I’ve noticed the option to create an f1-micro instance has been removed from the UI in the console so here’s how to generate one through the command line. You’ll need to ensure you have the gcloud sdk installed to achieve this. The bolded elements below are configurable so feel free to change however this allows… Read More »
This took a little work as there seems to be a bug in DEbian & nginx – here’s how I got it working. ssh into your GCP VM and run the following commands to update and upgrade the system. $ sudo apt update $ sudo apt upgrade Install nginx $ sudo apt install nginx Check… Read More »
Launch a new Virtual Machine by heading to Compute Engine > VM Instances. Hit create and you’ll be greeted with a few options. If you’re keeping in within the free trial, the g1-small will suffice and won’t push you over your limit. You should then be redirected to the instance list and you should see… Read More »
The following is OSX related, sorry windows users… you’re on your own! I’m assuming you already have your Public & Private keys set up, if not head to the terminal and type $ ssh-keygen -t rsa You’ll then need to copy the public key to your clipboard, so again in the terminal type $ pbcopy… Read More »
From Digital Ocean to GCP…