1.) copy settings.json.sample to settings.json and configure appropriately 2.) run with: meteor --settings settings.json -- or -- 2.) build with docker: docker build -t muster . and run with docker: docker run -it --rm --name=muster -p 3000:80 \ -e REBUILD_NPM_MODULES=1 \ -e MONGO_URL=mongodb://ip_addr:27017/muster \ -e ROOT_URL=http://localhost:3000/ \ -e METEOR_SETTINGS="$(cat settings.json)" \ muster