:server status - Error: ClipperServer.instance(...).isRunning is not a function

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I’ve installed terminal version to both a (latest, fresh) Debian and Ubuntu server build and have Joplin up and running and syncing data via Dropbox. When trying to issue the

:server status

command, however, I get the error message

ClipperServer.instance(...).isRunning is not a function

at the command prompt. I can’t see anything in the logs that looks related. I’m happy to provide any extra version info or config if this is not a known issue. Thanks in advance.

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on my side I have

Cannot find module 'multiparty'
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The server command is not finished as far as I know. It was just on a test branch and not part of the official release.

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Yeah, I installed multiparty

npm install multiparty

to get past that error.

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Oh, OK. I’m trying to get the joplin-web thing going and I kind of assumed the server was necessary, perhaps I am wrong.

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for joplin-web to work, you need to start joplin-desktop which opens the webclipper port, to be able to "talk" to joplin with http://localhost:port/<endpoints>

from the joplin-web README

Don't forget to start your joplin editor to be able to reach the webclipper port

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OK, so I must have the joplin desktop running to get the joplin-web running, not just joplin terminal version? rats - I was hoping to get the joplin-web running on a headless server box without the GUI over head :frowning:

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if joplin-terminal opens the webclipper port too (I don’t know ; I thought until now it was not possible) it('s possible
joplin-web expects to reach that webclipper port otherwise it’s dead

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that explains I have the Joplin web page showing in a browser (on Debian) but the connection is failing. I'll try to install the Ubuntu desktop Joplin (I couldn't get the desktop to work under Debian) and see where I get to - cross fingers someone gets the Clipper working for the terminal version (which I guessed was the "server" I was trying to start). Thanks again, I'll come back to this thread with how that goes - it's getting late here and time for Friday beers :slight_smile:

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or you can drop a feedback on Joplin Web - Web application companion for Joplin

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OK all that above got a bit too hard, so instead I’ve written a read only app in python and web.py that reads a copy of the sqlite db and resources folders and presents in a web browser. The code is at https://github.com/mowbraym/joplin-webview and there are some screen shots there too. NOTE I am not a python programmer and have never used web.py before so this code might be crap so if anyone has suggestions to improve it please let me know.

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Maybe you want to create a new topic (e.g. title something like 'read only web app' and a few sentences with a link to the repo) and we can add it to the Apps category. Your web app might be useful to others as well.

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Good idea. I'm just polishing up a few UI features then will announce to the Joplin world :slight_smile: