# Deploy on Google Cloud This tutorial shows you how to deploy `code-server` to a single node running on Google Cloud. If you're just starting out, we recommend [installing code-server locally](../../self-hosted/index.md). It takes only a few minutes and lets you try out all of the features. You can also try out the IDE on a container hosted [by Coder](http://coder.com/signup) --- ## Deploy to Google Cloud VM > Pre-requisite: Please [set up Google Cloud SDK](https://cloud.google.com/sdk/docs/) on your local machine - [Open your Google Cloud console](https://console.cloud.google.com/compute/instances) to create a new VM instance and click **Create Instance** - Choose an appropriate machine type (we recommend 2 vCPU and 7.5 GB RAM, more depending on team size and number of repositories/languages enabled) - Choose Ubuntu 16.04 LTS as your boot disk - Check the boxes for **Allow HTTP traffic** and **Allow HTTPS traffic** in the **Firewall** section - Create your VM, and **take note** of it's public IP address. - Copy the link to download the latest Linux binary from our [releases page](https://github.com/codercom/code-server/releases) --- ## Final Steps 1. SSH into your Google Cloud VM ``` gcloud compute ssh --zone [region] [instance name] ``` 2. Download the binary using the link we copied to clipboard ``` wget https://github.com/codercom/code-server/releases/download/0.1.4/code-server-linux ``` 3. Make the binary executable if you run into any errors regarding permission: ``` chmod +x code-server-linux ``` > To ensure the connection between you and your server is encrypted view our guide on [securing your setup](../../security/ssl.md) 4. Start the code-server ``` sudo ./code-server-linux -p 80 ``` > For instructions on how to keep the server running after you end your SSH session please checkout [how to use systemd](https://www.linode.com/docs/quick-answers/linux/start-service-at-boot/) to start linux based services if they are killed 5. Access code-server from the public IP of your Google Cloud instance we noted earlier in your browser. > example: 32.32.32.234 6. You will be greeted with this page. Code-server is using a self-signed SSL certificate for easy setup. To proceed to the IDE, click **"Advanced"** 7. Then click **"proceed anyway"** --- > NOTE: If you get stuck or need help, [file an issue](https://github.com/codercom/code-server/issues/new?&title=Improve+self-hosted+quickstart+guide), [tweet (@coderhq)](https://twitter.com/coderhq) or [email](mailto:support@coder.com?subject=Self-hosted%20quickstart%20guide).