docker compose - `Failed to lookup view! Did you run ./nodebb build?` error

[baris@community.nodebb.org]

Did you check if the built files are in /usr/src/app/build?

[josef@community.nodebb.org]

@baris Yes

➜  devops git:(main) ✗ docker compose exec forum ls /usr/src/app/build
active_plugins.json  cache-buster  public
➜  devops git:(main) ✗ docker compose exec forum ls /usr/src/app/build/public
admin-rtl.css  admin.css  client-rtl.css  client.css  fontawesome  language  plugins  scripts-admin.js  scripts-client.js  src  templates
➜  devops git:(main) ✗ 

[baris@community.nodebb.org]

What about the template files inside /usr/src/app/build/public/templates ? The error message you are seeing is caused when expressjs can't find the template file to render.

[josef@community.nodebb.org]

@baris It looks like they are in place

➜  devops git:(main) ✗ docker compose exec forum ls /usr/src/app/build/public/templates
400.js   404.tpl  admin      confirm.js   ip-blacklist.js   outgoing.js     register.js           reset.tpl       tos.js
400.tpl  500.js   chat.js    confirm.tpl  ip-blacklist.tpl  outgoing.tpl    register.tpl          reset_code.js   tos.tpl
403.js   500.tpl  chat.tpl   emails       login.js          partials        registerComplete.js   reset_code.tpl  unsubscribe.js
403.tpl  503.js   chats.js   flags        login.tpl         post-queue.js   registerComplete.tpl  sitemap.js      unsubscribe.tpl
404.js   503.tpl  chats.tpl  install      modals            post-queue.tpl  reset.js              sitemap.tpl

[baris@community.nodebb.org]

Ok so it looks like you are missing the templates from the theme, this can happen if you don't have a theme activated. For example I don't see the categories.tpl file in your output. Make sure nodebb-theme-harmony is activated before ./nodebb build is run.

ERROR in ./build/public/src/modules/topicThumbs.js 104:6-106:8
Module not found: Error: Can't resolve 'composer' in '/usr/src/app/build/public/src/modules'

Looks like nodebb-plugin-composer-default is also not activated.

[josef@community.nodebb.org]

@baris Thanks that helps:

docker compose exec forum /usr/src/app/nodebb activate nodebb-plugin-composer-default --config /opt/config/config.json
docker compose exec forum /usr/src/app/nodebb activate nodebb-theme-harmony --config /opt/config/config.json

But this is a completely fresh install, shouldn't the forum boot from the as-is official docker image?

[josef@community.nodebb.org]

@baris i can't login :think:

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DEBUG: PACKAGE_MANAGER: npm
DEBUG: CONFIG location: /opt/config/config.json
DEBUG: START_BUILD: false
No changes in package.json. Skipping build...

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> node loader.js --config=/opt/config/config.json --no-silent --no-daemon


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[baris@community.nodebb.org]

When ./nodebb setup is executed it enables all the default plugins. Including harmony theme and composer default.
Not sure where that happens in the docker file :think:

[josef@community.nodebb.org]

@baris Its actually in this bash file: https://github.com/NodeBB/NodeBB/blob/master/install/docker/entrypoint.sh

[josef@community.nodebb.org]

https://github.com/NodeBB/NodeBB/blob/master/install/docker/entrypoint.sh#L186-L188
Should i manually set the env SETUP?
@baris Doesn't https://manage.nodebb.org uses container-based technology?

[baris@community.nodebb.org]

@josef this is the part that should triggered the setup. We don't use docker on manage.nodebb.org.