Is the Meteor JS framework compatible with Google App Engine?

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Would it be possible to build and deploy Meteor applications on Google App Engine or are these incompatible technologies?

I know, for example, that Node.js is not compatible with App Engine and Meteor seems similar to Node in some respects.

It's not a matter of App Engine not supporting node.js so much as it's the fact that App Engine doesn't have a Javascript runtime to run it on. — Nick Johnson, Apr 11 '12 at 03:31
Meteor is just a bunch of nicely written JS libraries (their unit tests deserve more attention though). I think you could accomplish something similar using Channels API, but that would probably be a rewrite from scratch. — alex, Apr 16 '12 at 20:42

score 11 · Accepted Answer · edited May 23 '17 at 12:13

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Meteor creates Node.js applications. Google App Engine does not have a JavaScript runtime, but it does have (in beta as of December 2013), Managed VMs which can run Node.js.

Google Compute Engine (not App Engine) supports the MEAN stack (Mongo, Express, Angular, Node.js), so you can run Meteor on GCE.

Google App Engine screenshot

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Meteor relies on node.js and as such will not run on GAE until GAE supports node.js, if ever.

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answered Apr 11 '12 at 02:15

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This answer does not apply anymore, please update it – Bruno Lemos Nov 07 '14 at 05:04
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Are you sure? GCE supports it, but not GAE as far as I can tell. – Alex Vidal Dec 16 '14 at 18:24
Not sure because I use heroku. But seems that node.js is compatible with GAE: http://youtu.be/Q8jZHc0NS6A – Bruno Lemos Dec 17 '14 at 21:10

score 7 · Answer 2 · answered Mar 27 '13 at 08:24

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Meteor runs in Google Compute Engine (GCE), we installed it on a GCE vm using the normal installation procedure and runs quite fine.

answered Mar 27 '13 at 08:24

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score 3 · Answer 3 · answered Apr 11 '12 at 10:20

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A better option would be Heroku. They have a Node runtime available, and should give you an experience similar to GAE.

answered Apr 11 '12 at 10:20

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And it's very easy, I use this buildpack: https://github.com/AdmitHub/meteor-buildpack-horse – Bruno Lemos Dec 17 '14 at 21:11

score 3 · Answer 4 · answered Apr 18 '14 at 03:40

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Google does support nodejs. So Yes, it is. Start here: https://developers.google.com/datastore/docs/getstarted/start_nodejs/

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score 0 · Answer 5 · answered Apr 11 '12 at 02:15

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I'm pretty sure that meteor depends upon node.js. I seem to remember in the intro screencast a mention of being "able to deploy anywhere node.js is available".

answered Apr 11 '12 at 02:15

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Is the Meteor JS framework compatible with Google App Engine?

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