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5. Deploy Docker Containers on GCP Compute Engine

Shimon Ifrah1  
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Melbourne, VIC, Australia
 

In this chapter, we are going to explore Google Compute Engine and its key features, which allow us to run containers on GCP. The Google Compute Engine service sits under the GCP Compute Service offering, which includes services like App Engine, Cloud Run, Cloud Function, and more. The purpose of the compute services is to give us processing power to run applications, services, containers, and any other services that require access to CPU power. In essence, Compute Engine allows us to create and run virtual machines inside the ...

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