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runserver  # a globally installed alias for dev_appserver.py with some sensible defaults

There is a statement included in the puppet files to search your application root for a package.json file. If one is found, then the command npm install will be run on your behalf. The longer a project runs the more likely its dependencies will change. If you add or remove packages from your package.json file, simply run vagrant provision to have it re-run the npm install command.

The Python SDK for Google Appengine will be downloaded and installed during provisioning of the box along with all necessary dependencies. The appropriate paths will be added to the system path to make the SDK's binaries accessible from any location within the box. A simple runserver alias for dev_appserver.py is provided that will allow you to run your app with sensible default settings.

alias runserver='dev_appserver.py /home/vagrant/app --host 0.0.0.0 --admin_host 0.0.0.0 --storage_path /home/vagrant/storage --skip_sdk_update_check'