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Please support NodeBB development! Check out our IndieGoGo campaign and like, share, and follow us :)
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[NodeBB Homepage](http://www.nodebb.org/ "NodeBB") # [IndieGoGo campaign](https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/nodebb-the-discussion-platform-of-the-future/ "IndieGoGo") # [Follow on Twitter](http://www.twitter.com/NodeBB/ "NodeBB Twitter") # [Like us on Facebook](http://www.facebook.com/NodeBB/ "NodeBB Facebook")
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# NodeBB
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**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.
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## Requirements
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NodeBB requires a version of Node.js at least 0.8 or greater, and a Redis version 2.6 or greater.
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## Installation
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First, we install our base software stack:
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# apt-get install git nodejs redis-server npm build-essential imagemagick
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**If your package manager only installed a version of Node.js that is less than 0.8:**
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# add-apt-repository ppa:chris-lea/node.js
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# apt-get update && apt-get dist-upgrade
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Next, clone this repository:
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$ cd /path/to/nodebb/install/location
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$ git clone git://github.com/designcreateplay/NodeBB.git nodebb
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Obtain all of the dependencies required by NodeBB:
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$ cd nodebb
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$ npm install
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Initiate the setup script by running the app with the `--setup` flag:
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$ node app --setup
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The default settings are for a local server running on the default port, with a redis store on the same machine/port.
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Lastly, we run the forum.
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$ node app
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*(Optional)* Some server configurations may install the node binary as `nodejs` instead of `node`. You can re-map it (so as to not break compatibility with `node-supervisor`) by running the following command:
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# update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/node node /usr/bin/nodejs 10 |