How to create a free tier instance in GoogleCloudPlatform

The video below will show you step by step how to create Ubuntu 20.04 instance in Google Cloud.

1. login to GCP console

https://console.cloud.google.com/

2. create project or use exist one

I used default one “My First Project”. You can hit drop down menu on top of the window, choose “NEW PROJECT” and follow instruction

3. create instance

machine type: “f1-micro” 

boot disk ->Operation system: Ubuntu

boot disk ->Version: Ubuntu 20.04 LTS

Firewall:

Allow HTTP traffic

Allow HTTPS traffic

Management:

ENABLE deletion protection

the rest left as default.

4. ssh connect to instance

gcloud beta compute ssh --zone "your zone" "your instance name" --project "your project id"

5. stop / delete instance

to delete instance, have to remove deletion protection if applicable before deletion.

Please see more about Google Cloud Platform free tier

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