tldr/pages/common/gcloud-compute.md

gcloud compute

Create, run, and manage VMs on Google Cloud infrastructure. See also: gcloud. More information: https://cloud.google.com/sdk/gcloud/reference/compute.

• List Compute Engine zones:

gcloud compute zones list

• Create a VM instance:

gcloud compute instances create {{instance_name}}

• Display a VM instance's details:

gcloud compute instances describe {{instance_name}}

• List all VM instances in a project:

gcloud compute instances list

• Create a snapshot of a persistent disk:

gcloud compute disks snapshot {{disk_name}} --snapshot-names {{snapshot_name}}

• Display a snapshot's details:

gcloud compute snapshots describe {{snapshot_name}}

• Delete a snapshot:

gcloud compute snapshots delete {{snapshot_name}}

• Connect to a VM instance using SSH:

gcloud compute ssh {{instance_name}}