Google App Engine

<p>Google App Engine (also referred to as GAE or App Engine) is a <a href="/facts/Cloud_computing/guhg0FGV">cloud computing</a> <a href="/facts/Platform_as_a_service/EDX8mcw4">platform used as a service</a> for developing and hosting <a href="/facts/Web_application/BLkF3BIN">web applications</a>. Applications are <a href="/facts/Sandbox_(computer_security)/WEm2u7oG">sandboxed</a> and run across multiple Google-managed servers. GAE supports automatic scaling for web applications, allocating more resources to the web application as the amount of requests increases. It was released as a <a href="/facts/Preview_for_Developers/z4Q4RElA">preview</a> in April 2008 and launched officially in September 2011.
</p><p>Applications written in <a href="/facts/Go_(programming_language)/oWlsmAFJ">Go</a>, <a href="/facts/PHP/vU6YRJX0">PHP</a>, <a href="/facts/Java_(programming_language)/9ScgFyAL">Java</a>, <a href="/facts/Python_(programming_language)/YbuGqofa">Python</a>, <a href="/facts/Node.js/FKzhV4Qa">Node.js</a>, <a href="/facts/.NET_Framework/J6QDAUhP">.NET</a>, and <a href="/facts/Ruby_(programming_language)/BeYSaPSR">Ruby</a> are supported by the App Engine, and other languages can be supported at an additional cost. The free version of the service offers a standard environment with limited resources. Fees are charged for additional storage, <a href="/facts/Bandwidth_(computing)/lY6Tb4gX">bandwidth</a>, or instance hours.
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Google App Engine