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Deploy to Google Cloud Platform (GCP)

This tutorial will show you how to deploy your services to your own GCP project using Defang.

Prerequisites​

Step 1 - Navigate to your project directory​

Head to the folder where your project is located.

$ cd path/to/your/project

Step 2 - Configure your GCP credentials​

After signing in to your GCP account, select an existing project or create a new project. Make sure billing is enabled. Keep a note of the project ID, you will need it in the next step.

Run the following gcloud command to authenticate with GCP:

$ gcloud auth application-default login

Step 3 - Create a stack​

Before you deploy, you should create a stack. In this case, we will create a stack called dev:

$ defang stack create dev

Defang will ask us which region we want to deploy to, and which GCP Project ID we should use.

Step 4 - Deploy​

Invoke the following CLI command. Defang will ask you which stack you want to deploy to.

$ defang compose up

Step 5 - Inspect your deployment​

Defang will provision resources in your GCP account and deploy your services. You can inspect the resources created in your GCP Dashboard.

For a deeper discussion of the Defang GCP Architecture, see our GCP docs.