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{{Infobox software
| name = Meteor
| logo = Meteor-logo.png
| logo size = frameless
| caption = A better way to build apps
| developer = Meteor Software
| released = {{Release date and age|2012|1|20}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://github.com/meteor/meteor/commit/4e4358e2c068ffd0c0bc565bb2a9438c68bab7fb|title=Bump to version 0.1.1 · meteor/meteor@4e4358e|author=|date=|website=GitHub}}</ref>
| latest release version = {{Meteor (web framework) version}}
| latest release date = {{Meteor (web framework) version|releasedate}}
| operating system = Cross-platform
| repo = {{URL|https://github.com/meteor/meteor|Meteor Repository}}
| programming language = [[JavaScript]]
| genre = [[JavaScript framework]]
| license = [[Software:MIT License|MIT License]]
| website = {{Official URL}}
}}

'''Meteor''', or '''MeteorJS''', is a [[Free and open-source software|free and open-source]] [[Isomorphic JavaScript|isomorphic]] [[JavaScript]] [[Software:Web framework|web framework]]<ref name="gigaom">{{cite web | last1=Vanian | first1=Jonathan | title=Meteor wants to be the warp drive for building real-time apps | url=https://gigaom.com/2014/12/27/meteor-wants-to-be-the-warp-drive-for-building-real-time-apps/ | publisher=[[Company:Gigaom|Gigaom]] | date=27 December 2014}}</ref> written using [[Software:Node.js|Node.js]]. Meteor allows for rapid prototyping and produces cross-platform (Android, [[Software:IOS|iOS]], [[World Wide Web|Web]]) code. It integrates with [[Software:MongoDB|MongoDB]] and uses the [[Distributed Data Protocol]] and a [[Publish–subscribe pattern|publish–subscribe pattern]] to automatically propagate data changes to clients without requiring the developer to write any synchronization code. On the client, Meteor can be used with any popular front-end JS framework, [[Software:Vue.js|Vue]], [[Software:React (web framework)|React]], [[Software:Svelte|Svelte]], [[Software:Angular (web framework)|Angular]], or Blaze.

Meteor is developed by ''Meteor Software''. The startup was incubated by Y Combinator<ref>{{cite web | last1=Tan | first1=Garry | title=Meteor (YC S11) raises $11.2M from Andreessen Horowitz and Matrix Partners to create the next Ruby on Rails | url=http://blog.ycombinator.com/meteor-yc-s11-raises-112m-from-andreessen-hor | publisher=Y Combinator}}</ref> and received $11.2M in funding from Andreessen Horowitz in July 2012.<ref>{{cite web | last1=Finley | first1=Klint | title=Andreessen Horowitz Keeps Eating The Software World With $11.2 Million Investment In JavaScript Framework Company Meteor | url=https://techcrunch.com/2012/07/25/andreessen-horowitz-keeps-eating-the-software-world-with-11-2-million-investment-in-javascript-framework-company-meteor/ | publisher=TechCrunch | date=2012-07-25}}</ref> Meteor raised an additional $20M in Series B funding from Matrix Partners, Andreessen Horowitz and Trinity Ventures.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://blog.meteor.com/announcing-our-20m-series-b-funding-49dcfd3c3c6f|title=Announcing our $20m Series B Funding – Meteor Blog|date=2015-05-19|work=Meteor Blog|access-date=2017-09-29}}</ref> It intends to become profitable by offering Galaxy, an enterprise-grade hosting environment for Meteor applications.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://blog.meteor.com/meteors-new-11-2-million-development-budget-7370586949e7|title=Meteor's new $11.2 million development budget – Meteor Blog|author=|date=25 July 2012|website=meteor.com}}</ref>

== History ==
Having been in development for about 8 months, Meteor was initially released in December 2011 under the name Skybreak.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://meteor.com/blog/2012/01/20/skybreak-is-now-meteor|title=Skybreak is now Meteor – Meteor Blog|author=|date=20 January 2012|website=meteor.com}}</ref> By April 2012, the framework was renamed Meteor and officially launched.<ref name=":0">{{cite web|url=https://techcrunch.com/2012/04/11/meteor-launch/|title=Meteor: Etherpad Founder & Other Rockstars Team Up To Make Web App Development A Breeze – TechCrunch|author=|date=|website=techcrunch.com}}</ref> During the next few months, and with the help of large investments from Andreessen Horowitz and endorsements from high-profile figures in the startup world,<ref name=":0" /> Meteor steadily increased its user base and became more commonly used in production apps and websites.

Particularly after receiving large amounts of [[Finance:Venture capital|venture capital]] in its Series B funding round, Meteor acquired and integrated several other startups into its core product. Acquisitions have included FathomDB, a cloud database startup,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://techcrunch.com/2014/10/07/meteor-acquires-yc-alum-fathomdb-for-its-web-development-platform/|title=Meteor Acquires YC Alum FathomDB For Its Development Platform|last1=Lardinois|first1=Frederic|date=2014-10-07|publisher=TechCrunch}}</ref> Galaxy, a cloud platform for operating and managing Meteor applications,<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://blog.meteor.com/announcing-meteor-galaxy-39c652c9ae69#.zhotzbjz3|title=Announcing Meteor Galaxy|last=DeBergalis|first=Matt|date=2015-10-05|newspaper=Meteor Blog|access-date=2017-02-03}}</ref> and Kadira, a performance monitoring solution.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://blog.meteor.com/mdg-acquires-kadira-apm-96dfb3167fe5|title=MDG acquires Kadira APM – Meteor Blog|date=2017-03-24|work=Meteor Blog|access-date=2017-09-29}}</ref> Meteor has successfully monetized its userbase: In 2016, Meteor beat its own revenue goals by 30% by offering web hosting for Meteor apps through Galaxy.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://blog.meteor.com/meteor-in-2017-ad92d777c12d|title=Meteor in 2017 – Meteor Blog|date=2017-01-26|work=Meteor Blog|access-date=2017-11-20}}</ref>

From 2016 the Meteor Development Group (the open source organisation powering Meteor) started working on a new backend layer based on [[Software:GraphQL|GraphQL]] to gradually replace their pub/sub system, largely isolated in the whole node.js ecosystem: the Apollo framework.

In 2019, the Meteor framework and Galaxy Hosting Products were purchased by Tiny Capital. and renamed Meteor Software.

==Distributed Data Protocol==
'''Distributed Data Protocol''' (or '''DDP''') is a client-server protocol for querying and updating a server-side database and for synchronizing such updates among clients. It uses the publish-subscribe messaging pattern. It was created for use by the Meteor JavaScript framework.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://meteor.com/blog/2012/03/21/introducing-ddp | title=Introducing DDP | accessdate=2013-05-29}}</ref> The DDP Specification is located on GitHub.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://github.com/meteor/meteor/blob/master/packages/ddp/DDP.md | title=DDP Specification | accessdate=2014-04-24}}</ref>

== Books ==
* Coleman, Tom; Greif, Sacha - Discover Meteor (2014)<ref>{{cite book | last1=Coleman | first1=Tom | last2=Grief | first2=Sacha | title=Discover Meteor | url=https://www.discovermeteor.com/ | access-date=2015-02-02 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160420111552/https://www.discovermeteor.com/ | archive-date=2016-04-20 | url-status=dead }}</ref>
* Hochhaus, Stephan; Schoebel, Manuel - Meteor in Action (2014)<ref>{{cite book | last1=Hochhaus | first1=Stephan | last2=Schoebel | first2=Manuel | title=Meteor in Action | date=2014 | publisher=Manning | isbn=9781617292477}}</ref>
* Müns, Philipp - Auditing Meteor Applications (2016)
* Strack, Isaac - Getting started with Meteor.js JavaScript framework (2012)<ref>{{cite book | last1=Strack | first1=Isaac | title=Getting started with Meteor.js JavaScript framework | date=2012 | publisher=Packt Pub. | location=Birmingham, UK | isbn=978-1782160823 | edition=New}}</ref>
* Susiripala, Arunoda - Bulletproof Meteor (2014)<ref>{{cite web | last1=Susiripala | first1=Arunoda | title=Bulletproof Meteor | url=https://bulletproofmeteor.com/|website=Meteorhacks}}</ref>
*Titarenco, David; Robinson, Josh; Gray, Aaron - Introducing Meteor (2015)<ref>{{Cite book|title=Introducing Meteor|last=Robinson, Josh|others=Gray, Aaron,, Titarenco, David|isbn=9781430268352|location=[Berkeley, CA]|oclc=934083393|date = 2015-12-30}}</ref>
* Susiripala, Arunoda - Meteor Explained - A Journey Into Meteor's Reactivity (2014)<ref>{{cite web | last1=Susiripala | first1=Arunoda | title=Meteor Explained - A Journey Into Meteor's Reactivity | url=https://gumroad.com/l/meteor-explained|website=Meteorhacks}}</ref>
* Turnbull, David - Your First Meteor Application: A Complete Beginner's Guide to the Meteor JavaScript Framework (2014)<ref>{{cite book | last1=Turnbull | first1=David | title=Your First Meteor Application | date=30 July 2014 | url=http://meteortips.com/book/}}</ref>

== Packages and Tools ==
* Meteor Toys - in-app development tools <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://meteor.toys|title=Meteor Toys|website=meteor.toys|access-date=2017-09-29}}</ref>
* Meteor Candy - in-app admin panel <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.meteorcandy.com|title=Meteor Candy, the Admin Panel for Your Meteor.js App|website=www.meteorcandy.com|access-date=2017-09-29}}</ref>
* InjectDetect - database injection attack detection <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.injectdetect.com/|title=Inject Detect|website=www.injectdetect.com|access-date=2017-09-29}}</ref> 
* Vulcan.js - React/GraphQL stack built on top of Meteor <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://vulcanjs.org/|title=VulcanJS: The full-stack React+GraphQL framework|website=vulcanjs.org|language=en|access-date=2017-09-29}}</ref>
* Apollo - GraphQL server with support for Meteor

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