Google Cloud Console Cheatsheet

google_cloud_cheatsheet.md

List out the commands used for performing various tasks in Google Cloud Console.

Authentication

1. List credentialed accounts

   gcloud auth list

2. If the desired account is not set, set an existing account to be the current active account.

   • Suppose the desired account is abc@gmail.com)

   gcloud config set core/account abc@gmail.com

3. Set the default region.

   • Suppose the default region is europe-west1)

   gcloud config set run/region europe-west1

Create a project

1. Create a project.

   • Suppose the project ID is portfolio-website-123456.

   gcloud projects create portfolio-website-123456

2. Enable Billing.

Dockerize an application

Configuration

1. Set project ID.

   • Suppose the project ID is portfolio-website-123456.

   gcloud config set project portfolio-website-123456

   The environment variable $GOOGLE_CLOUD_PROJECT is then automatically set. Print out the project ID using the following command.

   echo $GOOGLE_CLOUD_PROJECT

2. Set Zone.

   • Suppose the desired zone is europe-west1-d.

   gcloud config set compute/zone europe-west1-d

   • View setting.

   gcloud config list

3. Enable Cloud Run API.

   gcloud services enable run.googleapis.com

Build and Deployment

1. Build docker image and upload to Google Container Registry.

   gcloud builds submit --tag gcr.io/$GOOGLE_CLOUD_PROJECT/website

2. List docker images in Google Container Registry.

   gcloud container images list

3. Deploy to Cloud Run.

   gcloud run deploy portfolio-website \
   --image gcr.io/$GOOGLE_CLOUD_PROJECT/website:latest \
   --platform managed \
   --region europe-west1 \
   --allow-unauthenticated