Etherpad-lite 1.8.18 doesn't run with Passenger

[avkarenow]

Etherpad-lite doesn't run with Passenger but working fine from commandline (src/bin/run.sh)
Hangs with:

[2023-01-28 19:51:17.940] [INFO] plugins - npm --version: 6.14.15

Tested on
Passenger 6 (Nginx)
Node.js v14 and v16

I fixed it by editing src/node/server.js last lines:

//if (require.main === module) exports.start();
exports.start();

It seems that exports.start() is never called while running with Passenger.
I guess we need to do a better fix than that ;)

[JohnMcLear]

I have no idea what Passenger is. Is it something we have docs for / support? Never heard of it.

[avkarenow]

@JohnMcLear: Passenger is a very popular application server.
I guess is worth to supporting.

https://github.com/phusion/passenger

[JohnMcLear]

I'll leave this closed then as we don't support it. If you want to open a feature request ticket to add support you are welcome to.

In general third party platforms require maintaining their own integration support as they come and go quicker than we can maintain as a small team.

Passenger would be responsible for maintaining their integration.