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Google Cloud Compute – Mastering SSH

Introduction One of the more frequent problems on Stackoverflow is Compute Engine SSH. This article will dive into how SSH is configured on Compute Engine and how to connect using various SSH tools. I will also cover how to create… Continue Reading →

Google Cloud – Compute Engine Service Accounts

Date created: March 1, 2019 Last updated: March 3, 2019 Note: This article is evolving as I document my deep dive. Contents: Introduction March 1, 2019 – Day #1 – Basics and FAQ March 2, 2019 – Day #2 – Auditing, Alerting & Stackdriver… Continue Reading →

Google Cloud – Recovering from UFW firewall lockout – Debian

Introduction You have a Debian instance running in Google Cloud Compute Engine. You connect to this instance via SSH. One day you decide to enable the UFW firewall and your SSH connection drops. You cannot reconnect. Problem Enabling the UFW firewall… Continue Reading →

Google Cloud – Debian 9 – Resize Root File System

In Google Cloud I often use Debian 9 Stretch for my test instances. Today I was wondering if this OS automatically resizes the root file system if I resize the VM instance disk. I also want to see if this… Continue Reading →

Comparing AWS & Google – IP Packet Forwarding

When you configure an instance that will forward packets, you need to change an option. The option name depends on the cloud vendor. Example usage would be a VPN, or NAT instance. Normally an instance is source or destination for… Continue Reading →

Google Compute – Install Stackdriver

Note: I have written a newer version of this article that goes much deeper into setting up Google Stackdriver on Compute Engine. Google Compute – Stackdriver Logging – Installation, Setup & Debugging Google Stackdriver is a very good product for… Continue Reading →

Google Compute – Startup Script Total Execution Time

I have been testing Google Compute VM instances with custom startup scripts. I wanted to figure out how long my startup scripts were taking to initialize an instance. The VM instance has Debian 9 Stretch as the OS. Knowing the… Continue Reading →

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