Meteor command not found - meteor

Question

I installed the same version from Official Windows Meteor Support on one computer and the command "meteor" runs normally, now I tried to install in another computer but is giving me the issue that the "meteor command was not found". I tried to add the path to the system variables, but it doesn't seem to work.
Any ideas? Thank you

Answer 1

I have just discovered in Windows (I am using Windows 8.1) that you have to type meteor.bat to invoke meteor. e.g. meteor.bat create myapp

Answer 2

The answers already listed were only half the answer for me.
The following steps, resolved the issue.
Set the SYSTEM Environment Variable to:
C:\Users\%username%\AppData\Local\.meteor
Or if you prefer, change to your username explicitly
C:\Users\rich\AppData\Local\.meteor
Then as per the accepted answer on this question.
Create a file named meteor in the directory where the meteor.bat is. E.g. the path above.
Hint, you can use
touch meteor
Copy these lines into the file and save
#!/bin/sh
cmd //c "$0.bat" "$#"

Answer 3

For others that might come across this issue.
I'm on Windows 10 and installed Meteor 1.4. Was getting meteor command not found when trying to run meteor from command prompt.
I checked my users PATH variables and found this entry:
C:\Users\%username%\AppData\Local\.meteor\
I removed the last backslash, saved the PATH variables, and then opened a new command prompt. The meteor command was now recognized.
My PATH variable entry now looks like this with the last backslash removed:
C:\Users\%username%\AppData\Local\.meteor
Note: You can replace %username% with your actual windows username. The entry should work fine as the system will resolve it to your username.

Answer 4

If path variable is not present in environment variables,
You can execute the command only from the directory where meteor is present. i.e., "C:\Users\username\AppData\Local.meteor\" directory.
To use the meteor from any directory inside the command prompt,
Add path variable to the environment settings.
"C:\Users\username\AppData\Local.meteor\meteor.bat".
Restart command prompt if already open.
This will enable meteor command to work everywhere.

Answer 5

The question is old but it might help others who face similar issue.
I just installed meteor and had the same issue. It looks like it installed successfully and added C:\Users\USERNAME\AppData\Local.meteor to the User variable (not system variable).
I am using Windows 10 and I might have to re-login or reboot for that to start working properly.
So, to use without re-login or reboot, use complete path in the directory where you want to create the project:
C:\Projects> C:\Users\USERNAME\AppData\Local.meteor\meteor my_project
Hope it helps.

Answer 6

Using the Node Command prompt instead of Terminal worked for me. Search for Node Command Prompt in the Start Menu.

Answer 7

On Linux,
If the problem comes from systemd service (systemclt) configuration, the PATH is not recognized properly, then:
Here is the error log:
Feb 3 00:13:43 localhost metassa-org[65870]: > meteor run --port=9999
Feb 3 00:13:43 localhost metassa-org[65881]: sh: 1: meteor: not found
Feb 3 00:13:43 localhost metassa-org[65870]: npm ERR! code 127
Feb 3 00:13:43 localhost metassa-org[65870]: npm ERR! path /var/www/domain.org/meteor/simple-todos-react
Feb 3 00:13:43 localhost metassa-org[65870]: npm ERR! command failed
Edit your service configuration file:
Environment="PATH=/home/ubuntu/.npm-global/bin:/home/ubuntu/.meteor:/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/games:/usr/local/games:/snap/bin:$PATH"
Replace /home/ubuntu with your user folder containing meteor install.
You may replace all with your current $PATH value instead.
ExecStart=/usr/bin/npm run start --prefix /var/www/meteor/simple-todos-react
Modify /var/www/meteor/simple-todos-react with your meteor project
Finally, restart your service.
sudo systemctl daemon-reload