Get Started
The sections below surface a few resources which should help catalyze your journey when getting started with Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
Compare Approaches to Serving Websites
When deciding how to serve your website on Google Cloud Platform, you should start by referencing Serving Websites. It compares various approaches such as:
- Hosting a Static Website
- Using Virtual Machines with Compute Engine
- Using Containers with Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE)
- Building on a Managed Platform with App Engine
If you are inclined toward a container-based architecture, you may also benefit from reading this guide to getting started with GKE.
Configure gcloud
While you will almost certainly end up using the GCP Console for some tasks, you should be aware of the gcloud
application. It is a vital automation tool that you should leverage for anything you do more than once. Additionally, the commands you run with it can be a good source of early documentation. To begin using gcloud
, follow these guides: