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Setup_gCloud_SSH.md

Requirements

Enable OS-Login Add SSH-Keys to Project

This only needs to be done once per project

  • gcloud compute project-info add-metadata --metadata enable-oslogin=TRUE --project=<project name>
  • `gcloud compute os-login ssh-keys add --project= --key-file
    • Note down the username in the loginProfile section
    • Usernames are normalized email addresses: foo.bar@gmail.com becomes foo_bar_gmail_com

Connect to remote VM

Connect using a specific key:

  • ssh username@ip -i ~/.ssh/<key_name>

Working with Instances

  • list projects: gcloud projects list

  • set default project: `gcloud config set project

  • list VM instances in default project: gcloud compute instances list

  • stop a VM: `gcloud compute instances stop

  • tab completion supported

  • start a VM: `gcloud compute instances start

  • tab completion supported

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