Google Cloud CLI - manage Compute Engine, Cloud Run, Cloud Functions, Cloud SQL, Storage. Use when user mentions 'gcloud', 'google cloud', 'gcp', or wants to interact with Google Cloud Platform.
brew install google-cloud-sdk
Verify installation:
gcloud --version
Use --format=json for machine-readable output.
gcloud auth login
For application default credentials:
gcloud auth application-default login
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
gcloud config set project <project-id> | Set the active project |
gcloud config get project | Get the active project |
gcloud config set compute/region <region> | Set default compute region |
gcloud config set compute/zone <zone> | Set default compute zone |
gcloud config list | List all active configuration properties |
gcloud config configurations list | List all named configurations |
gcloud config configurations activate <name> | Switch to a named configuration |
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
gcloud projects list | List all accessible projects |
gcloud projects describe <project-id> | Show project details |
gcloud projects create <project-id> | Create a new project |
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
gcloud compute instances list | List all VM instances |
gcloud compute instances create <name> --machine-type=e2-medium | Create a VM instance |
gcloud compute instances start <name> | Start an instance |
gcloud compute instances stop <name> | Stop an instance |
gcloud compute instances delete <name> | Delete an instance |
gcloud compute ssh <name> | SSH into an instance |
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
gcloud run deploy <service> --source . | Deploy from source code |
gcloud run deploy <service> --image <image> | Deploy a container image |
gcloud run deploy <service> --source . --allow-unauthenticated | Deploy with public access |
gcloud run services list | List all Cloud Run services |
gcloud run services describe <service> | Show service details |
gcloud run services delete <service> | Delete a service |
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
gcloud functions deploy <name> --runtime nodejs20 --trigger-http | Deploy an HTTP function |
gcloud functions deploy <name> --trigger-topic <topic> | Deploy with Pub/Sub trigger |
gcloud functions list | List all functions |
gcloud functions describe <name> | Show function details |
gcloud functions delete <name> | Delete a function |
gcloud functions logs read <name> | Read function logs |
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
gcloud sql instances list | List all Cloud SQL instances |
gcloud sql instances describe <name> | Show instance details |
gcloud sql instances create <name> --database-version=POSTGRES_15 | Create a PostgreSQL instance |
gcloud sql databases list --instance=<name> | List databases in an instance |
gcloud sql connect <name> --user=postgres | Connect to an instance |
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
gcloud storage ls | List all buckets |
gcloud storage ls gs://<bucket> | List objects in a bucket |
gcloud storage cp <file> gs://<bucket>/ | Upload a file |
gcloud storage cp gs://<bucket>/<object> . | Download a file |
gcloud storage buckets create gs://<bucket> | Create a bucket |
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
gcloud app deploy | Deploy application to App Engine |
gcloud app browse | Open deployed app in browser |
gcloud app logs tail | Tail application logs |
| Flag | Description |
|---|---|
--format=json | Output as JSON |
--format=table | Output as table |
--project <id> | Override active project |
--quiet | Suppress interactive prompts |
--verbosity <level> | Set log verbosity (debug, info, warning, error) |