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* Redis, version 2.6 or greater **or** MongoDB, version 2.4 or greater
* nginx, version 1.3.13 or greater (**only if** intending to use nginx to proxy requests to a NodeBB)
## Installation
## Installation Ubuntu
First, we install our base software stack:
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Obtain all of the dependencies required by NodeBB:
$ cd nodebb
$ npm config set strict-ssl false
$ npm install
$ npm config set strict-ssl true
Initiate the setup script by running the app with the `--setup` flag:
$ ./nodebb setup
The default settings are for a local server running on the default port, with a redis store on the same machine/port.
Lastly, we run the forum.
$ ./nodebb start
NodeBB can also be started with helper programs, such as `supervisor` and `forever`. [Take a look at the options here](https://github.com/designcreateplay/NodeBB/wiki/How-to-run-NodeBB).