Deploying common Softwares using Cloud Marketplace
Lab Details:
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This lab walks you through Cloud Marketplace.
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You will be creating a WordPress Blog using a software package from Cloud Marketplace.
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Region: us-central1
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Duration: 45 minutes
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In case while login into Google, if it asks for verification, please enter your mobile number and verify with OTP, Don't worry this Google Account will be deleted after the lab.
What is Cloud Marketplace?
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Let's understand with help of a scenario, these days software can be purchased online without any physical medium like CDs or Flash Drives but download and installation are still needed which will occupy a huge chunk of the storage. Here comes, the cloud marketplace which completely cut off the download and installation part to proceed to the core business logic of using the software as a tool.
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Google Cloud Marketplace lets you quickly deploy software packages on Google Cloud even when you are not familiar with services like Compute Engine or Cloud Storage.
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Cloud Marketplace updates the images of the software packages to fix critical issues and vulnerabilities. It doesn't update software packages that you have already deployed.
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You must redeploy the software package to update your existing deployment.
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You can also sell your solution on Cloud Marketplace, for that you must be approved as a Google Cloud Build Engagement partner.
Lab Tasks:
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Login into the GCP Console.
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Searching for WordPress Package in Cloud Marketplace.
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Launching WordPress after basic configuration.