@PitaJ said in Weird nodebb 502 bad gateway:
at version of NodeBB do you have?
currently running 1.0.3
After making backups, I ran the ./nodebb upgrade which did some stuff but the problem was still there and I rollebacked and decided to run it via forever.
just wondering why it would not work the way that it did for 2 years 
Hi there,
I'm having the same problem and it just happened after a power outage.
When I invoke ./nodebb start nothing really happens but when I run ./nodebb dev or node loader.js --no-daemon --no-silent it works like a charm
it's also working fine with forever start app.js and the only problem seems to be the ./nodebb start.
p.s. logfiles are empty, all permissions are correct and nothing has really changed.
cheers
@BDHarrington7 Thanks a lot man, you've done some great enlightening regarding switching those tags 
/sbin/cheers
@BDHarrington7 Can't believe it! Now I believe in miracles 
Here's what I did:
1) git fetch
2) git describe --tags
v0.6.0
3) ./nodebb upgrade
Successful with some database schema update
4) ./nodebb start
Works like a charm
5) git checkout v0.6.1
6) ./nodebb upgrade
Successful with a bunch of database schema updates
7) ./nodebb start
working perfectly
8) git describe --tags
v0.6.1
9) git checkout v0.7.0
Previous HEAD position was 4686ae9... 0.6.1
HEAD is now at 43b90c5... fixed #3218
10) ./nodebb upgrade
NodeBB v0.7.0 Copyright (C) 2013-2014 NodeBB Inc.
bunch of info messages and database schema update
11) ./nodebb start
Gosh! Finally!!!
And yes, now I believe it's perfectly possible to upgrade 0.6.0 to 0.7.0!
I think I wasn't logged in but as I told you, the website was not functional at all! even the HTML tags was not properly rendered(inspected using CTRL+U).
Now I've tried what you said and again failed with the same error message(NodeBB Upgrade could not complete, as your database schema is too far outdated). Here's what I did:
$ git checkout tags/v0.6.1
$ ./nodebb upgrade
After upgrade, I've seen some green notice regarding the database schema update and everything went smoothly.
$ ./nodebb start
And of course started and working like a charm
Then I stopped the nodebb using :
$ ./nodebb stop
After that, I've tried to checkout 7 branch using:
$ git checkout tags/v0.7.0 and I got error regarding the tags(and I think it's normal because my nodebb is running on 0.6.0 branch and doesn't know about 0.7.0 which is actually in future)
So I ran:
$ git fetch
In order to get the latest commits/branches
Then I successfully switched to 0.7.0 branch using:
$ git checkout tags/v0.7.0
After that I tried to upgrade
./nodebb upgrade
Oops, database schema outdated bla bla bla and that's what I've got in the end.
@BDHarrington7 Thanks for your reply.
I have two VMs, one of them is production and another one is for test/experiment and the source code is 100% identical between these two machines.(even though once I tried it on production server to make sure it's not sync/copy problem between two machines.)
Actually I've tried many different methods and my forum is just a vanilla one without any modification(except favicon) so I think it's not normal to have conflict with 12-20 files only in the base code.
I'm not sure but I think I've tried this method(the last time) and everything went smoothly until I opened my forum and saw absolutely no content! Only the top menu and footer was there. No user, no post, nothing at all. I'll try again and I'll inform you as soon as I can work with that box.
and about the version, you're right but you should know how it's awful when you feel stuck..
Thanks again, I'll do it ASAP and inform you
I think I should ask my question in another way:
"Is there anybody out there who has successfully upgraded 0.6.0 to 0.7.0+ ?"
I'm just stuck in this version and can't do anything right now, except creating a new website from scratch and saying a big FU to all users and their posts and reputation!
Perhaps someone is interested in this problem?
I know it's a "community-driven" project and I ain't got no premium subscription or something, but seriously guys, isn't 15 day enough for getting at least a "dude, it's your problem! I've upgraded my forum and it's working."?
I think now it's time to /BUMP
@ffmad yeah, the DB is just fine and when I start another nodejs stance(yet another directory which is v.0.6.0) it's okay.
Also I'm wondering how the upgrade process was success on the DB!
16/6 13:49 [2972] - info: NodeBB v0.7.0 Copyright (C) 2013-2014 NodeBB Inc.
16/6 13:49 [2972] - info: This program comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY.
16/6 13:49 [2972] - info: This is free software, and you are welcome to redistribute it under certain conditions.
16/6 13:49 [2972] - info:
Warning: Redis server does not require a password, but a password was supplied.
Warning: Redis server does not require a password, but a password was supplied.
Warning: Redis server does not require a password, but a password was supplied.
16/6 13:49 [2972] - info: Beginning database schema update
16/6 13:49 [2972] - info: [2015/02/08] Clearing reset tokens
16/6 13:49 [2972] - info: [2015/02/08] Clearing reset tokens done
16/6 13:49 [2972] - info: [2015/02/17] renaming home.tpl to categories.tpl
16/6 13:49 [2972] - info: [2015/02/17] renaming home.tpl to categories.tpl done
16/6 13:49 [2972] - info: [2015/2/23] Activating NodeBB Essential Rewards
16/6 13:49 [2972] - info: [2015/02/24] Upgrading plugins:active to sorted set
16/6 13:49 [2972] - info: [2015/02/24] Upgrading plugins:active to sorted set done
16/6 13:49 [2972] - info: [2015/02/24] Upgrading privilege groups to system groups
16/6 13:49 [2972] - info: [2015/02/24] Upgrading privilege groups to system groups done
16/6 13:49 [2972] - info: [2015/02/25] Upgrading menu items to dynamic navigation system
16/6 13:49 [2972] - info: [2015/02/25] Upgrading menu items to dynamic navigation system done
16/6 13:49 [2972] - info: [2015/05/07] Upgrading uid mappings to sorted set
16/6 13:49 [2972] - info: [2015/05/07] Upgrading uid mappings to sorted set done
16/6 13:49 [2972] - info: [2015/05/08] Fixing emails
16/6 13:49 [2972] - info: [2015/05/08] Fixing emails done
16/6 13:49 [2972] - info: [2015/05/11] Updating widgets to tjs 0.2x
16/6 13:49 [2972] - info: [2015/05/11] Updating widgets to tjs 0.2x done
16/6 13:49 [2972] - info: [2015/05/20] Adding username:sorted and email:sorted
16/6 13:49 [2972] - info: [2015/05/20] Added username:sorted and email:sorted
16/6 13:49 [2972] - info: [upgrade] Schema update complete!
@ffmad my bad about git fetch but after doing it the way that you said, I just got an absolutely empty board! not even basic example posts there!
@ffmad hmm, I've tried the following but it didn't work:
$ git checkout tags/v0.6.1
error: pathspec 'tags/v0.6.1' did not match any file(s) known to git.
$ git checkout v0.6.1
error: pathspec 'v0.6.1' did not match any file(s) known to git.
$ git checkout tags/v0.7.0
error: pathspec 'tags/v0.7.0' did not match any file(s) known to git.
$ git checkout v0.7.0
error: pathspec 'v0.7.0' did not match any file(s) known to git.
maybe I'm doing something wrong?
yeah, sure!
I've installed the redis from the chris' PPA repo but it didn't help me either.(just got rid of "your redis server is too old etc."
That pastebin link is my terminal history. I think by far we've done the same things and now I'm sure it's not just me who got into this problem.
Personally I'm a shrimp in node.js' world and all I can do is waiting for someone with more experience to do some magic on it.
So you mean you've got a problem with "old database schema" as well?
No worries but before I start diving into the coding I have to make sure that someone has successfully upgraded the "0.6.0" to a 0.7.x tree.
Also I feel like this part of wiki is written in Weirdish rathar than simple English:
NodeBB’s upgrade path is designed so that upgrading between versions is straightforward. NodeBB will provide upgrade compatibility (via the --upgrade flag) between the latest version of a lower branch and the latest version of the higher branch. For example, if v0.2.2 is the latest version in the v0.2.x branch, you can switch to the v0.3.x branch and suffer no ill effects. Upgrading from v0.2.0 to v0.3.x is not supported, and NodeBB will warn you when attempting to upgrade that you are not upgrading cleanly.
So according to that, "Upgrading from v0.2.0 to v0.3.x is not supported" and it means "You can't upgrade your v.0.6.0 to v0.7.x".
if yes, why the upgrade was 100% fine except updating the database schema, and if no, what's the point of "For example, if v0.2.2 is the latest version in the v0.2.x branch, you can switch to the v0.3.x branch and suffer no ill effects." ?
Now I'm just stuck in v0.6.0 and can't really do anything with my current installation.
@ffmad Here's the output of git pull only:
$ git pull
remote: Counting objects: 13566, done.
remote: Compressing objects: 100% (22/22), done.
Receiving objects: 100% (13566/13566), 3.64 MiB | 180.00 KiB/s, done.
remote: Total 13566 (delta 3262), reused 3256 (delta 3255), pack-reused 10289
Resolving deltas: 100% (10481/10481), completed with 683 local objects.
From https://github.com/NodeBB/NodeBB
+ accee7d...a1f49f6 v0.6.x -> origin/v0.6.x (forced update)
* [new branch] ajaxify-cache -> origin/ajaxify-cache
* [new branch] ajaxify-render -> origin/ajaxify-render
02e0d46..9dece4a categories_revamp -> origin/categories_revamp
* [new branch] composer-mobile -> origin/composer-mobile
* [new branch] composer-redesign -> origin/composer-redesign
a8acb52..40c9274 disney -> origin/disney
* [new branch] group-manage-revamp -> origin/group-manage-revamp
* [new branch] grunt-dev -> origin/grunt-dev
21522e5..29c9b2e master -> origin/master
* [new branch] omgbower -> origin/omgbower
* [new branch] persona -> origin/persona
* [new branch] rewards -> origin/rewards
* [new branch] sortable-menu -> origin/sortable-menu
* [new branch] topic-priv-refactor -> origin/topic-priv-refactor
* [new branch] upstart-compat -> origin/upstart-compat
* [new branch] v0.7.x -> origin/v0.7.x
+ d056523...a9015ce web-install -> origin/web-install (forced update)
* [new branch] webworkers -> origin/webworkers
* [new tag] v0.7.0 -> v0.7.0
* [new tag] v0.6.1 -> v0.6.1
Removing src/views/admin/partials/fontawesome.tpl
Auto-merging src/socket.io/index.js
Auto-merging src/database/redis/sorted.js
CONFLICT (content): Merge conflict in src/database/redis/sorted.js
Auto-merging src/controllers/api.js
Auto-merging public/src/modules/iconSelect.js
Removing public/src/helpers.js
Auto-merging package.json
CONFLICT (content): Merge conflict in package.json
Auto-merging npm-shrinkwrap.json
CONFLICT (add/add): Merge conflict in npm-shrinkwrap.json
Automatic merge failed; fix conflicts and then commit the result.
Regarding the conflict and choosing files, I don't think that every single nodebb user should have a knowledge about the internal working of the code and npm and redis and [put some other stuff here] in order to upgrade his installation.
Also the upgrade process was going on fine except "updating the database schema" so there was nothing wrong with git pull, fetch, etc. and I believe only one commit or patch is missing there.
@julian maybe it's the same problem as https://community.nodebb.org/topic/1183/upgrading-from-0-3-x-to-0-4-x ?
$ git checkout v0.6.x
M public/favicon.ico
Switched to branch 'v0.6.x'
Your branch and 'origin/v0.6.x' have diverged,
and have 4 and 416 different commits each, respectively.
(use "git pull" to merge the remote branch into yours)
$ node app --upgrade
15/6 11:29 [14757] - info: NodeBB v0.6.0 Copyright (C) 2013-2014 NodeBB Inc.
15/6 11:29 [14757] - info: This program comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY.
15/6 11:29 [14757] - info: This is free software, and you are welcome to redistribute it under certain conditions.
15/6 11:29 [14757] - info:
Warning: Redis server does not require a password, but a password was supplied.
Warning: Redis server does not require a password, but a password was supplied.
Warning: Redis server does not require a password, but a password was supplied.
15/6 11:29 [14757] - info: Beginning database schema update
15/6 11:29 [14757] - info: [2014/10/31] Applying newbiePostDelay values skipped
15/6 11:29 [14757] - info: [2014/11/6] Updating topic authorship sorted set skipped
15/6 11:29 [14757] - info: [2014/11/7] Renaming sorted sets skipped
15/6 11:29 [14757] - info: [2014/11/11] Upgrading permissions skipped
15/6 11:29 [14757] - info: [2014/11/17] Updating user email digest settings skipped
15/6 11:29 [14757] - info: [2014/11/29] Updating config.json to new format skipped
15/6 11:29 [14757] - info: [2014/12/2] Removing register user fields skipped
15/6 11:29 [14757] - info: [2014/12/12] Updating teasers skipped
15/6 11:29 [14757] - info: [2014/12/20] Updating digest settings skipped
15/6 11:29 [14757] - info: [upgrade] Schema already up to date!
$ git checkout v0.7.x
M public/favicon.ico
Switched to branch 'v0.7.x'
Your branch is up-to-date with 'origin/v0.7.x'.
$ node app --upgrade
15/6 11:32 [14795] - info: NodeBB v0.7.0 Copyright (C) 2013-2014 NodeBB Inc.
15/6 11:32 [14795] - info: This program comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY.
15/6 11:32 [14795] - info: This is free software, and you are welcome to redistribute it under certain conditions.
15/6 11:32 [14795] - info:
Warning: Redis server does not require a password, but a password was supplied.
Warning: Redis server does not require a password, but a password was supplied.
Warning: Redis server does not require a password, but a password was supplied.
15/6 11:32 [14795] - info: Beginning database schema update
15/6 11:32 [14795] - error: [upgrade] NodeBB upgrade could not complete, as your database schema is too far out of date.
15/6 11:32 [14795] - error: [upgrade] Please ensure that you did not skip any minor version upgrades.
15/6 11:32 [14795] - error: [upgrade] (e.g. v0.1.x directly to v0.3.x)
and when I try to update to the latest code from 0.6.x tree:
$ git fetch
$ git checkout
M public/favicon.ico
Your branch and 'origin/v0.6.x' have diverged,
and have 4 and 416 different commits each, respectively.
(use "git pull" to merge the remote branch into yours)
$ git pull
Removing src/views/admin/partials/fontawesome.tpl
Auto-merging src/socket.io/index.js
Auto-merging src/database/redis/sorted.js
CONFLICT (content): Merge conflict in src/database/redis/sorted.js
Auto-merging src/controllers/api.js
Auto-merging public/src/modules/iconSelect.js
Removing public/src/helpers.js
Auto-merging package.json
CONFLICT (content): Merge conflict in package.json
Auto-merging npm-shrinkwrap.json
CONFLICT (add/add): Merge conflict in npm-shrinkwrap.json
Automatic merge failed; fix conflicts and then commit the result.
Created a new VM, installed a distro(Ubuntu 14.04.2 LTS), Upgraded the distro but it's still not working.
Here's what I've done: http://pastebin.com/hx0KNLWt
Used all recommendations / suggestions from 0.7.x update/upgrades topics including(but not limited to):
https://community.nodebb.org/topic/4563/the-problem-with-redis-after-upgrade-to-v0-7-0/12
p.s. Something tells me the upgrade script/code is broken somehow and I'm just wondering if anybody has ever upgraded a 0.6.0 to 0.7.x without a failure.
Hello friends
I've tried to upgrade my existing nodebb installation from 0.6.0 to 0.7 but it failed.
I was following the documentations about the upgrading but it didn't go well and I've also did many trail/errors but it didn't work either. So, in a nutshell, which commands should I use to upgrade my current 0.6.0 to the latest possible(even from 0.6 tree) version?
More information/errors: https://community.nodebb.org/topic/4665/update-0-6-to-0-7-failed/3
@a_5mith The current working version which I see in my admin panel is "v0.6.0" and as I was following the wiki, the target version/branch was "v0.7.x". I also tried "v0.6.0" -> "v0.6.x" but failed with a bunch of git/nodejs errors.