Google App Engine - Node: Cannot find module 'firebase-admin'

Question

First time deploying a GAE app here, I\'m trying to follow this tutorial: https://firebase.googleblog.com/2016/08/sending-notifications-between-android.html (see node code secti

Answer 1

I had a similar problem running gcloud app deploy

Error: Cannot find module 'webpack-dev-server'
at Function.Module._resolveFilename (module.js:469:15)

I solved the issue moving the given dependency (wepack-dev-server) from devDependencies to dependencies in package.json.

In case somebody else has the same problem I suggest to have look at your dependencies in package.json. dependencies are required to run, devDependencies only to develop, e.g.: unit tests, Coffeescript to Javascript transpilation, minification,