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  • DownPWundefined DownPW

    Seems to be my VM virtual disk the problem.

    I try to reinstall Nodebb, very odd i have an internal server error

    here is what I do:

    #
# Installing Node.js
#

apt install curl
curl -sL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_14.x | sudo -E bash -
sudo apt-get install -y nodejs

#
# Database: # Installing MongoDB
#

V5
curl -sSL https://www.mongodb.org/static/pgp/server-5.0.asc  -o mongoserver.asc
gpg --no-default-keyring --keyring ./mongo_key_temp.gpg --import ./mongoserver.asc
gpg --no-default-keyring --keyring ./mongo_key_temp.gpg --export > ./mongoserver_key.gpg
sudo mv mongoserver_key.gpg /etc/apt/trusted.gpg.d/

wget -qO - https://www.mongodb.org/static/pgp/server-5.0.asc | sudo apt-key add -

echo "deb http://repo.mongodb.org/apt/debian buster/mongodb-org/5.0 main" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/mongodb-org-5.0.list

sudo apt update
sudo apt-get install -y mongodb-org

sudo systemctl start mongod
sudo systemctl status mongod

mongo
use admin
> db.createUser( { user: "admin", pwd: "nodebb", roles: [ { role: "root", db: "admin" } ] } )

use nodebb
> db.createUser( { user: "nodebb", pwd: "nodebb", roles: [ { role: "readWrite", db: "nodebb" }, { role: "clusterMonitor", db: "admin" } ] } )

quit()

sudo nano /etc/mongod.conf
	security:
		authorization: enabled

sudo systemctl restart mongod


#
# Installing NodeBB
#

sudo apt install -y git

cd /home/nodebb
git clone -b v1.18.x https://github.com/NodeBB/NodeBB.git nodebb
cd nodebb

./nodebb setup
./nodebb start

    very odd

    phenomlabundefined

    @DownPW And did that work ?

    Mark – Founder, Phenomlab Ltd
    Executive IT & Security Leadership
    Phenomlab Ltd

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  • DownPWundefined

    nope, i have test the installation for 2 times

    this error when access:

    internal server error

    very odd, I’ve never had any problems when installing nodebb

    PW and WS Spirit alive

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  • DownPWundefined DownPW

    nope, i have test the installation for 2 times

    this error when access:

    internal server error

    very odd, I’ve never had any problems when installing nodebb

    phenomlabundefined

    @DownPW If you issue ./nodebb start does this work if you then issue ./nodebb log ? Sounds like a NGINX issue to me

    Mark – Founder, Phenomlab Ltd
    Executive IT & Security Leadership
    Phenomlab Ltd

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  • DownPWundefined

    No nginx conf

    ./nodebb sytart = no error

    ./nodebb log when i access

    2022-02-17T15:26:25.097Z [4567/1884] - error: /
Error: Login sessions require session support. Did you forget to use `express-session` middleware?
    at SessionStrategy.authenticate (/home/nodebb/nodebb/node_modules/passport/lib/strategies/session.js:46:41)
    at attempt (/home/nodebb/nodebb/node_modules/passport/lib/middleware/authenticate.js:369:16)
    at authenticate (/home/nodebb/nodebb/node_modules/passport/lib/middleware/authenticate.js:370:7)
    at Layer.handle [as handle_request] (/home/nodebb/nodebb/node_modules/express/lib/router/layer.js:95:5)
    at trim_prefix (/home/nodebb/nodebb/node_modules/express/lib/router/index.js:323:13)
    at /home/nodebb/nodebb/node_modules/express/lib/router/index.js:284:7
    at Function.process_params (/home/nodebb/nodebb/node_modules/express/lib/router/index.js:341:12)
    at next (/home/nodebb/nodebb/node_modules/express/lib/router/index.js:275:10)
    at initialize (/home/nodebb/nodebb/node_modules/passport/lib/middleware/initialize.js:89:5)
    at Layer.handle [as handle_request] (/home/nodebb/nodebb/node_modules/express/lib/router/layer.js:95:5)
TypeError: Cannot read property 'startsWith' of undefined
    at Object.getBaseUrl (/home/nodebb/nodebb/node_modules/nodebb-plugin-emoji/build/lib/base-url.js:7:25)
    at Object.addStylesheet [as method] (/home/nodebb/nodebb/node_modules/nodebb-plugin-emoji/build/lib/index.js:75:32)
    at fireMethod (/home/nodebb/nodebb/src/plugins/hooks.js:137:25)
    at Object.fireFilterHook [as filter] (/home/nodebb/nodebb/src/plugins/hooks.js:168:18)
    at processTicksAndRejections (internal/process/task_queues.js:95:5)
    at async Hooks.fire (/home/nodebb/nodebb/src/plugins/hooks.js:105:17)
    at async Promise.all (index 1)
    at async Tags.parse (/home/nodebb/nodebb/src/meta/tags.js:146:18)
    at async renderMethod (/home/nodebb/nodebb/src/middleware/render.js:49:12)
    at async ServerResponse.renderOverride [as render] (/home/nodebb/nodebb/src/middleware/render.js:92:5)

    PW and WS Spirit alive

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  • DownPWundefined DownPW

    No nginx conf

    ./nodebb sytart = no error

    ./nodebb log when i access

    2022-02-17T15:26:25.097Z [4567/1884] - error: /
Error: Login sessions require session support. Did you forget to use `express-session` middleware?
    at SessionStrategy.authenticate (/home/nodebb/nodebb/node_modules/passport/lib/strategies/session.js:46:41)
    at attempt (/home/nodebb/nodebb/node_modules/passport/lib/middleware/authenticate.js:369:16)
    at authenticate (/home/nodebb/nodebb/node_modules/passport/lib/middleware/authenticate.js:370:7)
    at Layer.handle [as handle_request] (/home/nodebb/nodebb/node_modules/express/lib/router/layer.js:95:5)
    at trim_prefix (/home/nodebb/nodebb/node_modules/express/lib/router/index.js:323:13)
    at /home/nodebb/nodebb/node_modules/express/lib/router/index.js:284:7
    at Function.process_params (/home/nodebb/nodebb/node_modules/express/lib/router/index.js:341:12)
    at next (/home/nodebb/nodebb/node_modules/express/lib/router/index.js:275:10)
    at initialize (/home/nodebb/nodebb/node_modules/passport/lib/middleware/initialize.js:89:5)
    at Layer.handle [as handle_request] (/home/nodebb/nodebb/node_modules/express/lib/router/layer.js:95:5)
TypeError: Cannot read property 'startsWith' of undefined
    at Object.getBaseUrl (/home/nodebb/nodebb/node_modules/nodebb-plugin-emoji/build/lib/base-url.js:7:25)
    at Object.addStylesheet [as method] (/home/nodebb/nodebb/node_modules/nodebb-plugin-emoji/build/lib/index.js:75:32)
    at fireMethod (/home/nodebb/nodebb/src/plugins/hooks.js:137:25)
    at Object.fireFilterHook [as filter] (/home/nodebb/nodebb/src/plugins/hooks.js:168:18)
    at processTicksAndRejections (internal/process/task_queues.js:95:5)
    at async Hooks.fire (/home/nodebb/nodebb/src/plugins/hooks.js:105:17)
    at async Promise.all (index 1)
    at async Tags.parse (/home/nodebb/nodebb/src/meta/tags.js:146:18)
    at async renderMethod (/home/nodebb/nodebb/src/middleware/render.js:49:12)
    at async ServerResponse.renderOverride [as render] (/home/nodebb/nodebb/src/middleware/render.js:92:5)
    phenomlabundefined

    @DownPW Potentially dumb question, but why is the path /home/nodebb/nodebb ?

    Also, why are you trying to install the 18.x branch when you should be using 19.x ?

    I see

    cd /home/nodebb
git clone -b v1.18.x https://github.com/NodeBB/NodeBB.git nodebb
cd nodebb

    This should be

    cd /home/nodebb
git clone -b v1.19.x https://github.com/NodeBB/NodeBB.git nodebb
cd nodebb

    Mark – Founder, Phenomlab Ltd
    Executive IT & Security Leadership
    Phenomlab Ltd

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  • DownPWundefined

    I have test to install 1.19.x too and i have error too

    PW and WS Spirit alive

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  • DownPWundefined DownPW

    I have test to install 1.19.x too and i have error too

    phenomlabundefined

    @DownPW and you are executing ./nodebb setup from the correct directory ?

    Mark – Founder, Phenomlab Ltd
    Executive IT & Security Leadership
    Phenomlab Ltd

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  • phenomlabundefined phenomlab

    @DownPW and you are executing ./nodebb setup from the correct directory ?

    DownPWundefined

    @phenomlab

    yes

    PW and WS Spirit alive

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  • DownPWundefined

    I think they really have a problem on the github and coincidentally it’s a plugin on which they had big problems that was in question. (emoji)

    PW and WS Spirit alive

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  • DownPWundefined DownPW

    I think they really have a problem on the github and coincidentally it’s a plugin on which they had big problems that was in question. (emoji)

    phenomlabundefined

    @DownPW Looking at the error message, I’d say you’re right.

    Mark – Founder, Phenomlab Ltd
    Executive IT & Security Leadership
    Phenomlab Ltd

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  • DownPWundefined

    @phenomlab

    here a gif for the problem of perf.
    On a clean install of nodeBB on a clean install server VM

    The problem is just when I refresh the page entierly or ACP access

    alt text

    No problem on 1.18.x or 1.19.2

    very odd

    PW and WS Spirit alive

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  • DownPWundefined DownPW

    @phenomlab

    here a gif for the problem of perf.
    On a clean install of nodeBB on a clean install server VM

    The problem is just when I refresh the page entierly or ACP access

    alt text

    No problem on 1.18.x or 1.19.2

    very odd

    phenomlabundefined

    @DownPW Looks like that’s waiting for a response from something. Have you run this site through the F12 developer tools -> Network tab to see where the delay is ?

    Mark – Founder, Phenomlab Ltd
    Executive IT & Security Leadership
    Phenomlab Ltd

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  • DownPWundefined

    @phenomlab

    Thanks for the tip

    chance 😉

    335905d5-03e1-4f81-83a6-93e5f30d9bfa-image.png

    PW and WS Spirit alive

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  • DownPWundefined DownPW

    @phenomlab

    Thanks for the tip

    chance 😉

    335905d5-03e1-4f81-83a6-93e5f30d9bfa-image.png

    phenomlabundefined

    @DownPW 8ms is nothing - less than one second… ?

    Mark – Founder, Phenomlab Ltd
    Executive IT & Security Leadership
    Phenomlab Ltd

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  • DownPWundefined

    @phenomlab

    you not see at the good place 🙂
    EDIT:

    dcba37d8-db4f-4b8d-93a9-ac883171bebc-image.png

    coincidence? Emoji CSS failed !
    I don’t believe

    I think we put the finger on something

    PW and WS Spirit alive

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  • DownPWundefined DownPW

    @phenomlab

    you not see at the good place 🙂
    EDIT:

    dcba37d8-db4f-4b8d-93a9-ac883171bebc-image.png

    coincidence? Emoji CSS failed !
    I don’t believe

    I think we put the finger on something

    phenomlabundefined

    @DownPW Yes, you’re right. For some strange reason, that CSS file is not being served - but should be on your server if you check the path.

    Mark – Founder, Phenomlab Ltd
    Executive IT & Security Leadership
    Phenomlab Ltd

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  • DownPWundefined

    yes it still here

    EDIT:

    I have remove the directory when I have the problem of install with 1.18.x

    But when I upgrade to 1.19.3, he have reinstalled by default

    PW and WS Spirit alive

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  • DownPWundefined DownPW

    yes it still here

    EDIT:

    I have remove the directory when I have the problem of install with 1.18.x

    But when I upgrade to 1.19.3, he have reinstalled by default

    phenomlabundefined

    @DownPW I see this

    a325f036-d5d1-44b8-b583-fd6a913a1b43-image.png

    Mark – Founder, Phenomlab Ltd
    Executive IT & Security Leadership
    Phenomlab Ltd

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  • phenomlabundefined phenomlab

    @DownPW I see this

    a325f036-d5d1-44b8-b583-fd6a913a1b43-image.png

    DownPWundefined

    @phenomlab on your website ?

    PW and WS Spirit alive

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  • DownPWundefined DownPW

    @phenomlab on your website ?

    phenomlabundefined

    @DownPW No - on yours.

    Mark – Founder, Phenomlab Ltd
    Executive IT & Security Leadership
    Phenomlab Ltd

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