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Deploying an App Engine Application

Google Cloud App Engine provides a solid, easy-to-access platform for a wide range of web apps. Its interoperability with other Google Cloud services, such as Cloud Datastore, enhances its effectiveness. In this hands-on lab, we’ll deploy an app to App Engine that allows users to enter details into a NoSQL database, Cloud Datastore, and displays the proper HTML template and CSS. The process requires that we customize the `config.py` file before deploying the app.

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Path Info

Level

Beginner

Duration

30m

Published

Mar 18, 2019

Challenge

Enable APIs and clone GitHub repository.
1. From the main navigation, visit the APIs & Services > Libraries page, and search for "Datastore".
2. Select the Cloud Datastore API.
3. If the API is not available, click Enable.
4. Repeat the process to enable the Cloud Build API and Container Registry API
5. Activate the Cloud Shell.
6. When it spins up, create the necessary bucket (bucket name must be unique): gsutil mb -c regional -l us-east1 gs://[BUCKET_NAME] gsutil iam ch allUsers:objectViewer gs://[BUCKET_NAME]
7. Clone the GitHub repository: git clone https://github.com/linuxacademy/content-gc-essentials
8. Change directory to the content-gc-essentials/app-engine-lab folder.
Challenge

Configure `config.py` file.
1. From the Cloud Shell Editor, open config.py in the app-engine-lab folder.
2. Change PROJECT_ID to the current project, as shown in the Cloud Shell.
3. Change the "CLOUD_STORAGE_BUCKET" variable value to your unique bucket name.
4. Save the file.
Challenge

Deploy the app.
1. In the Cloud Shell, enter the following code:
```
gcloud config set app/cloud_build_timeout 6000s
gcloud app deploy
```
1. When prompted, choose the us-east1 region.
Challenge

Test the app.
1. In the Cloud Shell, enter the following code:
```
gcloud app browse
```
1. If the browser window does not open, click the generated link.

Author

A Cloud Guru

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