GCP Training Projects

This repository contains sample projects for learning Google Cloud Platform (GCP) services.

Project 1: Hello World Node.js on App Engine

This is a simple Node.js application deployed to Google App Engine. It demonstrates the basic concepts of deploying and running a web application on GCP.

Prerequisites

1. Google Cloud SDK installed
2. Node.js and npm installed
3. A Google Cloud Platform account
4. A GCP project created

Setup and Deployment

1. Clone this repository

2. Navigate to the hello-world-app-engine directory

3. Install dependencies:

   npm install

4. Test locally:

   npm start

5. Deploy to App Engine:

   gcloud app deploy

6. Access your application:

   gcloud app browse

Project Structure

hello-world-app-engine/
├── app.js              # Main application file
├── app.yaml            # App Engine configuration
├── package.json        # Node.js dependencies
└── README.md          # Project documentation

Learning Objectives

• Basic GCP project setup
• App Engine standard environment configuration
• Deploying Node.js applications to App Engine
• Understanding app.yaml configuration
• Basic GCP CLI commands