https://github.com/johnbedeir/gcp-app-engine
https://github.com/johnbedeir/gcp-app-engine
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- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/johnbedeir/gcp-app-engine
- Owner: johnbedeir
- Created: 2024-01-04T03:59:43.000Z (over 2 years ago)
- Default Branch: main
- Last Pushed: 2024-01-15T15:56:14.000Z (over 2 years ago)
- Last Synced: 2025-04-06T19:27:54.718Z (about 1 year ago)
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# Deploying Flask App on GCP App Engine
This guide will walk you through the steps to deploy a Flask application, like the provided `main.py`, on Google Cloud Platform's App Engine.
## Prerequisites
- A Google Cloud Platform account.
- Google Cloud SDK installed on your local machine.
## Getting Started
1. **Rename Your Application File:**
Ensure that your Flask application file is named `main.py`.
2. **App Engine Configuration File:**
Create an `app.yaml` file in the same directory as your `main.py`. This file is used to configure your App Engine environment.
3. **Update Cloud SDK:**
Run the following command to update all the installed components of the Google Cloud SDK to the latest version:
```
gcloud components update
```
4. **Create a GCP Project:**
If you haven't already, create a new project on Google Cloud Platform. Note down the `PROJECT_ID`.
5. **Enable App Engine Admin API:**
Enable the App Engine Admin API for your project. This is required for deploying applications.
6. **Authenticate Your Account:**
Authenticate your GCP account with the following command:
```
gcloud auth login
gcloud init
```
7. **Set Project ID:**
Configure `gcloud` to use your project with the following command:
```
gcloud config set project PROJECT_ID
```
Replace `PROJECT_ID` with your actual GCP project ID.
8. **Deploy the Application:**
Navigate to your application directory where `main.py` and `app.yaml` are located. Run the following command to deploy your application:
```
gcloud app deploy
```
Follow the on-screen prompts to complete the deployment.
9. **Access Your Application:**
Once the deployment is successful, you can access your application using the following command:
```
gcloud app browse
```
### Delete the App Engine Service
Once a default app is deployed to GCP App Engine, you can't delete it. You can turn it off and deploy an app with no code, but you can't delete it, if you deployed an empty version you can go ahead and delete the older version.
### Disable the Service
Navigate to `App Engine` from the console, go to `Settings` then `Disable Application`.
## Additional Information
- Make sure you are in the correct directory where your `main.py` and `app.yaml` files are located before running the deployment commands.
- For more detailed information and troubleshooting, refer to the [Google Cloud App Engine Documentation](https://cloud.google.com/appengine/docs).
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