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  • julian@community.nodebb.orgJ This user is from outside of this forum
    julian@community.nodebb.orgJ This user is from outside of this forum
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    wrote on last edited by
    #87

    Hi @Jakub-Urbanowicz! Let's try to figure out these issues one by one.

    Looking at your site it looks to be an upgrade from an existing NodeBB, yes? In that case, ActivityPub is disabled for you and will need re-enabling.

    Please make sure that the global toggle is on from the Settings -> Federation page.

    Secondly, all of your categories are not automatically federating by default. Go into Manage -> Privileges and make sure that:

    • The "fediverse" pseudo-group has the "View Users" privilege
    • The "fediverse" pseudo-group has all of the privileges checked in the "Uncategorized" category
    • The "fediverse" pseudo-group has all of the privileges checked in each category (if you want that category to be accessible outside of your forum)
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    • eridanense@conversafiada.netE This user is from outside of this forum
      eridanense@conversafiada.netE This user is from outside of this forum
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      wrote on last edited by
      #88

      @julian It is interesting to see a long form content in the Fediverse. I'm still not used to it.

      Pretty cool.

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      • jakub-urbanowicz@community.nodebb.orgJ This user is from outside of this forum
        jakub-urbanowicz@community.nodebb.orgJ This user is from outside of this forum
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        wrote on last edited by
        #89

        Good Idea to give federation issues a separate topic. I have made the changes on your list resulting in posts and chat messages coming out of the forum, but still nothing can be pulled into it, no matter how many people or sites I follow or try to follow. Funny, I couldn't find how to access AP users that I am apparently following other than by re-following them. They are not listed among local forum users.

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        • jakub-urbanowicz@community.nodebb.orgJ This user is from outside of this forum
          jakub-urbanowicz@community.nodebb.orgJ This user is from outside of this forum
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          wrote on last edited by
          #90

          @julian Can you give me some ideas what to do next?

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          • julian@community.nodebb.orgJ This user is from outside of this forum
            julian@community.nodebb.orgJ This user is from outside of this forum
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            wrote on last edited by
            #91

            @Jakub-Urbanowicz can you give me a example of something that cannot be pulled in?

            Also run the forum under dev mode (./nodebb dev) for some additional logging around ActivityPub.

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            • jakub-urbanowicz@community.nodebb.orgJ This user is from outside of this forum
              jakub-urbanowicz@community.nodebb.orgJ This user is from outside of this forum
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              wrote on last edited by
              #92

              @julian Some of the users I am following (or so it reads on each user's page):

              @[email protected] (Mastodon)
              @[email protected] (Friendica)
              @[email protected]
              @[email protected]
              @julian@community.nodebb.org
              https://community.nodebb.org/post/102755 – imported by link (can't post remotely)

              Nothing special happens when running dev mode. Just some plugin incompatibilities get printed:

              2025-02-15T05:36:53.950Z [4567/3360] - warn: [plugins/load] The following plugins may not be compatible with your version of NodeBB. This may cause unintended behaviour or crashing. In the event of an unresponsive NodeBB caused by this plugin, run ./nodebb reset -p PLUGINNAME to disable it.

              • nodebb-plugin-soundpack-default
              • nodebb-plugin-emoji-android
              • nodebb-widget-essentials
              • nodebb-rewards-essentials
              • nodebb-plugin-who-read-it
              • nodebb-plugin-question-and-answer
              • nodebb-plugin-poll
              • nodebb-plugin-dbsearch
              • nodebb-plugin-custom-pages
              • nodebb-plugin-composer-default

              I've been able to npm unl / npm i nodebb-theme-harmony, but I wasn't successful with plugin-composer-default or plugin-custom-pages, so I gave up on the rest of them. Every time I ran npm I saw a warning that my nodejs was outside requirements (probably too new, if I got it right).

              ./nodebb log
              
                  ../../../bootstrap/scss/forms/_form-control.scss 40:7  @import
                  bootstrap/scss/_forms.scss 3:9                         @import
                  - 19:9                                                 root stylesheet
              
              WARNING: The keyword 'none' must be used as a single argument.
                  ../../../bootstrap/scss/mixins/_box-shadow.scss 10:9  box-shadow()
                  ../../../bootstrap/scss/forms/_form-select.scss 32:7  @import
                  bootstrap/scss/_forms.scss 4:9                        @import
                  - 19:9                                                root stylesheet
              
              ./nodebb build
                started
              2025-02-15T05:33:08.136Z [4567/2898] - info: [build] Building in parallel mode
              2025-02-15T05:33:08.138Z [4567/2898] - info: [build]         plugin static dirs  build started
              2025-02-15T05:33:08.139Z [4567/2898] - info: [build]          requirejs modules  build started
              2025-02-15T05:33:08.139Z [4567/2898] - info: [build]           client js bundle  build started
              2025-02-15T05:33:08.140Z [4567/2898] - info: [build]            admin js bundle  build started
              2025-02-15T05:33:08.140Z [4567/2898] - info: [build]         client side styles  build started
              2025-02-15T05:33:08.140Z [4567/2898] - info: [build] admin control panel styles  build started
              2025-02-15T05:33:08.142Z [4567/2898] - info: [build]                  templates  build started
              2025-02-15T05:33:08.142Z [4567/2898] - info: [build]                  languages  build started
              2025-02-15T05:33:08.665Z [4567/2898] - info: [build]         plugin static dirs  build completed in 0.527sec
              2025-02-15T05:33:09.350Z [4567/2898] - info: [build]           client js bundle  build completed in 1.211sec
              2025-02-15T05:33:09.368Z [4567/2898] - info: [build]            admin js bundle  build completed in 1.228sec
              2025-02-15T05:33:11.753Z [4567/2898] - info: [build]                  languages  build completed in 3.611sec
              2025-02-15T05:33:11.807Z [4567/2898] - info: [build]          requirejs modules  build completed in 3.668sec
              2025-02-15T05:33:11.807Z [4567/2898] - info: [build] Bundling with Webpack.
              [10%] building (0/0 modules)
              2025-02-15T05:33:13.983Z [4567/2898] - info: [build]         client side styles  build completed in 5.842sec
              [10%] building (398/608 modules)
              2025-02-15T05:33:25.087Z [4567/2898] - info: [build] Bundling took 10113 ms
              2025-02-15T05:33:25.089Z [4567/2898] - info: [build] Asset compilation successful. Completed in 16.951sec.
              
              sudo systemctl status nodebb
              ● nodebb.service - NodeBB
                   Loaded: loaded (/etc/systemd/system/nodebb.service; enabled; vendor preset: enabled)
                   Active: active (running) since Sat 2025-02-15 06:39:50 CET; 12s ago
                     Docs: https://docs.nodebb.org
                  Process: 3477 ExecStart=/usr/bin/node loader.js (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS)
                 Main PID: 3488 (node)
                    Tasks: 36 (limit: 9348)
                   Memory: 375.1M
                      CPU: 20.494s
                   CGroup: /system.slice/nodebb.service
                           ├─3488 /usr/bin/node /home/xxxxxxxx/nodebb/loader.js
                           ├─3499 /usr/bin/node /home/xxxxxxxx/nodebb/app.js
                           └─3527 /usr/bin/node /home/xxxxxxxx/nodebb/src/meta/minifier.js
              
              Feb 15 06:39:50 sv systemd[1]: Starting NodeBB...
              Feb 15 06:39:50 sv systemd[1]: nodebb.service: Can't open PID file /home/xxxxxxxx/nodebb/pidfile (yet?) after start: Operation not permitted
              Feb 15 06:39:50 sv systemd[1]: Started NodeBB.
              

              In trying to fix things I have made changes to nginx reverse proxy configuration, but I seem to have made things even worse, which is not a bad thing, because in that may lie the solution.
              I'll be happy to provide log and config files by a secure channel of your choosing.

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              • jakub-urbanowicz@community.nodebb.orgJ This user is from outside of this forum
                jakub-urbanowicz@community.nodebb.orgJ This user is from outside of this forum
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                wrote on last edited by
                #93

                @julian
                Here you are some AP errors from a few days ago, before I made any changes.

                2025-02-13T06:25:09.462Z [4567/24115] - error: [activitypub/api] Error
                Error: [[error:activitypub.invalid-id]]
                    at /home/xxxxxxxx/nodebb/src/api/activitypub.js:42:9
                    at process.processTicksAndRejections (node:internal/process/task_queues:95:5)
                    at async Object.follow (/home/xxxxxxxx/nodebb/src/api/activitypub.js:30:5)
                    at async Categories.follow (/home/xxxxxxxx/nodebb/src/controllers/write/categories.js:117:2)
                    at async /home/xxxxxxxx/nodebb/src/routes/helpers.js:80:5
                2025-02-13T06:28:56.552Z [4567/24115] - error: [activitypub/api] Error
                Error: [[error:activitypub.invalid-id]]
                    at /home/xxxxxxxx/nodebb/src/api/activitypub.js:42:9
                    at process.processTicksAndRejections (node:internal/process/task_queues:95:5)
                    at async Object.follow (/home/xxxxxxxx/nodebb/src/api/activitypub.js:30:5)
                    at async Categories.follow (/home/xxxxxxxx/nodebb/src/controllers/write/categories.js:117:2)
                    at async /home/xxxxxxxx/nodebb/src/routes/helpers.js:80:5
                2025-02-13T06:33:19.290Z [4567/24115] - error: [activitypub/api] Error
                TypeError: Invalid URL
                    at new URL (node:internal/url:804:36)
                    at /home/xxxxxxxx/nodebb/src/activitypub/index.js:100:25
                    at Array.filter ()
                    at ActivityPub.resolveInboxes (/home/xxxxxxxx/nodebb/src/activitypub/index.js:99:13)
                    at ActivityPub.send (/home/xxxxxxxx/nodebb/src/activitypub/index.js:373:36)
                    at /home/xxxxxxxx/nodebb/src/api/activitypub.js:51:21
                    at process.processTicksAndRejections (node:internal/process/task_queues:95:5)
                    at async Object.follow (/home/xxxxxxxx/nodebb/src/api/activitypub.js:30:5)
                    at async Categories.follow (/home/xxxxxxxx/nodebb/src/controllers/write/categories.js:117:2)
                    at async /home/xxxxxxxx/nodebb/src/routes/helpers.js:80:5
                2025-02-13T06:37:05.361Z [4567/24115] - error: [activitypub/api] Error
                Error: [[error:activitypub.invalid-id]]
                    at /home/xxxxxxxx/nodebb/src/api/activitypub.js:42:9
                    at process.processTicksAndRejections (node:internal/process/task_queues:95:5)
                    at async Object.follow (/home/xxxxxxxx/nodebb/src/api/activitypub.js:30:5)
                    at async Categories.follow (/home/xxxxxxxx/nodebb/src/controllers/write/categories.js:117:2)
                    at async /home/xxxxxxxx/nodebb/src/routes/helpers.js:80:5
                2025-02-13T06:37:20.692Z [4567/24115] - error: [activitypub/api] Error
                Error: [[error:activitypub.invalid-id]]
                    at /home/xxxxxxxx/nodebb/src/api/activitypub.js:42:9
                    at process.processTicksAndRejections (node:internal/process/task_queues:95:5)
                    at async Object.follow (/home/xxxxxxxx/nodebb/src/api/activitypub.js:30:5)
                    at async Categories.follow (/home/xxxxxxxx/nodebb/src/controllers/write/categories.js:117:2)
                    at async /home/xxxxxxxx/nodebb/src/routes/helpers.js:80:5
                [cluster] Restarting...
                
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                • jakub-urbanowicz@community.nodebb.orgJ This user is from outside of this forum
                  jakub-urbanowicz@community.nodebb.orgJ This user is from outside of this forum
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                  wrote on last edited by
                  #94

                  My forum.n66.pl-proxy.conf is now very similar to official recommendations and doesn't seem to have any effect on AP following/sharing capabilities.
                  I am unaware of server tweaks to facilitate AP following/sharing.

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                  • julian@community.nodebb.orgJ This user is from outside of this forum
                    julian@community.nodebb.orgJ This user is from outside of this forum
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                    wrote on last edited by
                    #95

                    @Jakub-Urbanowicz your ActivityPub user is resolving, but the URLs are incorrect.

                    Please update your config.json so that it properly reflects your site's url, it should be https://forum.n66.pl, with the https

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                    • reynir@forum.fedi.dkR This user is from outside of this forum
                      reynir@forum.fedi.dkR This user is from outside of this forum
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                      wrote on last edited by
                      #96

                      Hi! I am also having federation issues on a fresh install of 4.0.3. For example, I can not see the content of all the posts here including the original post. I think I see the content of around half of the posts. I tried to reply on another post on community.nodebb.org, but after ten minutes it is still not visible at community.nodebb.org.

                      Ironically, I am not sure this reply will reach community.nodebb.org either.

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                      • reynir@forum.fedi.dkR This user is from outside of this forum
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                        wrote on last edited by
                        #97

                        @reynir OK great! This one went through. However, I still only see about half of the posts.

                        (Finally, sorry for barging in on your topic - perhaps we can fork the topic somehow)

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                        • julian@community.nodebb.orgJ This user is from outside of this forum
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                          wrote on last edited by
                          #98

                          @[email protected] the post content being blank issue might be an unrelated bug. I'm still trying to figure out that one.

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                          • reynir@forum.fedi.dkR This user is from outside of this forum
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                            wrote on last edited by
                            #99

                            @[email protected] thanks for the reply! Is there a tracking issue I can subscribe to?

                            (I am having a lot of fun with our new NodeBB instance btw!)

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                            • julian@community.nodebb.orgJ This user is from outside of this forum
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                              wrote on last edited by
                              #100

                              @[email protected] there wasn't, so I added one:

                              https://github.com/NodeBB/NodeBB/issues/13172

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                              • jakub-urbanowicz@community.nodebb.orgJ This user is from outside of this forum
                                jakub-urbanowicz@community.nodebb.orgJ This user is from outside of this forum
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                                wrote on last edited by
                                #101

                                @julian That and upgrading to 4.0.4 helped a little – at least direct messages are coming through, but following still not working in either direction. Following seems to be set up correctly and confirmed on both the forum and other AP instances. Testing with Friendica and Mastodon. Only the messages are stopped somewhere.
                                ekran_2025-02-17_23-19-00.png ekran_2025-02-17_23-31-10.png
                                2025-02-18_05-17-53.png 2025-02-18_05-21-27.png

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                                • jakub-urbanowicz@community.nodebb.orgJ This user is from outside of this forum
                                  jakub-urbanowicz@community.nodebb.orgJ This user is from outside of this forum
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                                  wrote on last edited by
                                  #102

                                  @julian I am now unable to import threads using the search area. It worked a few days ago (before 4.0.4) and maybe before changing http to https in config.json. Now I can only follow users without actually following their content (no following is operational). While importing threads worked, it was still useless, because I couldn't join in on conversations.
                                  Yesterday I experimented with different proxy_pass values in my nginx proxy.conf file:

                                  • proxy_pass http://forum_n66_pl; – original configuration
                                  • proxy_pass http://127.0.0.1:4567; – no effect on AP behaviour, nodebb's admin privileges affected
                                  • proxy_pass https://forum_n66_pl; – resulted in a "Bad Gateway" error.
                                    I attach the recent log file: https://u.pcloud.link/publink/show?code=XZun2L5Zy2PaNwGjuh72kxKbh6Wl9jEb4FmX

                                  Please tell me you know how to fix it. 🙄

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                                  • julian@community.nodebb.orgJ This user is from outside of this forum
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                                    wrote on last edited by
                                    #103

                                    @Jakub-Urbanowicz http://forum_n66_pl this suggests there's an upstream block.

                                    Can you paste your entire nginx config?

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                                    • jakub-urbanowicz@community.nodebb.orgJ This user is from outside of this forum
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                                      wrote on last edited by
                                      #104

                                      I am afraid I hit a wall, No idea what else I could do short of reinstalling the whole thing.

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                                      • jakub-urbanowicz@community.nodebb.orgJ This user is from outside of this forum
                                        jakub-urbanowicz@community.nodebb.orgJ This user is from outside of this forum
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                                        wrote on last edited by
                                        #105

                                        @julian just a moment; it's a bit complex, because configuration is divided into several files.

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                                        • julian@community.nodebb.orgJ [email protected]

                                          @Jakub-Urbanowicz http://forum_n66_pl this suggests there's an upstream block.

                                          Can you paste your entire nginx config?

                                          jakub-urbanowicz@community.nodebb.orgJ This user is from outside of this forum
                                          jakub-urbanowicz@community.nodebb.orgJ This user is from outside of this forum
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                                          wrote on last edited by
                                          #106

                                          @julian Please find attached a summary of my nginx settings.
                                          The back-end installation of NodeBB was done manually in a home directory, while the reverse proxy is part of on automated server solution called Webinoly. It is typically used for self-hosting WordPress, but not only. It worked pretty well before the advent of Federation capabilities, so I wasn't bothered. I just uncommented some proxy headers in /etc/nginx/apps.d/forum.n66.pl-proxy.conf and added "X-NginX-Proxy true" as per documentation. Mongodb (7.0) is provided from a deb repository as is nodejs.
                                          I'm not sure why the web root directory as mentioned in /etc/nginx/sites-available/forum.n66.pl does not exist (root /var/www/forum.n66.pl/htdocs). I don't even have /var/www/forum.n66.pl/.
                                          Thank you for helping me.

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