you are right, I saw the grunt file and using the grunt

I prefer nodemon

Yes，I have read the documentation, the only way I can check the changes is restart the forum.

inconvenient...

I want to develop a theme, how to edit the theme file then refresh the browser and see the change ?

I am trying to use nodebb recently. But the nodebb.org can't find the document about how to install or develop theme and plugin, you need to search by google. it sucks, show the good stuff or advantage is not enough, you need to tell users how to use it and that's the most important thing.....

I am in beijing, and I can't access nodebb website or community without shadowsocks, I think maybe the China GFW block it. If nodebb need more people to use it. This problem should be solved, maybe build a mirror website?

I think its possible, my server on china and I can't access the nodebb website without shadowsock proxy, so I think the nodebb official staff should try someway to let the chinese know such good product.

when I click extend->plugin try to access , it always loading.
and I just upgrade 1.6.x to 1.7.x

anyone can tell me why ?

2018-01-04T07:20:06.213Z [16198] - error:  TypeError: Cannot create property 'id' on string '['
    at Object.Plugins.normalise (/root/nodebb/src/plugins.js:230:19)
    at Request._callback (/root/nodebb/src/plugins.js:221:11)
    at Request.self.callback (/root/nodebb/node_modules/request/request.js:186:22)
    at Request.emit (events.js:159:13)
    at Request.<anonymous> (/root/nodebb/node_modules/request/request.js:1163:10)
    at Request.emit (events.js:159:13)
    at IncomingMessage.<anonymous> (/root/nodebb/node_modules/request/request.js:1085:12)
    at Object.onceWrapper (events.js:254:19)
    at IncomingMessage.emit (events.js:164:20)
    at endReadableNT (_stream_readable.js:1062:12)
    at process._tickCallback (internal/process/next_tick.js:152:19)
2018-01-04T07:20:06.216Z [16198] - info: [app] Shutdown (SIGTERM/SIGINT) Initialised.
2018-01-04T07:20:06.219Z [16198] - info: [app] Database connection closed.
2018-01-04T07:20:06.220Z [16198] - info: [app] Web server closed to connections.
2018-01-04T07:20:06.220Z [16198] - info: [app] Shutdown complete.
[cluster] Child Process (16198) has exited (code: 1, signal: null)
[cluster] Spinning up another process...
2018-01-04T07:20:06.873Z [16799] - info: Initializing NodeBB v1.7.3 http://my website url
2018-01-04T07:20:08.388Z [16799] - info: [socket.io] Restricting access to origin: http://mysiteurl:*
2018-01-04T07:20:08.632Z [16799] - info: Routes added
2018-01-04T07:20:08.635Z [16799] - info: NodeBB Ready
2018-01-04T07:20:08.637Z [16799] - info: Enabling 'trust proxy'
2018-01-04T07:20:08.640Z [16799] - info: NodeBB is now listening on: 0.0.0.0:4567