NodeBB Can't start NodeBB

Hi, i'm using CentminMod since a year now.

Today i tried to install a NodeBB Forum into a sub-directory of a website (like mydomain.com/forum) but didn't worked... I tought was something like a conflict because of sub-directory, so i did a new nginx vhost (forum.mydomain.com) and tried to install here, but same problem.

I do every step without a problem, but in the last step i get this error message when i try to restart nginx:

Code:

Mar 24 01:59:09 systemd[1]: Starting SYSV: Nginx is an HTTP(S) server, HTTP(S) reverse proxy and IMAP/POP3 proxy server...
Mar 24 01:59:09nginx[25134]: Starting nginx: nginx: [emerg] duplicate location "/" in /home/nginx/domains/forum.CENSORED.CENS/include-nodebb.conf:5
Mar 24 01:59:09 nginx[25134]: [FAILED]
Mar 24 01:59:09 systemd[1]: nginx.service: control process exited, code=exited status=1
Mar 24 01:59:09 systemd[1]: Failed to start SYSV: Nginx is an HTTP(S) server, HTTP(S) reverse proxy and IMAP/POP3 proxy server.
Mar 24 01:59:09 systemd[1]: Unit nginx.service entered failed state.
Mar 24 01:59:09 systemd[1]: nginx.service failed.

if i comment out the line:
/home/nginx/domains/newdomain.com/include-nodebb.conf

from:
/usr/local/nginx/conf/conf.d/CENSORED.ssl.conf

---

Nginx start but naturally NodeBB doesn't work.
It's like 5 hours that i try to understand why i get that error without any results. Can you give me an hand? Thanks

EDIT: after a while the server is running without the line i was talking about, i get this error:

Code:

[02:12][root@vsdasdasdasd nodebb]# events.js:183
      throw er; // Unhandled 'error' event
      ^

Error: write after end
    at writeAfterEnd (_stream_writable.js:236:12)
    at LogStream.Writable.write (_stream_writable.js:287:5)
    at Socket.ondata (_stream_readable.js:639:20)
    at emitOne (events.js:116:13)
    at Socket.emit (events.js:211:7)
    at addChunk (_stream_readable.js:263:12)
    at readableAddChunk (_stream_readable.js:250:11)
    at Socket.Readable.push (_stream_readable.js:208:10)
    at Pipe.onread (net.js:607:20)

 

The one you linked, since it's the only one guide i found... Can you do an updated version?

 

I understand... Anyway, after a while i made it works, when i was doing my tests i wrote down every passage so at the end i did like a "Guide", can you give it a look? I have some dubts at the part:
--- Create Nginx Config for NodeBB, subdirectory "Forum"

I'm not an Nginx expert so i don't know if when i changed these line:
"location ~ ^/" to "location ~ ^/forum/", and
"location /" to "location /forum/"

these can be a trouble in the long way... For now everything works: create new user, login, create topics, posts, install plugins etc. But since i edited these directives for make everything works, i don't know if somewhere i created like 100 bugs

Code:

Note: change mydomain.com with the URL of your website. These instruction are tested:
1) with a fresh Nginx Host (both blank or with wordpress)
2) with only HTTPS activated
3) objective is to install NodeBB under a subfolder of the domain (mydomain.com/forum)
4) NodeBB Version: 1.8.1

Made by BLM using this guide as base: https://community.centminmod.com/threads/centmin-mod-nginx-nodebb-forum-install.4009/
In this guide i don't talk about how to install redis, because i had one already installed and i don't remember what commands i used, but i guess the ones into the original guide are ok.



--- Download NodeBB
cd /home/nginx/domains/mydomain.com/public
git clone -b v1.8.1 https://github.com/NodeBB/NodeBB nodebb

--- Install NodeBB
cd /home/nginx/domains/mydomain.com/public/nodebb
npm install
./nodebb setup

NOTE:
1) During install, set the domain path of the Forum (like https://www.mydomain.com/forum)
2) Set "Redis" as database
3) Let everything else as default

--- Start NodeBB
./nodebb start

--- Create Alias
vi ~/.bashrc
>>> [Add these at the end of file]
alias nodebbstart='cd /home/nginx/domains/mydomain.com/public/nodebb/; ./nodebb start'
alias nodebbstop='cd /home/nginx/domains/mydomain.com/public/nodebb/; ./nodebb stop'
alias nodebbrestart='cd /home/nginx/domains/mydomain.com/public/nodebb/; ./nodebb restart'
alias nodebblog='cd /home/nginx/domains/mydomain.com/public/nodebb/; ./nodebb log'
<<< [Alias will work after the first reboot, so for now we will not use them]

--- Add ports to config.json
vi /home/nginx/domains/mydomain.com/public/nodebb/config.json
>>> [Add this line after "database": "redis",]
"port": ["4567", "4568", "4569"],
<<<
service nginx restart
cd /home/nginx/domains/mydomain.com/public/nodebb/; ./nodebb restart

--- Verify 3 node.js instances are listening on ports 4567, 4568, 4569
netstat -lnpt | grep 45

--- Edit Nginx Config for the domain
vi /usr/local/nginx/conf/conf.d/mydomain.com.ssl.conf
>>> [Add these before "Server" statement]
upstream io_nodes {
   ip_hash;
   server 127.0.0.1:4567;
   server 127.0.0.1:4568;
   server 127.0.0.1:4569;
}
<<<

--- Create Nginx Config for NodeBB, subdirectory "Forum"
vi /home/nginx/domains/mydomain.com/include-nodebb.conf
>>> [Insert these lines and save]
location ~ ^/forum/(images|language|sounds|templates|uploads|vendor|src\/modules|nodebb\.min\.js|stylesheet\.css|admin\.css) {
    root /home/nginx/domains/mydomain.com/public/nodebb/public;
}

location /forum/{
    root /home/nginx/domains/mydomain.com/public/nodebb/public;
    # proxy_pass http://127.0.0.1:4567;
    proxy_pass http://io_nodes;
    proxy_set_header X-Real-IP $remote_addr;
    proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-Proto $scheme;
    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_redirect off;

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

--- Include custom Nginx Config to default Nginx domain Config
vi /usr/local/nginx/conf/conf.d/mydomain.com.ssl.conf
>>> [Add this line around the end of file, before "staticfiles.conf", that you must comment out]
include /home/nginx/domains/mydomain.com/include-nodebb.conf;
# include /usr/local/nginx/conf/staticfiles.conf;
<<<
service nginx restart
cd /home/nginx/domains/mydomain.com/public/nodebb/; ./nodebb restart

--- Create autostart Script and make it executable
vi /home/nginx/domains/mydomain.com/StartNodeBB.sh
>>> [Add these line and save]
#! /bin/sh
cd /home/nginx/domains/mydomain.com/public/nodebb/
./nodebb start
<<<
cd /home/nginx/domains/mydomain.com/
chmod +x StartNodeBB.sh

--- Edit Crontab to make the script executable at startup
crontab -e
>>> [Add this line at the start of file]
@reboot /home/nginx/domains/mydomain.com/StartNodeBB.sh
<<<