Cloop Installation

Welcome to setting up Cloop in your Google Cloud environment! This step-by-step guide will help you install and deploy Cloop quickly and easily. Each step includes commands you can copy and paste into your terminal. Let’s get started!

Prerequisites

A Google Cloud account (you’ll activate a free 3-month trial during setup).
A computer (Mac or Windows) with internet access.
The cloud-init.yaml file sent to your email (check your inbox or spam folder).

Step 1: Install Google Cloud SDK ☁️

The Google Cloud SDK is a tool that lets you manage your cloud resources from your computer. Follow the steps below based on your operating system.

For Mac

Download the SDK:

Open your terminal (search for "Terminal" on your Mac).

Run the appropriate command based on your Mac’s chip type:

For Intel chip Macs:

curl -o ~/google-cloud-cli-darwin-x86_64.tar.gz https://dl.google.com/dl/cloudsdk/channels/rapid/downloads/google-cloud-cli-darwin-x86_64.tar.gz

For M-series chip Macs (e.g., M1, M2):

curl -o ~/google-cloud-cli-darwin-arm.tar.gz https://dl.google.com/dl/cloudsdk/channels/rapid/downloads/google-cloud-cli-darwin-arm.tar.gz

These commands automatically download the SDK to your home folder.

Extract and Install:
- Extract the downloaded file and set up the SDK by running these commands:
  tar -xzf ~/google-cloud-cli-darwin-*.tar.gz -C ~ cd ~/google-cloud-sdk ./install.sh
- Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation.
Initialize the SDK:
- Run this command to set up your Google Cloud account:
  gcloud init
- A browser window will open. Log in to your Google Cloud account and activate the 3-month free trial (requires a payment method, but you can cancel after deploying Cloop).
- Follow the prompts to select or create a project.

For Windows

Download the SDK:
- Open PowerShell (search for "PowerShell" in the Start menu).
- Run these commands to automatically download and install the Google Cloud SDK:
  (New-Object Net.WebClient).DownloadFile("https://dl.google.com/dl/cloudsdk/channels/rapid/GoogleCloudSDKInstaller.exe", "$env:Temp\GoogleCloudSDKInstaller.exe") & $env:Temp\GoogleCloudSDKInstaller.exe
- Follow the installer’s prompts to complete the setup.
Initialize the SDK:
- In PowerShell, run:
  gcloud init
- A browser window will open. Log in to your Google Cloud account and activate the 3-month free trial (requires a payment method, but you can cancel after deploying Cloop).
- Follow the prompts to select or create a project.

Step 2: Verify Your Google Cloud Project 📋

Ensure you have a Google Cloud project set up. A project is like a container for your cloud resources.

Run this command to list your projects:
```
gcloud projects list
```
If you see a project ID, you’re ready to proceed. If not, follow the prompts from gcloud init to create one.

Step 3: Prepare Your Cloud Environment 🔧

Next, you’ll enable necessary services and secure your cloud environment by removing default firewall rules.

Enable the Compute Engine API:
- This allows Cloop to run virtual machines. Run:
  gcloud services enable compute.googleapis.com
Remove Default Firewall Rules:
- To enhance security, disable default rules for RDP and ICMP. Run:
  gcloud compute firewall-rules delete default-allow-rdp --quiet gcloud compute firewall-rules delete default-allow-icmp --quiet
- Note: If these rules don’t exist, you may see a message saying so. That’s okay proceed to the next step.

Step 4: Organize the Cloud Init File 📄

The cloud-init.yaml file (sent via email) contains settings for your Cloop virtual machine. Let’s organize it on your computer.

Create a Folder and Move the File:
- Run these commands to create a cloop-setup folder and move the cloud-init.yaml file:
  mkdir -p ~/cloop-setup mv ~/Downloads/cloud-init.yaml ~/cloop-setup/ cd ~/cloop-setup
- Ensure the cloud-init.yaml file is in the ~/cloop-setup folder before proceeding.

Step 5: Deploy Your Cloop Virtual Machine 🛡

Now, you’ll create a virtual machine (VM) to run Cloop.

Create the Cloop VM:

Run this command to deploy the VM with the settings from cloud-init.yaml:

gcloud compute instances create cloop-vm \
  --machine-type=e2-medium \
  --zone=us-central1-a \
  --image-family=ubuntu-2204-lts \
  --image-project=ubuntu-os-cloud \
  --boot-disk-size=10GB \
  --boot-disk-type=pd-balanced \
  --metadata-from-file=user-data=cloud-init.yaml

Wait for Deployment:
- The VM takes about 3 minutes to set up. Grab a coffee and wait before checking the status.

Step 6: Verify Deployment ✅

To confirm your Cloop VM is running:

Run:
```
gcloud compute instances list
```
Look for cloop-vm in the output with a status of RUNNING.

Note: You activated a 3-month free trial during setup. You can cancel the trial after deploying Cloop.

Happy Clooping! 🚀

Last updated 24 days ago