Can't register or log-in

[unfa]

Expected Behavior

Successful account registration

Actual Behavior

After attempting registration (assuming all data entered is correct (including beta invite code) or log-in, the page does nothing for a good while and then throws an "unknown error".

Possible Solution

Maybe it's something to do with the database?
This is console output when I attempt a registration:

$ node spacedeck.js
[2021-05-27T21:00:57.798Z] Booting Spacedeck Open… (environment: development)
[2021-05-27T21:00:58.284Z] [redis-mock] websockets subscribed to 3 topics.
[2021-05-27T21:00:58.286Z] Spacedeck Open listening at http://:::9666
[2021-05-27T21:00:58.294Z] createBucket null undefined
[2021-05-27T21:00:58.298Z] (node:192892) UnhandledPromiseRejectionWarning: SequelizeConnectionError: SQLITE_CANTOPEN: unable to open database file
    at Database.connections.(anonymous function).lib.Database.err (/data/Applications/spacedeck-open/node_modules/sequelize/lib/dialects/sqlite/connection-manager.js:66:63)
[2021-05-27T21:00:58.298Z] (node:192892) UnhandledPromiseRejectionWarning: Unhandled promise rejection. This error originated either by throwing inside of an async function without a catch block, or by rejecting a promise which was not handled with .catch(). (rejection id: 1)
[2021-05-27T21:00:58.298Z] (node:192892) [DEP0018] DeprecationWarning: Unhandled promise rejections are deprecated. In the future, promise rejections that are not handled will terminate the Node.js process with a non-zero exit code.
[2021-05-27T21:04:00.046Z] Executing (default): SELECT `_id`, `email`, `password_hash`, `nickname`, `avatar_original_uri`, `avatar_thumb_uri`, `confirmation_token`, `password_reset_token`, `api_token`, `home_folder_id`, `prefs_language`, `prefs_email_notifications`, `prefs_email_digest`, `created_at`, `updated_at`, `createdAt`, `updatedAt` FROM `users` AS `user` WHERE `user`.`email` = 'unfa00@[redacted]';
POST /api/users - - ms - -

Steps to Reproduce the Problem

1. Follow installation instructions and start SpaceDeck with NodeJS
2. Visit localhost:9666, input data and click "Register"
3. See nothing happening for some time, then an "unknown error"

Specifications

• OS Platform and Distribution (e.g., Linux Ubuntu 16.04): Manajro Linux
• Node version: 10.24 lts-dubnium
• Database engine (e.g., SQLite): sqlite 3.35.5

[winterhazelly]

I had this issue too and looked around for what issues with sequelize might cause this; creating the database folder seems to fix it, it needs the folder to put the database in.

[1337cookie]

This is also present on Windows, creating a database directory in the root fixes the issue.

[rds13]

How would like this problem of path creation be handled ?

[1337cookie]

How would like this problem of path creation be handled ?

This would solve it --> #206