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# NodeBB
**NodeBB** is a robust node js driven forum built on a redis database. It is powered by web sockets, and is compatible down to IE8.
**NodeBB** is a robust Node.js driven forum built on a redis database. It is powered by web sockets, and is compatible down to IE8.
![NodeBB Screenshot ](http://i.imgur.com/mxRmLAg.png )
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First, we install our base software stack. `build-essential` is required as it exposes the build environment for `bcrypt` compilation, we won't be compiling anything manually.
# apt-get install git nodejs redis-server npm build-essential
**If your package manager only installed a version of Node.js that is less than 0.8:**
# add-apt-repository ppa:chris-lea/node.js
# apt-get update & & apt-get dist-upgrade
Next, clone this repository:
$ cd /path/to/nodebb/install/location
$ git clone git://github.com/designcreateplay/NodeBB.git nodebb
Next, obtain all of the dependencies required by NodeBB:
O btain all of the dependencies required by NodeBB:
$ cd nodebb
$ npm install