Deploying A2 OnPrem on GCP

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Setting up GCP Compute Engine

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1. Prerequisites

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2. Creating an Instance

1. Navigate to Compute Engine > VM instances menu.
2. Click the CREATE INSTANCE button.
3. Configure the following settings:
   • Name: Instance name (e.g., “a2-ce”)
   • Region: Choose a nearby region (e.g., “asia-northeast3 (Seoul)”)
   • Machine configuration > Machine type:
     • Recommend CPU 8 vCPU, memory 16GB or higher. (e.g., e2-standard-8)
   • Click the CHANGE button under Boot disk:
     • Operating system: Select “Container Optimized OS”
     • Verify that the auto-selected Version is “x86/64” architecture
     • (optional) To preserve the disk permanently, select Keep disk under SHOW ADVANCED CONFIGURATION > Deletion rule
     • click the SELECT button.
   • Firewall: Check Allow HTTP traffic and Allow HTTPS traffic
   • Expand Advanced options:
     • Networking > Network tags: Enter “a2-ce”
     • Networking > Network interfaces > Expand default > External IPv4 address: Select RESERVE STATIC EXTERNAL IP ADDRESS
       • Enter “a2-ce” for name and click RESERVE
4. Click the “CREATE” button at the bottom of the screen to create the instance.

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3. Setting up Firewall Rules

1. Go to VPC network > Firewall menu.
2. Click the CREATE FIREWALL RULE button.
3. Configure the following settings:
   • Name: Specify a name for the rule (e.g., “allow-a2-ce”)
   • Targets: Select Specified target tags and enter the previously used tag (e.g., “a2-ce”)
   • Source filter: Select IPv4 ranges and enter “0.0.0.0/0” (allows access from all IPs)
   • Protocols and ports: Select Specified protocols and ports, check TCP and enter ports “8000,8080”
4. Click the “CREATE” button to create the rule.

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4. Deploying Docker Image

1. Connect to the instance using the SSH button in the GCP console.
2. Install docker compose
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   curl -s https://gist.githubusercontent.com/kurokobo/25e41503eb060fee8d8bec1dd859eff3/raw/0d7cd29472f0eaa26ce424071456ad84b24fb318/installer.sh | bash
   source ~/.bashrc
   docker-compose version
   

3. Create a docker-compose.yml file:
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   ---
   services:
     a2-ce:
       image: { TO_BE_REPLACED }
       restart: unless-stopped
       logging:
         options:
           max-file: "1"
           max-size: "512m"
       volumes:
         - /data:/var/a2/data
       ports:
         - 8000:8000
         - 8080:8080
   

4. Run docker compose:
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   docker compose up -d
   

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5. Verifying the Service

1. Open a web browser.
2. Access http://[YOUR_STATIC_EXTERNAL_IP]:8000.
3. Verify that the service is running normally.

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Reference Images

• settings 1
• settings 2
• network
• firewall