Create and start a Compute Engine instance (original) (raw)

Console

When you use the Google Cloud console to access Google Cloud services and APIs, you don't need to set up authentication.

gcloud

1. After installing the Google Cloud CLI,initialize it by running the following command:
   gcloud init
   If you're using an external identity provider (IdP), you must first sign in to the gcloud CLI with your federated identity.
2. Set a default region and zone.

Terraform

To use the Terraform samples on this page in a local development environment, install and initialize the gcloud CLI, and then set up Application Default Credentials with your user credentials.

1. Install the Google Cloud CLI.
2. If you're using an external identity provider (IdP), you must first sign in to the gcloud CLI with your federated identity.
3. To initialize the gcloud CLI, run the following command:
   gcloud init
4. If you're using a local shell, then create local authentication credentials for your user account:
   gcloud auth application-default login
   You don't need to do this if you're using Cloud Shell.
   If an authentication error is returned, and you are using an external identity provider (IdP), confirm that you have signed in to the gcloud CLI with your federated identity.

For more information, see Set up authentication for a local development environment.

C#

To use the .NET samples on this page in a local development environment, install and initialize the gcloud CLI, and then set up Application Default Credentials with your user credentials.

1. Install the Google Cloud CLI.
2. If you're using an external identity provider (IdP), you must first sign in to the gcloud CLI with your federated identity.
3. To initialize the gcloud CLI, run the following command:
   gcloud init
4. If you're using a local shell, then create local authentication credentials for your user account:
   gcloud auth application-default login
   You don't need to do this if you're using Cloud Shell.
   If an authentication error is returned, and you are using an external identity provider (IdP), confirm that you have signed in to the gcloud CLI with your federated identity.

For more information, see Set up authentication for a local development environment.

Go

To use the Go samples on this page in a local development environment, install and initialize the gcloud CLI, and then set up Application Default Credentials with your user credentials.

1. Install the Google Cloud CLI.
2. If you're using an external identity provider (IdP), you must first sign in to the gcloud CLI with your federated identity.
3. To initialize the gcloud CLI, run the following command:
   gcloud init
4. If you're using a local shell, then create local authentication credentials for your user account:
   gcloud auth application-default login
   You don't need to do this if you're using Cloud Shell.
   If an authentication error is returned, and you are using an external identity provider (IdP), confirm that you have signed in to the gcloud CLI with your federated identity.

For more information, see Set up authentication for a local development environment.

Java

To use the Java samples on this page in a local development environment, install and initialize the gcloud CLI, and then set up Application Default Credentials with your user credentials.

1. Install the Google Cloud CLI.
2. If you're using an external identity provider (IdP), you must first sign in to the gcloud CLI with your federated identity.
3. To initialize the gcloud CLI, run the following command:
   gcloud init
4. If you're using a local shell, then create local authentication credentials for your user account:
   gcloud auth application-default login
   You don't need to do this if you're using Cloud Shell.
   If an authentication error is returned, and you are using an external identity provider (IdP), confirm that you have signed in to the gcloud CLI with your federated identity.

For more information, see Set up authentication for a local development environment.

Node.js

To use the Node.js samples on this page in a local development environment, install and initialize the gcloud CLI, and then set up Application Default Credentials with your user credentials.

1. Install the Google Cloud CLI.
2. If you're using an external identity provider (IdP), you must first sign in to the gcloud CLI with your federated identity.
3. To initialize the gcloud CLI, run the following command:
   gcloud init
4. If you're using a local shell, then create local authentication credentials for your user account:
   gcloud auth application-default login
   You don't need to do this if you're using Cloud Shell.
   If an authentication error is returned, and you are using an external identity provider (IdP), confirm that you have signed in to the gcloud CLI with your federated identity.

For more information, see Set up authentication for a local development environment.

PHP

To use the PHP samples on this page in a local development environment, install and initialize the gcloud CLI, and then set up Application Default Credentials with your user credentials.

1. Install the Google Cloud CLI.
2. If you're using an external identity provider (IdP), you must first sign in to the gcloud CLI with your federated identity.
3. To initialize the gcloud CLI, run the following command:
   gcloud init
4. If you're using a local shell, then create local authentication credentials for your user account:
   gcloud auth application-default login
   You don't need to do this if you're using Cloud Shell.
   If an authentication error is returned, and you are using an external identity provider (IdP), confirm that you have signed in to the gcloud CLI with your federated identity.

For more information, see Set up authentication for a local development environment.

Python

To use the Python samples on this page in a local development environment, install and initialize the gcloud CLI, and then set up Application Default Credentials with your user credentials.

1. Install the Google Cloud CLI.
2. If you're using an external identity provider (IdP), you must first sign in to the gcloud CLI with your federated identity.
3. To initialize the gcloud CLI, run the following command:
   gcloud init
4. If you're using a local shell, then create local authentication credentials for your user account:
   gcloud auth application-default login
   You don't need to do this if you're using Cloud Shell.
   If an authentication error is returned, and you are using an external identity provider (IdP), confirm that you have signed in to the gcloud CLI with your federated identity.

For more information, see Set up authentication for a local development environment.

Ruby

To use the Ruby samples on this page in a local development environment, install and initialize the gcloud CLI, and then set up Application Default Credentials with your user credentials.

1. Install the Google Cloud CLI.
2. If you're using an external identity provider (IdP), you must first sign in to the gcloud CLI with your federated identity.
3. To initialize the gcloud CLI, run the following command:
   gcloud init
4. If you're using a local shell, then create local authentication credentials for your user account:
   gcloud auth application-default login
   You don't need to do this if you're using Cloud Shell.
   If an authentication error is returned, and you are using an external identity provider (IdP), confirm that you have signed in to the gcloud CLI with your federated identity.

For more information, see Set up authentication for a local development environment.

REST

To use the REST API samples on this page in a local development environment, you use the credentials you provide to the gcloud CLI.

After installing the Google Cloud CLI,initialize it by running the following command:

gcloud init

If you're using an external identity provider (IdP), you must first sign in to the gcloud CLI with your federated identity.

For more information, seeAuthenticate for using REST in the Google Cloud authentication documentation.