Setting Up Your Development Environment

Prepare your environment for Node.js app development and deployment on App Engine by installing the tools below.

Installing Node.js and Cloud SDK

1. Download and install Node.js and npm (Node Package Manager):

   Download and install Node.js and npm

   Important: The Node.js runtime in the App Engine standard environment uses the latest release of Node.js version 8. To avoid errors, ensure you have the same version installed on your machine. For more information about the Node.js runtime, see Node.js Runtime Environment.

2. Download, install, and then initialize Google Cloud SDK, which provides the gcloud command-line tool:

   Download and install Google Cloud SDK

   By downloading, you agree to be bound by the Terms that govern use of the SDK for App Engine.

Installing optional tools

• For access to code, samples, libraries, and tools in GitHub, install Git:

  Download and install Git

• To easily manage your Node.js and npm installations, install NVM (Node Version Manager):

  Install NVM

  For Windows users, see nvm-windows.