GCP App Engine

Google Cloud Platform (GCP) App Engine is a fully managed platform-as-a-service (PaaS) that allows developers to build and deploy applications without dealing with the underlying infrastructure. It abstracts away much of the complexity associated with managing servers, networking, and scalability, allowing developers to focus on writing code and building features.

Here are some key features and concepts related to GCP App Engine:

• Easy Deployment: With App Engine, you can deploy your applications with a simple command, and the platform takes care of the rest. It supports multiple programming languages, including Python, Java, Node.js, Ruby, Go, and more.
• Automatic Scaling: App Engine automatically scales your application based on incoming traffic. It can handle both high and low traffic periods, ensuring optimal resource utilization and cost efficiency.
• Managed Infrastructure: Google takes care of the underlying infrastructure, including server provisioning, load balancing, and health monitoring.
• Built-in Services: App Engine provides several built-in services such as a fully managed NoSQL database (Cloud Datastore), a fully managed relational database (Cloud SQL), and a distributed in-memory data store (Memorystore).
• Versioning and Rollback: You can deploy multiple versions of your application, allowing for easy testing and rollback in case of issues.
• Integration with GCP Services: App Engine seamlessly integrates with other Google Cloud Platform services, such as Cloud Storage, Cloud Pub/Sub, and Identity and Access Management (IAM).
• Security: App Engine provides built-in security features, including automatic encryption of data in transit and at rest, identity and access management, and other security best practices.
• Monitoring and Logging: GCP provides tools for monitoring and logging, allowing you to gain insights into the performance and behavior of your application.

Overall, GCP App Engine simplifies the deployment and management of applications, enabling developers to focus on building features and functionality rather than managing infrastructure. It’s a great choice for projects where ease of use and scalability are important considerations.

Quickstart

To setup quick hosting for static website.

First make sure you’re logged in on the right account/profile

gcloud init

Make an app.yaml config file (this one uses python).

runtime: python27
api_version: 1
threadsafe: true

handlers:
- url: /
  static_files: www/index.html  
  upload: www/index.html

- url: /(.*)  
  static_files: www/\1  
  upload: www/(.*)

Deploy

gcloud app deploy