In AppEngine standard environment with Java8 during attempt to use SVG next error appears. I get this error when I try to draw SVG on a XSLFSlide with POI like slide.d
I've faced the same problem and managed to solve it by explicitly telling the AppEngine VM a specific font configuration to pick up, by setting the "sun.awt.fontconfig"
system property. Try inserting the following code somewhere at the very beginning of your source code (before using any font or graphic components):
String fontConfig = System.getProperty("java.home")
+ File.separator + "lib"
+ File.separator + "fontconfig.Prodimage.properties";
if (new File(fontConfig).exists())
System.setProperty("sun.awt.fontconfig", fontConfig);