Google Cloud SDK documentation

1. Make sure that your system has Python 2 with a release number of Python 2.7.9 or higher. You may still have other versions of Python installed.

   python2 --version

2. Download one of the following:

Platform	Package	Size	SHA256 Checksum
Linux 64-bit (x86_64)	google-cloud-sdk-253.0.0-linux-x86_64.tar.gz	27.5 MB	df3834e538025b257b7cc5d6e7518ca16f05e99aa82671dda19045e688b5268a
Linux 32-bit (x86)	google-cloud-sdk-253.0.0-linux-x86.tar.gz	27.1 MB	e705ea4e4504d4cf8a88ff3884a3d1ec54c91bdf18bfe02348e66bf9cc9fa152

3. Extract the contents of the file to any location on your file system. If you would like to replace an existing installation, remove the existing google-cloud-sdk directory and extract the archive to the same location.
4. Optional. Use the install script to add Cloud SDK tools to your path. You'll also be able to opt-in to command-completion for your shell and usage statistics collection. Run the script using this command:

   ./google-cloud-sdk/install.sh
   

   Open a new terminal so that the changes take effect.
5. Run gcloud init to initialize the SDK:

./google-cloud-sdk/bin/gcloud init

6. Optional. Install additional components using the component manager.

Cloud SDK is available in package format for installation on Debian and Ubuntu systems. This package contains the gcloud, gcloud alpha, gcloud beta, gsutil, and bq commands only. It does not include kubectl or the App Engine extensions required to deploy an application using gcloud commands. If you want these components, you must install them separately as described later in this section.

You can install the Cloud SDK from a Debian/Ubuntu package for all official Ubuntu releases that have not reached end of life, and Debian stable releases from Wheezy forward.

Note: If you are using an instance on Google Compute Engine, Cloud SDK is installed by default. You can still manually install Cloud SDK using the instructions below.

1. Add the Cloud SDK distribution URI as a package source:

   echo "deb [signed-by=/usr/share/keyrings/cloud.google.gpg] https://packages.cloud.google.com/apt cloud-sdk main" | sudo tee -a /etc/apt/sources.list.d/google-cloud-sdk.list

   Note: Make sure you have apt-transport-https installed:

   apt-get install apt-transport-https ca-certificates

   Troubleshooting Tip: If your distribution does not support the signed-by option run this command instead:

   echo "deb https://packages.cloud.google.com/apt cloud-sdk main" | sudo tee -a /etc/apt/sources.list.d/google-cloud-sdk.list

2. Import the Google Cloud public key:

   curl https://packages.cloud.google.com/apt/doc/apt-key.gpg | sudo apt-key --keyring /usr/share/keyrings/cloud.google.gpg add -

   Troubleshooting Tip: If you are unable to get latest updates due to an expired key, obtain the latest apt-get.gpg key file.

   Troubleshooting Tip: If your distribution's apt-key command does not support the --keyring argument run this command instead:

   curl https://packages.cloud.google.com/apt/doc/apt-key.gpg | sudo apt-key add -

3. Update and install the Cloud SDK:

   sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install google-cloud-sdk

   Note: For additional apt-get options, such as disabling prompts or dry runs, refer to the apt-get man pages.
4. Optionally, install any of these additional components:
   • google-cloud-sdk-app-engine-python
   • google-cloud-sdk-app-engine-python-extras
   • google-cloud-sdk-app-engine-java
   • google-cloud-sdk-app-engine-go
   • google-cloud-sdk-datalab
   • google-cloud-sdk-datastore-emulator
   • google-cloud-sdk-pubsub-emulator
   • google-cloud-sdk-cbt
   • google-cloud-sdk-cloud-build-local
   • google-cloud-sdk-bigtable-emulator
   • kubectl

   For example, the google-cloud-sdk-app-engine-java component can be installed as follows:

   sudo apt-get install google-cloud-sdk-app-engine-java

5. Run gcloud init to get started:

   gcloud init

Cloud SDK is available in package format for installation on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8, and CentOS 7 systems. This package contains the gcloud, gcloud alpha, gcloud beta, gsutil, and bq commands only. It does not include kubectl or the App Engine extensions required to deploy an application using gcloud commands, which can be installed separately.

Note: If you are using an instance on Google Compute Engine, Cloud SDK is installed by default.

1. Update YUM with Cloud SDK repo information:

   sudo tee -a /etc/yum.repos.d/google-cloud-sdk.repo << EOM
   [google-cloud-sdk]
   name=Google Cloud SDK
   baseurl=https://packages.cloud.google.com/yum/repos/cloud-sdk-el7-x86_64
   enabled=1
   gpgcheck=1
   repo_gpgcheck=1
   gpgkey=https://packages.cloud.google.com/yum/doc/yum-key.gpg
          https://packages.cloud.google.com/yum/doc/rpm-package-key.gpg
   EOM
   

   Important: The second line of gpgkey must be indented as shown.

2. Install the Cloud SDK:

   yum install google-cloud-sdk

   Note: For additional yum options, such as disabling prompts or dry runs, refer to the yum man pages.
3. Optionally, install any of these additional components:
   • google-cloud-sdk-app-engine-python
   • google-cloud-sdk-app-engine-python-extras
   • google-cloud-sdk-app-engine-java
   • google-cloud-sdk-app-engine-go
   • google-cloud-sdk-bigtable-emulator
   • google-cloud-sdk-datalab
   • google-cloud-sdk-datastore-emulator
   • google-cloud-sdk-cbt
   • google-cloud-sdk-cloud-build-local
   • google-cloud-sdk-pubsub-emulator
   • kubectl

   For example, the google-cloud-sdk-app-engine-java component can be installed as follows:

   yum install google-cloud-sdk-app-engine-java

4. Run gcloud init to get started:

   gcloud init

1. Modern versions of macOS include the appropriate version of Python required for the Google Cloud SDK; Cloud SDK requires Python 2 with a release number of Python 2.7.9 or higher. Any additionally installed Python interpreters will not interfere with the Google Cloud SDK installation.

python -V

2. Download one of the following:

Platform	Package	Size	SHA256 Checksum
macOS 64-bit (x86_64)	google-cloud-sdk-253.0.0-darwin-x86_64.tar.gz	20.1 MB	f068ff59f6391adb8f1557d451f17c9733e3caaf52fd4e3369ffbdc81acb5385
macOS 32-bit (x86)	google-cloud-sdk-253.0.0-darwin-x86.tar.gz	20.1 MB	5edaf45073e71450fdfc5d98b1230b8caa5e43736e9ab427b12901d67e26d947

3. Extract the contents of the file to any location on your file system. If you would like to replace an existing installation, remove the existing google-cloud-sdk directory and extract the archive to the same location.
4. Optional. Use the install script to add Cloud SDK tools to your path. You'll also be able to opt-in to command-completion for your shell and usage statistics collection. Run the script using this command:

   ./google-cloud-sdk/install.sh
   

   Open a new terminal so that the changes take effect.
5. Run gcloud init to initialize the SDK:

./google-cloud-sdk/bin/gcloud init

6. Optional. Install additional components using the component manager.

1. Download the Cloud SDK installer. The installer is signed by Google Inc.

2. Launch the installer and follow the prompts.

   Cloud SDK requires Python 2 with a release version of Python 2.7.9 or higher. The installer will install all necessary dependencies, including the needed Python version, by default. If you already have Python 2.x.y installed and want to use the existing installation, you can uncheck the option to install Bundled Python.

3. After installation has completed, accept the following options:
   • Start Cloud SDK Shell
   • Run gcloud init

The installer starts a terminal window and runs the gcloud init command.

4. The default installation does not include the App Engine extensions required to deploy an application using gcloud commands. These components can be installed using the Cloud SDK component manager.

Note: On Google Compute Engine instances running Windows Server, Internet Explorer is set for Enhanced Security Configuration. This setting prevents you from running the installer above. Disable Enhanced Security Configuration first, restart Internet Explorer and then run the installer. For instructions on disabling Enhanced Security on your Windows Server Instance, open Windows Help and Support and search for "IE ESC".