Cannot deploy my app to App Engine

[otymartin]

I followed all the steps to get the dashboard up and running, it works.

However, its created a problem for me. My app is currently hosted on Google App Engine.

I installed the dashboard files within the same folder where I have my parse server.
Parse Server Directory: dev/appName-server/"server files, cloud code, app.yaml e.t.c
Dashboard Directory: dev/appname-server/parse-dashboard

When I run my command to deploy my server code gcloud preview app deploy I get this problem

Beginning deployment...

ERROR: (gcloud.preview.app.deploy) There is a Dockerfile in the current directory, and the runtime field in /Users/myUserName/Documents/dev/appName-server/app.yaml is currently set to [runtime: nodejs]. To use your Dockerfile to build a custom runtime, set the runtime field in /Users/myUserName/Documents/dev/appName-server/app.yaml to [runtime: custom]. To continue using the [nodejs] runtime, please omit the Dockerfile from this directory. 

Even After removing the DockerFile in my dev/appName-server/ directory, my deployment gets stuck at

Verifying that Managed VMs are enabled and ready.
Provisioning remote build service.
Copying certificates for secure access. You may be prompted to create an SSH keypair.
Building and pushing image for module [default]
--- DOCKER BUILD OUTPUT ---

[drew-gross]

This issue seems to be pretty specific to google app engine. As a guess, I would say to remove the preinstall script from package.json (it's there to prevent people from accidentally pushing their master keys to GitHub, but it's pretty hacky)

If that doesn't work, I probably won't be able to help you.

[flovilmart]

If you have a Dockerfile, you should put the runtime: custom in app.yaml

Also, I would recommend you deploy 2 modules instead of 1 with a routing.yaml to run api and dashboard to the right modules.

[otymartin]

@drew-gross I kinda new to terminal. What command can i use to uninstall the dashboard along with all its files? I assume the parse-dashboard is the one creating the docker file.

@flovilmart Im not versed enough with server side/terminal to follow your instructions to be honest. for now I'd rather just uninstall.

[drew-gross]

Just delete the parse-dashboard folder.

[otymartin]

@drew-gross thanks drew. Do you recognize these files? Im assuming parse-dashboard created them. i want to know whether to delete them aswell

[drew-gross]

Parse Dashboard does not create any files outside it's own folder.

[flovilmart]

These are the Google app engine deployment temporary folders

[otymartin]

@drew-gross @flovilmart thanks. Will try reinstalling in separate folder. do I have to npm run dashboard everytime I want to access it or is there another way?

[drew-gross]

You could replace the npm run dashboard step with a two step process to start the dashboard express app in node directly:

webpack --config build.config.js
node Parse-Dashboard/index.js

But you can also just leave it running using npm run dashboard when you aren't using it.