Google cloud handson guide: How to create a VM

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create vm cloud console

It is straightforward to create a VM in GUI, click few buttons:

Compute Engine -> Create
name: gcelab
zone: us-central1-c
machine type: 1 vCPU, n1-standard-1, 3.75GB RAM
boot disk: 10GB Debian GNU/Linux 9 (stretch)
firewall: "Allow HTTP traffic"

install nginx via ssh

click vm SSH button, this is web-based ssh client, install nginx inside vm just created,

sudo su -
apt-get update
apt-get install nginx -y
ps auwx | grep nginx

verify nginx web page

click external ip, will see welcome page

create vm in CLI

gcloud compute instances create gcelab2 --zone us-central1-c
gcloud compute ssh gcelab2 --zone us-central1-c

you can verify in cloud console GUI, new vm gcelab2 created and activated,