Using Google Cloud With Linux

1. Introduction

Google Cloud Platform (GCP) is a suite of cloud computing services that runs on the same infrastructure that Google uses internally for its end-user products. This tutorial will guide you through the steps to use Google Cloud with a Linux operating system.

2. Setting Up Google Cloud SDK on Linux

Google Cloud SDK is a set of tools that you can use to manage resources and applications hosted on Google Cloud. Follow these steps to install and set up Google Cloud SDK on your Linux machine:

Open your terminal and run the following commands to install Google Cloud SDK:

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install apt-transport-https ca-certificates gnupg
echo "deb [signed-by=/usr/share/keyrings/cloud.google.gpg] http://packages.cloud.google.com/apt cloud-sdk main" | sudo tee -a /etc/apt/sources.list.d/google-cloud-sdk.list
sudo apt-get install curl
curl https://packages.cloud.google.com/apt/doc/apt-key.gpg | sudo apt-key --keyring /usr/share/keyrings/cloud.google.gpg add -
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install google-cloud-sdk

To initialize the Google Cloud SDK, run:

gcloud init

Follow the on-screen instructions to authenticate and configure the SDK.

3. Creating and Managing Virtual Machines

Google Compute Engine lets you create and run virtual machines on Google infrastructure. Here’s how to create and manage VMs:

To create a new VM instance, run:

gcloud compute instances create INSTANCE_NAME --zone=ZONE_NAME

Replace INSTANCE_NAME with your desired instance name and ZONE_NAME with the zone where you want to create the instance.

To list all VM instances, run:

gcloud compute instances list

To stop a VM instance, run:

gcloud compute instances stop INSTANCE_NAME --zone=ZONE_NAME

To start a VM instance, run:

gcloud compute instances start INSTANCE_NAME --zone=ZONE_NAME

4. Setting Up Cloud Storage

Google Cloud Storage is a service for storing and accessing data on Google's infrastructure. Here’s how to use it with Linux:

To create a new storage bucket, run:

gsutil mb gs://BUCKET_NAME

Replace BUCKET_NAME with your desired bucket name.

To upload a file to the bucket, run:

gsutil cp FILE_PATH gs://BUCKET_NAME

Replace FILE_PATH with the path to your file.

To list all files in a bucket, run:

gsutil ls gs://BUCKET_NAME

5. Setting Up Cloud SQL

Google Cloud SQL is a fully-managed database service that makes it easy to set up, maintain, manage, and administer relational databases on Google Cloud Platform. Follow these steps to set up Cloud SQL:

To create a new Cloud SQL instance, run:

gcloud sql instances create INSTANCE_NAME --database-version=MYSQL_5_7 --tier=db-n1-standard-1 --region=REGION_NAME

Replace INSTANCE_NAME with your desired instance name and REGION_NAME with the region where you want to create the instance.

To connect to your Cloud SQL instance, run:

gcloud sql connect INSTANCE_NAME --user=root

Replace INSTANCE_NAME with your instance name.

6. Conclusion