This application does not exist (app_id) in Java Netbeans Glassfish web application

Question

I am a new programmer trying to deploy my Java web application to a web host for the first time. I started trying to do it with Jelastic but I need file storage, not just a .jar file, and it looks like you have to pay a LOT to upgrade.

If you know of a way I can upload my application and also store a single .png (image) file so my application can overwrite it by accessing the URL please let me know. I don't mind paying X money for a host but $150 or whatever is crazy.

In the meantime I found that Google App Engine lets you upload a Java application. I have been trying to do this for maybe 3 hours.

I am stuck with the error:

WARNING: Error posting to URL: https://appengine.google.com/api/appversion/getresourcelimits?app_id=animelist1&version=1&
404 Not Found
This application does not exist (app_id=u'animelist1').

I have checked that I am logged in under the correct Google account (no others, and rebooted and used CCleaner to clear my browser cache), that I have an empty project in Google App Engine called "animelist1" and have checked that my application is called "animelist1" with the appengine-web.xml with "animelist".

I am using the netbeans plugin to deploy to Google. I have the correct email set there.

There are many people with this issue who fixed it the same way. However as I am a beginner I am unable to figure out how to do this method. The method is

This application does not exist (app_id=xxx)

Google App Engine : this application does not exist

(and many others with similar answers)

The method is "appcfg.py update --no_cookies MyProjectDirectory/" or "appcfg.py update . --no_cookies"

Can you please assist me in doing this?

I have located appcfg.py at

C:\Program Files\Google\Cloud SDK\google-cloud-sdk\platform\google_appengine

there is another one at

C:\Program Files\Google\Cloud SDK\google-cloud-sdk\platform\google_appengine\google\appengine\tools

there is also a appcfg_java.py here but we can come to that later if need be.

I have tried using the Google Cloud SDK Shell (which looks like the cmd console) to navigate to the directory and type those commands. This opens the file in a text file and doesn't seem to do anything else.

I believe I may have to find the appcfg relevant to my application/project (but I'm not sure). When I do a computer search for the file I get 8 files with that name returned:

image

All I want to do really is upload my Java Glassfish web application, then upload a .png file so I can point my application to it (it will overwrite the file).

I thought about changing my application to run on Tomcat because I thought I saw there was a free Java host that allows tomcat. That was several hours ago now because I have been headbutting this thing so maybe I should just abort and try that instead. Or if you know of a host that doesn't cost $150+ let me know. I don't know why they said they cost that, I thought you could host really cheaply.

Please help, thankyou!!!!

The full code of my error is below. I don't know why there is an error about System Java Compiler, I just checked my environment after messing it up, saw it hadn't saved, then rebooted, and now it is saved. I have a JAVA_HOME system variable set to C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.8.0_40 and my Path system variable is C:\ProgramData\Oracle\Java\javapath;%SystemRoot%\system32;%SystemRoot%;%SystemRoot%\System32\Wbem;%SYSTEMROOT%\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\;C:\Program Files (x86)\Skype\Phone\;C:\Program Files\Google\Cloud SDK\google-cloud-sdk\bin;C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.8.0_40

(maybe I don't need both, not sure). I have nothing else set there, nothing in User Variables though I will double check if that is needed.

Here is my full error log:

********************************************************
There is a new version of the SDK available.
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Latest SDK:
Release: 1.9.19
Timestamp: Thu Feb 19 23:57:40 GMT 2015
API versions: [1.0]

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Your SDK:
Release: 1.9.18
Timestamp: Thu Feb 12 19:30:16 GMT 2015
API versions: [1.0]

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Please visit https://developers.google.com/appengine/downloads for the latest SDK.
********************************************************
Reading application configuration data...
Apr 20, 2015 6:51:40 AM com.google.apphosting.utils.config.AppEngineWebXmlReader readAppEngineWebXml
INFO: Successfully processed C:/Users/J/Documents/NetBeansProjects/g5/target/animelist1-1.0-SNAPSHOT\WEB-INF/appengine-web.xml
Apr 20, 2015 6:51:40 AM com.google.apphosting.utils.config.AbstractConfigXmlReader readConfigXml
INFO: Successfully processed C:/Users/J/Documents/NetBeansProjects/g5/target/animelist1-1.0-SNAPSHOT\WEB-INF/web.xml


Beginning interaction for module default...
Apr 20, 2015 6:51:40 AM com.google.appengine.tools.admin.AbstractServerConnection send1
WARNING: Error posting to URL: https://appengine.google.com/api/appversion/getresourcelimits?app_id=animelist1&version=1&
404 Not Found
This application does not exist (app_id=u'animelist1').
This is try #0
Apr 20, 2015 6:51:40 AM com.google.appengine.tools.admin.AbstractServerConnection send1
WARNING: Error posting to URL: https://appengine.google.com/api/appversion/getresourcelimits?app_id=animelist1&version=1&
404 Not Found
This application does not exist (app_id=u'animelist1').
This is try #1
Apr 20, 2015 6:51:41 AM com.google.appengine.tools.admin.AbstractServerConnection send1
WARNING: Error posting to URL: https://appengine.google.com/api/appversion/getresourcelimits?app_id=animelist1&version=1&
404 Not Found
This application does not exist (app_id=u'animelist1').
This is try #2
Apr 20, 2015 6:51:41 AM com.google.appengine.tools.admin.AbstractServerConnection send1
WARNING: Error posting to URL: https://appengine.google.com/api/appversion/getresourcelimits?app_id=animelist1&version=1&
404 Not Found
This application does not exist (app_id=u'animelist1').
This is try #3
0% Created staging directory at: 'C:\Users\J\AppData\Local\Temp\appcfg8900677438454325367.tmp'
5% Scanning for jsp files.
8% Compiling jsp files.

Error Details:
Apr 20, 2015 6:51:42 AM org.apache.jasper.JspC processFile
INFO: Built File: \index.jsp


java.lang.RuntimeException: Cannot get the System Java Compiler. Please use a JDK, not a JRE.
Unable to update app: Cannot get the System Java Compiler. Please use a JDK, not a JRE.
Please see the logs [C:\Users\J\AppData\Local\Temp\appcfg6599854602413633444.log] for further information.

Answer 1

I have an empty project in Google App Engine called "animelist1"

If you mean that you've used the SDK set up a local project, then you might have missed a step. When you visit http://appengine.google.com/ , does "animelist1" appear in the list of your applications? If not, you'll need to click the Create Application button (and hope that someone else hasn't already used that appid).