instance_launch_gcp.md

Launch a GCP instance

Create an instance running Ubuntu 14.04 LTS using our 'securitymonkey' service account.

Navigate to the Create Instance page. Fill in the following fields:

• Name: securitymonkey
• Zone: If using GCP Cloud SQL, select the same zone here. (Zone List)
• Machine Type: 1vCPU, 3.75GB (minimum; also known as n1-standard-1)
• Boot Disk: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
• Service Account: securitymonkey
• Firewall: Allow HTTPS Traffic

Click the Create button to create the instance.

Install gcloud

If you haven't already, install gcloud from the downloads page. gcloud enables you to administer VMs, IAM policies, services and more from the command line.

Connecting to your new instance:

We will connect to the new instance over ssh with the gcloud command:

$ gcloud compute ssh securitymonkey --zone <ZONE>

Next:

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