Frequently Asked Questions¶

This section is meant to contain frequently asked questions about the homework. We will continue to update this throughout the period the assignment is released!

Installation and Running the Instance¶

I'm running into errors about missing files when running `./nodebb start`!¶

Try re-building some of the assets by running ./nodebb build first, then try running the start command again.

I can't start a NodeBB instance and I get an error message saying that port 4567 is already in use.¶

Maybe you have another NodeBB instance already running. Try stopping it via ./nodebb stop. Otherwise, try using a differnt port.

Analysis Tools¶

I can't run the `test` or `lint` commands because I have missing dependencies.¶

Run npm install after ./nodebb setup to make sure you have all the dependencies needed for running tests.

Running the test suite stops immediately and throws a bunch of errors!¶

This usually happens if you don't have a test database configured correctly. Scroll up past the errors and copy over the test database configuration into the local config.json file under the "test_database" field. For redis: if you are using database 0 for running the local instance, you can use database 1 for testing so that the test data remains separate.

Reset¶

How do I reset my NodeBB configurations?¶

Delete the config.json file and re-run the ./nodebb setup command.

How do I reset my NodeBB database?¶

Depending on your database setup, you will need to find the commands to delete all data stored in your database. For redis, this involves using the redis-cli to enter the database and using the FLUSHALL command.

Once you've cleared your database, delete your config.json file and re-run the ./nodebb setup command. You will need to reconfigure an admin account.