In our series of blog posts, we've covered deploying a Dockerized Rails application on DigitalOcean, Amazon AWS, and Microsoft Azure. In this final installment, we'll guide you through deploying a similar application on Google Cloud. This tutorial assumes you've already Dockerized your Rails application.
Step 1: Setting Up a Google Cloud Account and Installing Google Cloud SDK
- Sign up for a Google Cloud account if you haven't already: https://cloud.google.com/
- Install the Google Cloud SDK on your local machine by following the official documentation: https://cloud.google.com/sdk/docs/install
- Initialize the Google Cloud SDK:
$ gcloud init
Step 2: Creating a Google Cloud Run Service
- Log in to the Google Cloud Console: https://console.cloud.google.com/
- Navigate to the "Cloud Run" service.
- Click "Create Service."
- Select a region for your service and choose "Allow unauthenticated invocations."
- Click "Next" and configure the container settings. Upload your Dockerfile and docker-compose.yml.
- Configure any additional settings as needed, such as environment variables.
- Click "Create" to deploy your application. Once completed, you'll receive a URL for accessing your application.
Step 3: Configuring a Custom Domain and SSL (Optional)
- In the Google Cloud Console, navigate to the "Cloud Run" service.
- Click on your service and go to the "Domain mappings" tab.
- Click "Add mapping" and follow the instructions to add and verify your custom domain.
- Google Cloud automatically provisions and configures SSL certificates for your custom domain. You don't need to perform any additional steps.
Conclusion
In this blog post, we've demonstrated how to deploy a Dockerized Rails application on Google Cloud using the Cloud Run service. By following these steps, you can benefit from Google Cloud's extensive services and scalability options for your Rails application.