Deploy
Deploy to Galaxy
Learn how to deploy on Galaxy by setting up Push to Deploy. The easiest and fastest way of deploying your Meteor app. Sign up for Meteor Cloud You need a Meteor Cloud account in order to deploy your apps. If you don't have one yet, you can sign up here. Deploy a new app Start by going to your Meteor Cloud account. Then go to Apps Deploy new app. Once there, you'll see this configuration page: (https://stoPopularDeployment configurations
Overview Learn how to configure an application on Galaxy. Configure your domain name The first thing you should do is verify that the deployment was successful. Check to see if the application is accessible by navigating to its URL. Then check the application logs in Galaxy at galaxy.meteor.com/app/<appname>/logs to see if there are any errors that are affecting the deployment. Once your application is successfully deployed, head on over to your Galaxy dashboard (http://galaxy.mePopularDeploy with command-line
Overview Learn how to deploy an application to Galaxy with an alternative way. Galaxy makes it simple to deploy, scale, and monitor your Meteor application. This guide provides step-by-step instructions for deploying your application using Meteor command-line. Deploy a new app You can use the Meteor CLI tool to deploy applications to Galaxy. Make sure that you are signed in to an authorized Meteor Developer Account that has permission to deploy to Galaxy. Use the CLI command meteorSome readersMongoDB configurations
Overview Learn how to configure your MongoDB provider for Galaxy Although Galaxy provides a free MongoDB service, it is not suitable for production usage. We recommend using the Galaxy Database service, which can be accessed by visiting Galaxy and navigating to the Databases section to make a request. To configure MongoDB for your Meteor application, see the detailed steps in the Deployment guide. For optimum perforFew readersRegions
Overview Learn how to deploy your app to regions around the world. We recommend deploying your app to region(s) where your customers reside for low latency and optimal performance. Galaxy allows you to deploy your app to the following regions: AWS us-east-1 in Virginia, USA (default region) AWS eu-west-1 in Dublin, Ireland AWS ap-southeast-2 in Sydney, Australia AWS af-south-1 in Cape Town, Africa View the deployment guide for specFew readersMigrate your app to Galaxy
Overview Learn how to migrate your app to Galaxy. Welcome to Galaxy, the best place to host your Meteor app! When migrating your app you'll want to deploy a new instance of your app to Galaxy, ensure it works, and then switch over DNS from your prior hosting provider to Galaxy. This way you'll minimize any disruption to your users during your app migration. Deploy on Galaxy Learn how to deploy on Galaxy by following our main deployment guide. This is the eFew readers
Monitor
Containers
Learn how to monitor and manage containers Galaxy containers are packaged environments that are optimized to run Meteor. Each container runs one copy of an app. Usage Each container has CPU and Memory allowance. Galaxy combines the pooled resources of all containers to track overall app performance. You can dive into individual container performance using the graphs on the app's containers page. Container Item (https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/273b1dc6f4f43800/imageFew readersAPI
Learn how to use Galaxy's public API. Galaxy's public API is a GraphQL endpoint that enables you to monitor your apps running on Galaxy and change their configurations. Access Each Galaxy region has a different URL and so each region also has a different endpoint. US East: https://us-east-1.api.meteor.com/ EU West: https://eu-west-1.api.meteor.com/ Asia-Pacific: https://ap-southeast-2.api.meteor.com/ To access the GraphQL HTTP endpoint you need to append /graphql to theseFew readersTriggers (Auto-scale)
Galaxy triggers allows you to automatically change your capacity configurations to adapt to traffic. Triggers Enable Why Triggers provide a configurable way to perform actions in your app; this is important for Professional apps that need to adapt to the demand dynamically. For example, an education app uses more resources during the classes but can reduce the capacity overnight and on weekends. We oFew readersApp
Learn how to monitor and manage your app Overview Get a snapshot of the realtime status of your app and resource usage over time on the app overview page. App Overview You may also want to consider using Meteor APM for more insight. Usage Your app's resource usage is determined by the size and number of containers. Galaxy combines the resources of all containersFew readersStatus
Learn how to check and follow Galaxy's status Galaxy's status is available from the status page at status.meteor.com. All Galaxy issues are posted to the page, once confirmed. Usage You can find out about Galaxy issues as they are identified, investigated, and resolved through the status page. While our goal is to have as few incidents as possible, the status page will alert you when service interruptions do occur. Support collaborates with the Engineering tFew readersDDoS Mitigation
Learn how Galaxy protects your app. Galaxy's Network layer has a custom proxy tailored to work with Meteor apps. Our proxy servers handle the HTTP and WebSocket requests to your app by always selecting the best container to serve each specific request, taking into consideration how many connections are already open on each container. It also allows you to use multiple domains in our apps. Attacks DoS and DDoS attacks are attempts to make your app overloaded and unavailable for legitimateFew readersNotifications
Learn how to set Galaxy's notification to your account and apps. Galaxy notifications are the best way to stay informed about your apps running on Galaxy. We support notifications via Slack and Email. Activity Types Notifications are sent when activity occurs in your account: Activity Types We recommend activating notifications for at least these types: Deploy failed Build failed temporarily BuFew readersLogs
The logs should be your first stop when troubleshooting any Galaxy issue. When working with Galaxy support, an agent will usually begin by consulting your logs. If a clearly noted issue has been marked there, you can save time by reading the logs and iterating on your code until the error goes away. You can reach the logs dashboard by clicking on your app, then clicking the "Logs" tab. Log Filters ThFew readers
Setup
DNS
Overview Learn how to configure DNS to point to Galaxy. Before users can access your application, you must configure your DNS records to point to Galaxy. Galaxy is not a DNS provider and you’ll need to use your existing DNS provider to set DNS records. While the process will be specific to your DNS provider, the general method is the same. We also provide a free subdomain option if you don't need to have your own domain. The standard DNS setup for Galaxy is to use aSome readersEncryption
Overview Learn how to enable SSL encryption to secure sensitive data. SSL encryption is a security protocol to encrypt connections between servers and clients. We highly recommend that you enable SSL encryption to secure your app's sensitive data and to avoid issues with websockets connecting from behind certain firewalls. Galaxy provides two ways to enable encryption: generating a Let's Encrypt certificate or uploading your own custom certificate. Additionally, a "Force HTTPS" option canFew readersDomains
Overview Learn how to make an application accessible via a custom domain name. You can specify one or more hostnames for an application. Galaxy will make the app available on those hostnames. These hostnames can be on a custom domain, or can use the Galaxy-provided .meteorapp.com, eu.meteorapp.com domains, and au.meteorapp.com; for the US East, EU West, and Asia-Pacific regions, respectively. When first deploying When first deploying specify the hostname through the command line:Few readers
Manage
Commands
A reference for Galaxy's commands meteor CLI: Frequently Used Commands deploy Mac and Unix meteor deploy can be used for creating new apps and updating existing ones. The full command is: region should be us-east-1.galaxy.meteor.com for the US region, eu-west-1.galaxy.meteor.com for the EU region or ap-southeast-2.galaxy.meteor.com for the Asia-Pacific region. hostnamSome readersSEO with Prerender
Learn how to optimize your Meteor app for search engines (SEO) Prerender.io integration Galaxy provides an integrated pre-rendering service, Prerender.io, to optimize your Meteor app for search engines (SEO). The Prerender.io service is included as part of Galaxy at no additional cost. See Prerender.io for more information about the Prerender.io service. Add prerendering Type $ meteor add mdg:seo in your app's directory to add the prerender package. GalaxSome readersCDN
Learn how to configure a CDN with Galaxy Configuring a CDN with Galaxy is largely the same as using a CDN with Meteor in any context. In general, you don’t want to forward cookies from your CDN, as it leads to overcaching. Specifically, you should not forward the galaxy-sticky cookie, as it will result in caching one copy of every asset per container that your application runs. However, you do want to configure your CDN to forward query striSome readersFile Storage
File storage for application containers Galaxy provides temporary file storage for application containers to use. Galaxy does not provide persistent file storage for application containers to use. If you need persistent file storage for your application, you should use a robust cloud storage solution like Amazon S3. With each container, you should be able to use up to 512 MB of disk space for temporary local file storage. Application containers are given read/write access to the /tmp dFew readersUpgrade your app plan
We have four different plan levels to choose from, which fit many different use cases. Plans are app-based, in the same account you can have apps in different plans. Free Essentials Professional Enterprise Deciding which plan best suits your needs will be based on features available for each plan, as well as the container sizes and usage needed for your app. You can learn more about them on the billing page. Get 20% Discount! Our Savings Plan is a pricFew readersHigh-availability
Learn how to make your app fault tolerant by enabling high-availability High-availability increases the likelihood that your app stays up in the event of unforeseen container, machine, or availability zone failures. We recommend high-availability for all business critical and production apps. Galaxy supports high-availability by default. Just run three or more Standard containers to enable it for your app. You'll see "HA" in a golden box next to any apps where high-availability is enabled.Few readersTransfer Apps
Learn how to transfer an app to another account You can deploy an application to one Galaxy account at a time. Galaxy utilizes the following policy to select the account to deploy your app to: If an application with the specified hostname already exists in an account, Galaxy deploys to the same account. Otherwise, if you specify --owner someorganization, Galaxy chooses the given organization. Otherwise, if your individual user account is registered for Galaxy hosting, Galaxy choFew readersError Types
502 errors You may see a 502 error with the message Registered endpoints failed to handle the request when you try to visit your URL. This means that the request failed, despite the fact that our system thought there was a healthy container at the beginning of the request. This often happens because your backend wasn't able to respond when communicating with our proxy servers. You may need to profile your app to determine the cause of this error. Check the Logs tab to poFew readersInstant Rollback
For a variety of reasons, you might need to recover from an incident in production — for example, due to a bug. In that case, Meteor Cloud allows you to restore your deployments and quickly revert back to a previously deployed production deployment. How to roll back deployments? From Galaxy, open the app to which you'd like to restore a deployment version. Go to the Versions tab. From theFew readersScaling
Learn how to improve your app’s performance by scaling Scaling and sizing your application is specific to the architecture and performance characteristics of your app. As apps grow they often require more resources to perform well. Galaxy accommodates growth by offering vertical and horizontal resource scaling. Scaling with Galaxy happens without downtime; your users will not experience service interruption, as long as you maintain at least one continuously running container at all times.Few readersTroubleshooting
General Advice Check these items if you're having trouble with uptime, performance, or deployment. Your Meteor version. More current versions may resolve issues found in older Meteor versions. While the reverse is rare and generally shouldn't happen, if you've recently upgraded Meteor versions and start having difficulties, consider reverting to your last Meteor version. Your container's memory and CPU usage. If your app is running out of memory, you may need toFew readersMemory Issues
Memory issues or Out-of-Memory errors Memory issues are a common but often poorly understood problem. To effectively resolve them, you may need to profile your app and iterate on your code to improve memory usage. Memory issues are frequently indicated in your logs. Check your logs for clues about the source of the issue. If you see the log message The container has run out of memory. A new container will be started to replace it, this means that the container runningFew readers
Containers
Container environment
Overview Learn in what environment Galaxy runs your app. Galaxy runs your app in a set of containers using the Docker container platform. The actual code that is run is determined by the "base image" — either the default base image or a custom base image. Galaxy runs your app on 64-bit Linux machines in the UTC time zone. How containers stop When Galaxy wants to shut down your container (because yoFew readersDefault base image
Overview Learn about the default Galaxy base image. Instructions Most Galaxy users run their app with the default base image. (For full control over the system libraries available to your app and its precise runtime environment, you can create a custom base image instead.) A base image is a Docker image. The default base image is stored in the repository meteor/galaxy-app on DockerFew readersCustom base images
Overview Learn how to customize your app's environment. Most Galaxy users run their app with the default base image. This provides a basic environment for running most Meteor apps. For full control over your app's environment, you can provide a custom base image instead. This allows you to precisely control the set of system packages available to your app, customize exactly what happens when Galaxy builds your app's image at deploy time and when Galaxy runs yoFew readers
Accounts
Billing
Learn how Galaxy bills per plan and container size Flexible Payment Options We offer four different plan levels to choose from, each suited to various use cases: Free Plan Essential Professional Enterprise Deciding which plan best suits your needs will depend on the features available for each plan, as well as the container sizes and usage needed for your app. Your pricing varies with the plan selected and the quantity and size of containers used to run your app, pro-rated to thePopularSecurity & Systems Policy
Learn about Galaxy's Security and Systems Policy. Galaxy's Security Practices Galaxy is committed to ensuring that the application code and data stored in the Meteor Galaxy platform is accessible only by authorized individuals. Security best practices are employed consistently and evolve to meet the needs of our customers. When you sign up for a Galaxy Account, you agree to our standard SLA, found here (https://galaxy-sla.s3.amazonaws.com/Meteor%2BSoftware%2BLtd.%2B-%2BService%2BLevel%2BFew readersCollaborators
Learn how to add collaborators to your app Objective You can add collaborators to an app by creating a Meteor Cloud organization and transferring the app to that organization. Meteor Cloud organization accounts allow you to deploy, scale, and monitor apps with a team of developers. Note that you always log in as an individual user (organizations don't have passwords). Get Meteor Cloud for Organizations Create a new organization in your Meteor Cloud account under "Organizations" (hFew readersSupport
Galaxy Support You can submit support requests through our ticket platform by visiting Galaxy support. The ticketing page is also accessible from the dropdown menu on the left within your Galaxy account. Please note that Galaxy provides support exclusively through this platform. Visit our pricing page to see specific SLAs tailored to your app's plan. Galaxy's support hoursFew readers