Introduction to DevOps in GCP

1. Overview of DevOps Practices

DevOps is a culture and set of practices that combines development (Dev) and operations (Ops) to enable faster and more reliable software delivery. The key goals of DevOps include:

• Automation of infrastructure provisioning and deployments.
• Continuous Integration (CI) to ensure code is built and tested automatically.
• Continuous Deployment (CD) to ensure new versions are released efficiently.
• Monitoring and feedback loops to improve reliability.

2. GCP Cloud Services for DevOps

Google Cloud provides a suite of tools to help implement DevOps practices efficiently.

Key DevOps Tools in GCP

3. Infrastructure as Code (IaC) with Terraform or Deployment Manager

What is Infrastructure as Code (IaC)?

IaC is the practice of managing infrastructure using code instead of manually configuring servers.

Terraform (Preferred Tool for GCP IaC)

Terraform is an open-source IaC tool that allows developers to define infrastructure using configuration files.

Example: Creating a GCP VM using Terraform

1. Install Terraform

sudo apt-get install terraform