/cursor/find_cursor.js:54:50)
    at FindCursor.[kInit] (/srv/mppc/forum/node_modules/mongodb/lib/cursor/abstract_cursor.js:444:14)
    at next (/srv/mppc/forum/node_modules/mongodb/lib/cursor/abstract_cursor.js:512:22)
    at node:internal/util:364:7
    at new Promise (<anonymous>)
    at next (node:internal/util:350:12)
2023-03-05T08:00:05.182Z [4567/2688798] - info: [app] Database connection closed.
2023-03-05T08:00:05.182Z [4567/2688798] - info: [app] Shutdown complete.
[cluster] Child Process (2688798) has exited (code: 1, signal: null)
[cluster] Spinning up another process...
2023-03-05T08:00:07.135Z [4567/3446164] - info: Initializing NodeBB v2.8.4 https://mpp.community/forum
2023-03-05T08:00:13.561Z [4567/3446164] - error: TypeError: date.format is not a function
    at CT._getNextDateFrom (/srv/mppc/forum/node_modules/cron/lib/time.js:271:79)
    at CT.sendAt (/srv/mppc/forum/node_modules/cron/lib/time.js:185:17)
    at CT.getTimeout (/srv/mppc/forum/node_modules/cron/lib/time.js:202:29)
    at CJ.start (/srv/mppc/forum/node_modules/cron/lib/job.js:118:31)
    at new CJ (/srv/mppc/forum/node_modules/cron/lib/job.js:73:10)
    at module.exports (/srv/mppc/forum/src/posts/uploads.js:35:3)
    at Object.<anonymous> (/srv/mppc/forum/src/posts/index.js:28:21)
    at Module._compile (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1191:14)
    at Object.Module._extensions..js (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1245:10)
    at Module.load (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1069:32)
[cluster] Child Process (3446164) has exited (code: 0, signal: null)

nodebb cli was broken too

$ ./nodebb upgrade

Updating NodeBB...

1. Updating package.json file with defaults...  OK

2. Bringing base dependencies up to date...  started

up to date, audited 1048 packages in 10s

86 packages are looking for funding
  run `npm fund` for details

18 vulnerabilities (4 moderate, 13 high, 1 critical)

To address issues that do not require attention, run:
  npm audit fix

To address all issues possible (including breaking changes), run:
  npm audit fix --force

Some issues need review, and may require choosing
a different dependency.

Run `npm audit` for details.

3. Checking installed plugins for updates...Checking installed plugins and themes for updates...   OK
All packages up-to-date!

4. Updating NodeBB data store schema...Error occurred during upgrade: TypeError: date.format is not a function
    at CT._getNextDateFrom (/srv/mppc/forum/node_modules/cron/lib/time.js:271:79)
    at CT.sendAt (/srv/mppc/forum/node_modules/cron/lib/time.js:185:17)
    at CT.getTimeout (/srv/mppc/forum/node_modules/cron/lib/time.js:202:29)
    at CJ.start (/srv/mppc/forum/node_modules/cron/lib/job.js:118:31)
    at new CJ (/srv/mppc/forum/node_modules/cron/lib/job.js:73:10)
    at module.exports (/srv/mppc/forum/src/posts/uploads.js:35:3)
    at Object.<anonymous> (/srv/mppc/forum/src/posts/index.js:28:21)
    at Module._compile (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1191:14)
    at Object.Module._extensions..js (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1245:10)
    at Module.load (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1069:32)
2023-03-05T19:01:49.057Z [4567/3609690] - error: uncaughtException: date.format is not a function
TypeError: date.format is not a function
    at CT._getNextDateFrom (/srv/mppc/forum/node_modules/cron/lib/time.js:271:79)
    at CT.sendAt (/srv/mppc/forum/node_modules/cron/lib/time.js:185:17)
    at CT.getTimeout (/srv/mppc/forum/node_modules/cron/lib/time.js:202:29)
    at CJ.start (/srv/mppc/forum/node_modules/cron/lib/job.js:118:31)
    at new CJ (/srv/mppc/forum/node_modules/cron/lib/job.js:73:10)
    at module.exports (/srv/mppc/forum/src/posts/uploads.js:35:3)
    at Object.<anonymous> (/srv/mppc/forum/src/posts/index.js:28:21)
    at Module._compile (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1191:14)
    at Object.Module._extensions..js (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1245:10)
    at Module.load (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1069:32) {"date":"Sun Mar 05 2023 13:01:49 GMT-0600 (Central Standard Time)","error":{},"exception":true,"os":{"loadavg":[0.32,0.28,0.27],"uptime":768699.83},"process":{"argv":["/usr/bin/node","/srv/mppc/forum/nodebb","upgrade"],"cwd":"/srv/mppc/forum","execPath":"/usr/bin/node","gid":948,"memoryUsage":{"arrayBuffers":18933897,"external":21053084,"heapTotal":68390912,"heapUsed":38620560,"rss":134238208},"pid":3609690,"uid":951,"version":"v16.19.1"},"stack":"TypeError: date.format is not a function\n    at CT._getNextDateFrom (/srv/mppc/forum/node_modules/cron/lib/time.js:271:79)\n    at CT.sendAt (/srv/mppc/forum/node_modules/cron/lib/time.js:185:17)\n    at CT.getTimeout (/srv/mppc/forum/node_modules/cron/lib/time.js:202:29)\n    at CJ.start (/srv/mppc/forum/node_modules/cron/lib/job.js:118:31)\n    at new CJ (/srv/mppc/forum/node_modules/cron/lib/job.js:73:10)\n    at module.exports (/srv/mppc/forum/src/posts/uploads.js:35:3)\n    at Object.<anonymous> (/srv/mppc/forum/src/posts/index.js:28:21)\n    at Module._compile (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1191:14)\n    at Object.Module._extensions..js (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1245:10)\n    at Module.load (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1069:32)","trace":[{"column":79,"file":"/srv/mppc/forum/node_modules/cron/lib/time.js","function":"CT._getNextDateFrom","line":271,"method":"_getNextDateFrom","native":false},{"column":17,"file":"/srv/mppc/forum/node_modules/cron/lib/time.js","function":"CT.sendAt","line":185,"method":"sendAt","native":false},{"column":29,"file":"/srv/mppc/forum/node_modules/cron/lib/time.js","function":"CT.getTimeout","line":202,"method":"getTimeout","native":false},{"column":31,"file":"/srv/mppc/forum/node_modules/cron/lib/job.js","function":"CJ.start","line":118,"method":"start","native":false},{"column":10,"file":"/srv/mppc/forum/node_modules/cron/lib/job.js","function":"new CJ","line":73,"method":null,"native":false},{"column":3,"file":"/srv/mppc/forum/src/posts/uploads.js","function":"module.exports","line":35,"method":"exports","native":false},{"column":21,"file":"/srv/mppc/forum/src/posts/index.js","function":null,"line":28,"method":null,"native":false},{"column":14,"file":"node:internal/modules/cjs/loader","function":"Module._compile","line":1191,"method":"_compile","native":false},{"column":10,"file":"node:internal/modules/cjs/loader","function":"Module._extensions..js","line":1245,"method":".js","native":false},{"column":32,"file":"node:internal/modules/cjs/loader","function":"Module.load","line":1069,"method":"load","native":false}]}

so I found out there is a weird bug in node-cron that nobody knows how to fix, https://github.com/kelektiv/node-cron/issues/636 (for a bug in the error code) https://github.com/kelektiv/node-cron/issues/467 (for the bug that triggers the error).

To get the forum working again open up ./src/posts/uploads.js and comment out this unimportant code that triggers the bug.

Ultimately I guess we have to wait for devs to figure it out

custom css

.deleted {
display: none;
}

but how to still allow moderators to see?

So I want to have a private category for banned users to submit appeals. I gave permission for banned users to log in and to post in that category, and while my test account can access and start writing topics/replies, once I try to submit I get an error "User banned". Is this a bug?

I'm on the latest nodebb v2.5.8.