gcloud-node-todos

TodoMVC backend using gcloud-node.

Prerequisites

1. Create a new cloud project on console.developers.google.com

2. Enable the Google Cloud Datastore API. For more information about the Cloud Datastore, see here.

3. Create a new service account and copy the JSON credentials to key.json

4. Export your project id:

   $ export PROJECT_ID=<project id>

Running

Locally

# Set your default Dataset
$ export DATASET_ID=$PROJECT_ID

# Install the dependencies
$ npm install

# Start the server
$ npm start

Docker

# Check that Docker is running
$ boot2docker up
$ $(boot2docker shellinit)

# Build your Docker image
$ docker build -t app .

# Start a new Docker container
$ docker run -e DATASET_ID=$PROJECT_ID -p 8080:8080 app

# Test the app
$ curl -X GET http://$(boot2docker ip):8080

Managed VMs

# Get gcloud
$ curl https://sdk.cloud.google.com | bash

# Authorize gcloud and set your default project
$ gcloud auth login
$ gcloud config set project $PROJECT_ID

# Get App Engine component
$ gcloud components update app

# Check that Docker is running
$ boot2docker up

# Download the Node.js Docker image
$ docker pull google/nodejs-runtime

# Run the app locally
$ gcloud preview app run .
$ curl -X GET http://localhost:8080

# Deploy the app to production
$ gcloud preview app deploy .
$ curl -X GET http://$PROJECT_ID.appspot.com

Resources

• Command Line Example
• Node.js on the Google Cloud Platform