Compute Engine

Getting Started
Clone
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cd $HOME
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git clone https://github.com/saturnism/jvm-helloworld-by-example
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cd jvm-helloworld-by-example/helloworld-springboot-tomcat
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Build
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./mvnw package
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Create a VM
Enable API
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gcloud services enable compute.googleapis.com
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Create a VM
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gcloud compute instances create helloworld \
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  --scopes=cloud-platform
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If you want to use a specific distribution, such as Debian 10, you can add additional parameters:
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gcloud compute instances create helloworld \
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  --image-family debian-10 --image-project debian-cloud
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See Compute Engine Machine Types documentation for a list of Machine Types and the associated CPU/Memory resources.
Copy File to VM
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gcloud compute scp target/helloworld.jar helloworld:
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If this is your first time connecting to the VM, it will automatically prompt you to generate a new SSH key.
SSH to VM
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gcloud compute ssh helloworld
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Install OpenJDK in the VM
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sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install -y openjdk-11-jdk
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Run in the VM
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java -jar helloworld.jar
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Expose
Firewall
By default, most ports on the Compute Engine are firewalled off. If you want to expose port 8080 in this case, you can first add a tag to the Compute Engine instance, and then add a firewall rule to allow inbound port 8080 traffic for any Compute Engine instance with a certain tag.
From outside of the VM (e.g., your computer, or Cloud Shell):
Add Tag
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gcloud compute instances add-tags helloworld --tags=webapp
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Add Firewall Rule
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gcloud compute firewall-rules create webapp-rule \
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  --source-ranges=0.0.0.0/0 \
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  --target-tags=webapp \
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  --allow=tcp:8080
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Connect
Find the external IP address of the Compute Engine VM instance:
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gcloud compute instances list
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You can now connect to the external IP on port 8080 of the application:
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EXTERNAL_IP=$(gcloud compute instances describe helloworld \
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  --format='value(networkInterfaces.accessConfigs[0].natIP)')
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curl http://${EXTERNAL_IP}:8080
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In production environments, you would most likely want to put a Load Balancer in front, either with a Network (L4) Load Balancer, or a HTTP (L7) Load Balancer.
Getting Started - Container in Compute Engine
Clone
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git clone https://github.com/saturnism/jvm-helloworld-by-example
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cd jvm-helloworld-by-example/helloworld-springboot-tomcat
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Build
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./mvnw package
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Containerize
Enable API
Enable Container Registry API to be able to push container images to the Container Registry.
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gcloud services enable containerregistry.googleapis.com
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Jib
Use Jib to containerize the application:
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PROJECT_ID=$(gcloud config get-value project)
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./mvnw compile com.google.cloud.tools:jib-maven-plugin:2.4.0:build \
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  -Dimage=gcr.io/${PROJECT_ID}/helloworld
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Learn different ways to containerize a Java application in the Container Image section.
Create a VM with Container Image
Enable API
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gcloud services enable compute.googleapis.com
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Create a VM
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PROJECT_ID=$(gcloud config get-value project)
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gcloud compute instances create-with-container \
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  helloworld-with-container \
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  --container-image=gcr.io/${PROJECT_ID}/helloworld \
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  --scopes=cloud-platform
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This will automatically create a Container-Optimized VM, and start the container on VM startup.
Expose
Firewall
By default, most ports on a Compute Engine instance are firewalled off. If you want to expose port 8080 in this case, you can first add a tag to the Compute Engine instance, and then add a firewall rule to allow inbound port 8080 traffic for any Compute Engine instance with a certain tag.
Add a tag:
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gcloud compute instances add-tags \
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  helloworld-with-container --tags=webapp
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Add Firewall rule:
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gcloud compute firewall-rules create webapp-rule \
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  --source-ranges=0.0.0.0/0 \
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  --target-tags=webapp \
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  --allow=tcp:8080
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Connect
Find the external IP address of the Compute Engine VM instance:
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gcloud compute instances list
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You can now connect to the external IP on port 8080 of the application:
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EXTERNAL_IP=$(gcloud compute instances describe helloworld-with-container \
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  --format='value(networkInterfaces.accessConfigs[0].natIP)')
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curl http://${EXTERNAL_IP}:8080
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In production environments, you would most likely want to put a Load Balancer in front, either with a Network (L4) Load Balancer, or a HTTP (L7) Load Balancer.
To deploy a fleet of VMs, you can use Managed Instance Group to deploy a set of VMs running the same container image.