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Re: Free Linux cloud shell for Gmail users

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Post by sneak »

dragonwriter wrote: post #32
sneak wrote: post #21

Last I looked, Cloud Shell was still pretty tiny instances, with no paid option for more (wth isn’t there a super boost mode that I pay for, at least?!), and the integrated editor was meh. I suppose I could use it with the gcloud CLI and docker-machine as a sort of orchestration console to bring up more boxes, but then I have to remember to kill them or I get a huge bill. (This has happened to me on DO before.) AWS C…

> I loved Cloud Shell but the inability to let me pay for a bigger backing instance or more storage is a real limitation. Except Cloud Shell has Boost Mode: https://cloud.google.com/shell/docs/features#boost_mode > Whoever first integrates Atom, though (all of these seem to use Ace), I think will be the real winner. Google's is based on Orion, not Ace.

Boost mode is still not a powerful instance.

Re: Free Linux cloud shell for Gmail users

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Post by jnbiche »

jarvelov wrote: post #50
jnbiche wrote: post #28

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Thanks for the summary of Cloud Shell, I was not previously aware of it. Any idea why Apache and Gradle are installed in the root directory? Normally, these would be in `opt` or some such.

Most likely because of this [0] > any modifications that you made to it outside your $HOME are lost. [0] https://cloud.google.com/shell/docs/limitations#custom_insta...

Well, that applies to the user, not to whoever spun the distro to begin with. Google could have put them wherever they wanted.

Anyway, not a huge deal, just a bit odd. And evoking my OCD: ...must...keep...clean...root.

Re: Free Linux cloud shell for Gmail users

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Post by mikeymop »

Wow, Debian 3.9 kernel.

Has ssh, vim, tmux, and docker installed. I'm guessing this is either a container itself or a Debian vm.

I'm still finding new things that are installed and useful. I would find myself using it to QA docker compositions I write. The question is can I host from this instance?

Re: Free Linux cloud shell for Gmail users

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Post by kxra »

thesandlord wrote: post #4

(I work for Google Cloud) If you want to learn more about Cloud Shell, the marketing page is here: https://cloud.google.com/shell/ Cloud Shell is one of my favorite things about GCP. A lot of dev tools (Docker, Python/Go/Node/Ruby/Java/.Net, etc) are pre-installed, you can test "localhost" servers with the preview feature, there is a built in file editor (based on the open source Orion project), etc. And it's all fre…

Any chance of getting Haskell on there?

Re: Free Linux cloud shell for Gmail users

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Post by audscias »

kxra wrote: post #86
thesandlord wrote: post #4

(I work for Google Cloud) If you want to learn more about Cloud Shell, the marketing page is here: https://cloud.google.com/shell/ Cloud Shell is one of my favorite things about GCP. A lot of dev tools (Docker, Python/Go/Node/Ruby/Java/.Net, etc) are pre-installed, you can test "localhost" servers with the preview feature, there is a built in file editor (based on the open source Orion project), etc. And it's all fre…

Any chance of getting Haskell on there?

I install the GHC everytime I want to use haskell on the Cloud Shell. It takes literaly like 30 seconds.

The Cloud Shell is a Debian Stretch container, so it's easy to install packages as you will. If you want them to be persistent install them on your home folder and add the route to your env vars.

Re: Free Linux cloud shell for Gmail users

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Post by audscias »

mikeymop wrote: post #85

Wow, Debian 3.9 kernel. Has ssh, vim, tmux, and docker installed. I'm guessing this is either a container itself or a Debian vm. I'm still finding new things that are installed and useful. I would find myself using it to QA docker compositions I write. The question is can I host from this instance?

It's a container. And what do you mean by host? You can definitely run containers in it, and an ephemeral external IP. There is a button at the top right that shows what you are running on port 8000 from the outside, handy to test whatever you are running.

Re: Free Linux cloud shell for Gmail users

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Post by SirZimzim »

devereaux wrote: post #68
thesandlord wrote: post #67

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Free trial, yes. Free tier, no. Basically the free tier subtracts the cost of a f1-micro from your monthly bill if you have at least one running.

Thanks for the precision! It avoids a bad surprise :-) Do you know if a f1-micro can cost more than $4 per month if it is used extensively? By that, I just mean 100% cpu usage, 100% of the 5Gb disk quota, with just 1 IPv4 and 1 IPv6. I like the scalability, but I want my clients to know that their bill will not "fluctuate". Cost-wise, $40 for 10 IPv4 is in the upper tier (some OVH resellers give you 16 IPv4 on some d…

If your cost requirements are that low and you primarily want to rely on static instances then there are better hosting options. I remember when my firm switched and we now pay thousands of dollars for the flexibility of cloud providers.

Re: Free Linux cloud shell for Gmail users

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Post by thesandlord »

devereaux wrote: post #68
thesandlord wrote: post #67

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Free trial, yes. Free tier, no. Basically the free tier subtracts the cost of a f1-micro from your monthly bill if you have at least one running.

Thanks for the precision! It avoids a bad surprise :-) Do you know if a f1-micro can cost more than $4 per month if it is used extensively? By that, I just mean 100% cpu usage, 100% of the 5Gb disk quota, with just 1 IPv4 and 1 IPv6. I like the scalability, but I want my clients to know that their bill will not "fluctuate". Cost-wise, $40 for 10 IPv4 is in the upper tier (some OVH resellers give you 16 IPv4 on some d…

Network Egress is not included in the price, so you have to keep that in mind. Ingress is free. Otherwise, feel free to use 100% 24/7.
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