meteor_startup.sh

#!/bin/bash

# External Parameters: MONGO_URL, MONGO_OPLOG_URL, ROOT_URL, METEOR_SETTINGS, KADIRA_APP_ID, KADIRA_APP_SECRET
export MONGO_URL=$(curl http://metadata.google.internal/computeMetadata/v1/instance/attributes/MONGO_URL -H "Metadata-Flavor: Google")
export MONGO_OPLOG_URL=$(curl http://metadata.google.internal/computeMetadata/v1/instance/attributes/MONGO_OPLOG_URL -H "Metadata-Flavor: Google")
export ROOT_URL=$(curl http://metadata.google.internal/computeMetadata/v1/instance/attributes/ROOT_URL -H "Metadata-Flavor: Google")
export METEOR_SETTINGS=$(curl http://metadata.google.internal/computeMetadata/v1/instance/attributes/METEOR_SETTINGS -H "Metadata-Flavor: Google")
export KADIRA_APP_ID=$(curl http://metadata.google.internal/computeMetadata/v1/instance/attributes/KADIRA_APP_ID -H "Metadata-Flavor: Google")
export KADIRA_APP_SECRET=$(curl http://metadata.google.internal/computeMetadata/v1/instance/attributes/KADIRA_APP_SECRET -H "Metadata-Flavor: Google")

# Static Parameters
export HOME="/home/YOUR_USER_NAME/"
export ROOT_URL="https://your.app.url"
export PORT=3000

# Change this to your GCS bucket name:
PROJECT="app"

# Nginx
gpg --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com --recv-key ABF5BD827BD9BF62
gpg -a --export ABF5BD827BD9BF62 | apt-key add -
grep -q -F 'deb http://nginx.org/packages/debian/ jessie nginx' /etc/apt/sources.list || echo 'deb http://nginx.org/packages/debian/ jessie nginx' >> /etc/apt/sources.list
grep -q -F 'deb-src http://nginx.org/packages/debian/ jessie nginx' /etc/apt/sources.list || echo 'deb-src http://nginx.org/packages/debian/ jessie nginx' >> /etc/apt/sources.list

# NodeJS fix (Fixes: "Hash Sum mismatch")
sudo sed -i -re 's/\w+\.archive\.ubuntu\.com/archive.ubuntu.com/g' /etc/apt/sources.list

# Install packages
apt-get update -y --force-yes && apt-get upgrade -y --force-yes
apt-get install -y --force-yes build-essential
apt-get install -y --force-yes nodejs nginx
npm install -g --unsafe-perm pm2

# Node.js (this script already runs apt-get update)
curl -sL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_4.x | sudo -E bash -

# SSL
mkdir -p /etc/nginx/ssl
gsutil cp gs://$PROJECT/secure/app.pem /etc/nginx/ssl/app.pem
gsutil cp gs://$PROJECT/secure/app.key /etc/nginx/ssl/app.key

# Configure nginx
gsutil cp gs://$PROJECT/config/nginx.conf /etc/nginx/conf.d/default.conf
/etc/init.d/nginx restart

# Get app code
mkdir -p /opt/web/app
cd /opt/web/app
gsutil cp gs://$PROJECT/bundle/app/meteor_app.tar.gz . # Change this to your meteor app directory name.
tar zxf meteor_app.tar.gz
cd bundle
cd programs/server
npm install --unsafe-perm bcrypt fibers # Recompile in case the packages have been compiled for a different archtiecture
npm install --unsafe-perm

# Run
cd ../..
node main # Feel free to try forever or pm2, but simple node has been stable and has worked for us.