You're not in any way tied to Galaxy. Meteor is just a node process under the hood, so you can run it (and likewise your MongoDB) wherever you want. Tools lik

You're not in any way tied to Galaxy. Meteor is just a node process under the hood, so you can run it (and likewise your MongoDB) wherever you want. Tools like Meteor Up make it very easy to do so on your choice of VM. What that says about MDG's business model is less clear.