github.com/guilhermebr/docker@v1.4.2-0.20150428121140-67da055cebca/docs/sources/installation/google.md (about) 1 page_title: Installation on Google Cloud Platform 2 page_description: Installation instructions for Docker on the Google Cloud Platform. 3 page_keywords: Docker, Docker documentation, installation, google, Google Compute Engine, Google Cloud Platform 4 5 # Google Cloud Platform 6 7 ## QuickStart with Container-optimized Google Compute Engine images 8 9 1. Go to [Google Cloud Console][1] and create a new Cloud Project with 10 [Compute Engine enabled][2] 11 12 2. Download and configure the [Google Cloud SDK][3] to use your 13 project with the following commands: 14 15 $ curl -sSL https://sdk.cloud.google.com | bash 16 $ gcloud auth login 17 $ gcloud config set project <google-cloud-project-id> 18 19 3. Start a new instance using the latest [Container-optimized image][4]: 20 (select a zone close to you and the desired instance size) 21 22 $ gcloud compute instances create docker-playground \ 23 --image container-vm \ 24 --zone us-central1-a \ 25 --machine-type f1-micro 26 27 4. Connect to the instance using SSH: 28 29 $ gcloud compute ssh --zone us-central1-a docker-playground 30 docker-playground:~$ sudo docker run hello-world 31 Hello from Docker. 32 This message shows that your installation appears to be working correctly. 33 ... 34 35 Read more about [deploying Containers on Google Cloud Platform][5]. 36 37 [1]: https://cloud.google.com/console 38 [2]: https://developers.google.com/compute/docs/signup 39 [3]: https://developers.google.com/cloud/sdk 40 [4]: https://developers.google.com/compute/docs/containers#container-optimized_google_compute_engine_images 41 [5]: https://developers.google.com/compute/docs/containers