Bluemix buildpack for Meteor

Supported version

This buildpack is dedicated for use with Meteor 1.0+.

Usage

• Create Meteor application

$ meteor create testmeteor
testmeteor: created.

To run your new app:
   cd testmeteor
   meteor

• Run and test the application in your local until all functions are stistisfied

• Since Bluemix planed to remove the MongoLab service around end of January 2016. It is recommended to create mongodb instance from MongoLab as the link https://mongolab.com. You need to subscribe if you haven't done so. Then follow the steps below.

• Click "Create new" button to create mongo database

• Select "Single-node" > Select Standard Line as "Sandbox"

• Set database name and click "Create new MongoDB deployment"

• Click on the new created database

• Copy the mongodb URI to use in later step

• Click "Users" tab and add new user and password. It can be the same as you login user and password.

• In Bluemix console, create "Mongo by Compose" service and supply the MongoDB URI in the host field for the other fields you can supply any values.

• Create manifest.yml and put it under the testmeteor folder. Here is the sample yml.

---
applications:
- memory: 1GB
  domain: mybluemix.net
  path: .
  buildpack: https://github.com/bancha001/bluemix-buildpack-meteor
  host: testmeteor
  name: testmeteor
  disk: 512M
  services:
    - MongoLab-4d
  instances: 1

• Create .cfignore to exclude the path 'local' to be uploaded

.meteor/local

• In testmeteor/.meteor folder, open the platforms file then remove the ios and android entries (if there exist)

• Under testmeteor, Run

cf push