NodeBB Install Error on Amazon Linux

scottalanmiller

Following these directions: https://docs.nodebb.org/installing/os/centos/

Not using Redis, so not installing that. Other than that, following the standard directions and then get this error...

 ./nodebb setup
/opt/nodebb/src/cli/package-install.js:77
			const extraneous = !packageContents.dependencies.hasOwnProperty(pkgName);
			^^^^^
SyntaxError: Use of const in strict mode.
    at exports.runInThisContext (vm.js:73:16)
    at Module._compile (module.js:443:25)
    at Object.Module._extensions..js (module.js:478:10)
    at Module.load (module.js:355:32)
    at Function.Module._load (module.js:310:12)
    at Module.require (module.js:365:17)
    at require (module.js:384:17)
    at Object.<anonymous> (/opt/nodebb/src/cli/index.js:6:22)
    at Module._compile (module.js:460:26)
    at Object.Module._extensions..js (module.js:478:10)

dbeato

@scottalanmiller said in NodeBB Install Error on Amazon Linux:

const extraneous = !packageContents.dependencies.hasOwnProperty(pkgName);
^^^^^

Saw this
https://community.nodebb.org/topic/12550/issue-installing-nodebb-on-centos-7/6

scottalanmiller

Already using a later Node, hmm... specifically using the recommended one.

scottalanmiller

Good call, the recommended version of NodeJS is wrong!

Switched to 0.10.8 and it worked.

dbeato

@scottalanmiller said in NodeBB Install Error on Amazon Linux:

Good call, the recommended version of NodeJS is wrong!

Switched to 0.10.8 and it worked.

Awesome!

scottalanmiller

@dbeato said in NodeBB Install Error on Amazon Linux:

@scottalanmiller said in NodeBB Install Error on Amazon Linux:

Good call, the recommended version of NodeJS is wrong!

Switched to 0.10.8 and it worked.

Awesome!

Thanks, you pointed me in the right direction. I followed up on that thread, too, as there was no solution there.

dbeato

@scottalanmiller said in NodeBB Install Error on Amazon Linux:

@dbeato said in NodeBB Install Error on Amazon Linux:

@scottalanmiller said in NodeBB Install Error on Amazon Linux:

Good call, the recommended version of NodeJS is wrong!

Switched to 0.10.8 and it worked.

Awesome!

Thanks, you pointed me in the right direction. I followed up on that thread, too, as there was no solution there.

Yeah, I knew the post of the wrong edition but they did not say what they did at the end. So that is awesome!

scottalanmiller

Command was...

nvm use 0.10.8, as it was already installed here, just not in use.