GCP Hello World Application

This project demonstrates a simple "Hello World" web application built with Node.js and Express, deployed on Google Cloud Platform (GCP) using Cloud Run.

Features

• Minimal setup with Node.js and Express.
• Dockerized for containerized deployment.
• Easily deployable to GCP's serverless Cloud Run.

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Prerequisites

• Google Cloud Account with a project set up.
• GCP SDK installed (Install GCP SDK).
• Docker installed (Install Docker).
• Node.js (>=14.0.0) and npm installed (Install Node.js).

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Getting Started

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone <repository-url>
   cd gcp-hello-world

2. Install dependencies:

   npm install

3. Run the application locally:

   npm start

4. Open your browser at http://localhost:8080 to view the app.

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Deploying to Google Cloud Run

1. Authenticate with GCP:

   gcloud auth login
   gcloud config set project [PROJECT_ID]

2. Build the Docker image:

   docker build -t gcp-hello-world .

3. Test the container locally (optional):

   docker run -p 8080:8080 gcp-hello-world

4. Deploy the application to Cloud Run:

   gcloud run deploy gcp-hello-world \
     --source . \
     --region us-central1 \
     --platform managed \
     --allow-unauthenticated

5. Once deployed, GCP will provide a URL. Open it in your browser to view the app.

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Project Structure

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├── Dockerfile          # Docker configuration for containerizing the app
├── package.json        # Node.js dependencies and scripts
├── server.js           # Main server file
└── README.md           # Project documentation

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Built With

• Node.js: JavaScript runtime for building scalable applications.
• Express: Web framework for building the application.
• Docker: Containerization of the application.
• Google Cloud Run: Serverless compute platform for deploying the app.

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License

This project is licensed under the MIT License.