In this lesson, you will learn how to use the Google compute engine. Specifically, you will learn how to register to use the Google compute engine, before learning how to instantiate a google compute virtual machine. Next you will learn how to use a local GCE Docker container to authenticate and connect to a running Google Compute Engine VM. Finally, you will learn how to deploy our course Docker image as a running container in your Google Compute Engine VM.
###Objectives ### By the end of this lesson, you will be able to:
- Understand the basic concepts behind Google Compute Engine
- Understand how to instantiate an Ubuntu Virtual Machine within Google Compute Engine
- Understand how securely connect to a running virtual machine within Google Compute Engine
- Understand how to monitor and terminate running virtual machines within Google Compute Engine
Approximately 3 hours.
- Getting started with Google Cloud SDK
- Running Docker Containers in the Cloud Notebook
- Google Compute Engine introduction
When you have completed and worked through the above readings, please take the Week 14 Lesson 2 Assessment.