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NodeBB
NodeBB is a robust nodejs driven forum built on a redis database. It is powered by web sockets, and is compatible down to IE8.
Installation
NodeBB is powered by Node.js with a Redis database. They must be installed prior in order for NodeBB to work.
# apt-get install nodejs redis
Next, obtain all of the dependencies required by NodeBB:
$ npm install
Now we ensure that the configuration files are properly set up. NodeBB runs on port 4567 by default. The client side config can be set up thusly:
$ cp public/config.default.json public/config.json
... and the server side config can be set up similarly:
$ cp config.default.js config.js
Ensure that /public/config.json points to the publically accessible IP/hostname of your forum, and that the values of the server side config are also set correctly (see below).
Lastly, we run the forum.
$ node app
Server Configuration
The server configuration file (located at /config.js) contains default options required for the running of NodeBB. The following options are available:
| Option | Description |
|---|---|
| base_url | (Default: 'http://localhost') A web-accessible URL to your app, without the port |
| port | (Default: 4567) The default port that NodeBB runs on |
| mailer |
(Default: { host: 'localhost', port: '25', from: 'mailer@localhost.lan' }) Settings for the outgoing mailer (for emails involving user registration/password resets) |
Client Configuration
As the client will utilise web sockets to connect to the server, you'll need to customise the client configuration file (located at /public/config.json) to point to your server's publically accessible IP. The port will be identical to the port specified in the server-side configuration (defaulted to 4567).