Manage Google Cloud resources as a deployment

Define your resources

You describe your resources in a configuration file, which is written in the YAML syntax.

1. Copy the sample configuration below, and paste it into a text editor.

   # Copyright 2016 Google Inc. All rights reserved.
   #
   # Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
   # you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
   # You may obtain a copy of the License at
   #
   #     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
   #
   # Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
   # distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
   # WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
   # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
   # limitations under the License.
   
   
   # Put all your resources under `resources:`. For each resource, you need:
   # - The type of resource. In this example, the type is a Compute VM instance.
   # - An internal name for the resource.
   # - The properties for the resource. In this example, for VM instances, you add
   #   the machine type, a boot disk, network information, and so on.
   #
   # For a list of supported resources,
   # see https://cloud.google.com/deployment-manager/docs/configuration/supported-resource-types.
   resources:
   - type: compute.v1.instance
     name: quickstart-deployment-vm
     properties:
       # The properties of the resource depend on the type of resource. For a list
       # of properties, see the API reference for the resource.
       zone: us-central1-f
       # Replace [MY_PROJECT] with your project ID
       machineType: https://www.googleapis.com/compute/v1/projects/[MY_PROJECT]/zones/us-central1-f/machineTypes/f1-micro
       disks:
       - deviceName: boot
         type: PERSISTENT
         boot: true
         autoDelete: true
         initializeParams:
           # See a full list of image families at https://cloud.google.com/compute/docs/images#os-compute-support
           # The format of the sourceImage URL is: https://www.googleapis.com/compute/v1/projects/[IMAGE_PROJECT]/global/images/family/[FAMILY_NAME]
           sourceImage: https://www.googleapis.com/compute/v1/projects/debian-cloud/global/images/family/debian-11
       # Replace [MY_PROJECT] with your project ID
       networkInterfaces:
       - network: https://www.googleapis.com/compute/v1/projects/[MY_PROJECT]/global/networks/default
         # Access Config required to give the instance a public IP address
         accessConfigs:
         - name: External NAT
           type: ONE_TO_ONE_NAT
   

   This basic configuration file describes a deployment that contains one virtual machine instance with the following properties:

   • Machine type: f1-micro
   • Image family: debian-9
   • Zone: us-central1-f
   • Root persistent disk: boot
   • A randomly assigned external IP address

2. Replace all instances of [MY_PROJECT] with your project ID.

3. Save the file as vm.yaml.

Deploy the resources

To deploy your resources, use the Google Cloud CLI to create a new deployment, using your configuration file:

gcloud deployment-manager deployments create quickstart-deployment --config vm.yaml

If the deployment is successful, you receive a message similar to the following example:

Create operation operation-1432319707382-516afeb5d00f1-b864f0e7-b7103978 completed successfully.
NAME                    TYPE                STATE      ERRORS
quickstart-deployment   compute.v1.instance COMPLETED  -

You now have your first deployment!

Check on your new deployment

To check the status of the deployment, run the following command:

gcloud deployment-manager deployments describe quickstart-deployment

You see a description of the deployment, including its start and end time, the resources created, and any warnings or errors:

fingerprint: xmVVeTtPq-5rr8F-vWFlrg==
id: '54660732508021769'
insertTime: '2016-03-09T04:45:26.032-08:00'
manifest: https://www.googleapis.com/deploymentmanager/v2/projects/myproject/global/deployments/my-first-deployment/manifests/manifest-1457527526037
name: quickstart-deployment
operation:
  endTime: '2016-03-09T04:46:19.480-08:00'
  id: '8993923014899639305'
  kind: deploymentmanager#operation
  name: operation-1457527525951-52d9d126f4618-f1ca6e72-3404bd3b
  operationType: insert
  progress: 100
  startTime: '2016-03-09T04:45:27.275-08:00'
  status: DONE
...
resources:
NAME                     TYPE                 STATE      ERRORS
quickstart-deployment-vm  compute.v1.instance  COMPLETED  -

Review your resources

After you have created the deployment, you can review your resources in Google Cloud console.

1. To see a list of your deployments, open the Deployment Manager page.

   Go to Deployment Manager

2. To see the resources in the deployment, click quickstart-deployment. The deployment overview opens, with information about the deployment, and the resources that are part of the deployment.

3. To see information about your VM, click quickstart-deployment-vm.