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# GCE 

Google Compute Engine

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```bash
# 1. PREREQS
# 2. CONFIGURE
# 3. RUN
```


```bash
# PREREQS
# run pre flight checks ...
# 
# we need to run this at least once to ensure we have tooling available ...
```

```bash
# PREREQS
# run pre flight checks ...
cd /home/user/projects/infctl-cli # where we checked out infct-cli to
./gcloud/tf/scripts/pre-flight-checks.sh
```

```bash
# PREREQS
# running pre flight checks ...
./gcloud/tf/scripts/pre-flight-checks.sh
# .....

✅ tofu is installed,...

✅ gcloud is installed,...

✅ kubectl is installed,...

✅ envsubst is installed,...

# .....

✅ Pre-flight checks passed. You are ready to proceed 🙂
```



```bash
# CONFIGURE
[ -f .env ] || cp -v .env.gcloud-example .env
# edit to include
export PROJECT_NAME="the name of your gcp project, often referred to as the project"
export EMAIL="your email address to identify yourself with letsencrypt"
export APP_DOMAIN_NAME="your domain name for the app, e.g., frgdr.some-domain.com"
export INSTALL_FORGEJO="true"
```

```bash 
# RUN
LOG_FORMAT=none infctl -f ./gcloud/tf/scripts/build-gcloud-k3s-pipeline-wait-dns.json 
```



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Lets see a Google Compute Engine install [Demo](https://ascii.headshed.dev/a/jgUbXEHHhv9kmm9A2vfr3m5OU)
    
    

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