[SOLVED] Installing Meteor under Windows 11

dahn · February 18, 2022, 10:47am

On a Windows 11 PC I installed npm. When I call npm install -g meteor the installation process apparently stops after completing reify:7zip-bin.
I tested this in a cmd with admin rights and in a Powershell with admin rights and execution policy set to RemoteSigned.
Correction: The process completed after a longer wait - no further help needed for this.

rogeriojlle · February 26, 2022, 12:53am

without wait:

github.com

meteor/docs/blob/master/long-form/alternate-windows-installation.md

On some network or machine setups Meteor's installer for Windows may fail. In such cases, follow these simple steps to install Meteor manually:

1. Install [7-Zip](http://www.7-zip.org/) or any other program that knows how to extract `tar.gz` files.
2. Download the installation archive:
   * 64-bit: https://packages.meteor.com/bootstrap-link?arch=os.windows.x86_64
   * 32-bit: https://packages.meteor.com/bootstrap-link?arch=os.windows.x86_32
3. In a command prompt, run `echo %LocalAppData%\.meteor` -- this is the directory in which Meteor _must_ be installed.
4. Extract the installation archive (from step 2) into the directory above.
5. Add the full directory path from step 3 to your `PATH` environment variable. _([Instructions](https://www.java.com/en/download/help/path.xml))_
6. You should now be able to open a new command prompt and run `meteor`.
   > _Note:_ Some versions of Windows may require restarting after updating the `PATH`.

theslantedroom · March 1, 2022, 6:10pm

I know it is solved… but

Did you ensure you are using Node.js version >= 10 and <= 14?

this was my issue…

https://docs.meteor.com/install.html

Prerequisites and useful information

If you are on a Mac M1 (Arm64 version) you need to have Rosetta 2 installed, as Meteor uses it for running MongoDB. Check how to install it here
Meteor requires Node.js version >= 10 and <= 14 installed for running the npm installer (tip: you can use nvm for managing node versions).
Meteor supports Windows 7/Windows Server 2008 R2 and up.
Disabling antivirus (Windows Defender, etc.) will improve performance.
For compatibility, Linux binaries are built with CentOS 6.4 i386/amd64.
iOS development requires the latest Xcode.
Do not install meteor npm in your project’s package.json by any means, the npm library is only an installer.