NodeBB is a free and open-source forum software that allows you to build communities and make discussions with ease. In this tutorial, we will be installing NodeBB on the latest version of EndeavourOS.
Before installing any software, it's always recommended to update the system to the latest version. To do that, run the following commands:
sudo pacman -Syu
NodeBB requires Redis and PostgreSQL to be installed on the system. We'll install both of them with the following commands:
sudo pacman -S redis
sudo pacman -S postgresql
After installing PostgreSQL, we'll need to create a new user and database for NodeBB. To do that, run the following commands:
sudo -u postgres createuser nodebb
sudo -u postgres createdb nodebb
Next, we'll need to set a password for the new user:
sudo -u postgres psql
postgres=# \password nodebb
Enter new password:
Enter it again:
Exit from the PostgreSQL prompt with the following command:
postgres=# \q
NodeBB is a Node.js application, so we'll need to install Node.js first. We'll install it using the NVM (Node Version Manager) tool, which allows us to install and manage multiple Node.js versions.
To install NVM, run the following commands:
curl -o- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nvm-sh/nvm/v0.38.0/install.sh | bash
This command will download and run the NVM installation script. Once the installation is complete, run the following command to load NVM into your shell:
source ~/.bashrc
Now, we can install the latest version of Node.js by running the following command:
nvm install node
After the installation is complete, verify the Node.js version by running the following command:
node --version
Now that we have all the prerequisites installed, we can proceed to install NodeBB. We'll download the latest stable release from the official NodeBB website using the following command:
git clone -b v1.15.x https://github.com/NodeBB/NodeBB.git
After the download is complete, navigate into the NodeBB directory:
cd NodeBB
Next, we'll install NodeBB dependencies by running the following command:
npm install
Finally, we can run the NodeBB setup script with the following command:
./nodebb setup
This command will launch an interactive setup wizard that will guide you through the installation process. During the setup, you'll be asked to enter the database credentials we set up in Step 3.
Once the installation is complete, you can start the NodeBB server with the following command:
./nodebb start
Congratulations! You have successfully installed NodeBB on EndeavourOS. You can access the NodeBB forum by navigating to http://your_server_ip:4567 in your web browser.
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