Deploying Node.js on GCP

A Comprehensive Course to Deploying Node.js on Google Cloud Platform

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What You Will Learn!

How to deploy a NodeJS application to Google Cloud Platform (GCP) in the most effective way
How to choose what to deploy on: App Engine, Cloud Functions, Cloud Run, Compute Engine, or Kubernetes Engine (GKE)
How to dockerize your application for deployment
Tips and tricks to optimize and configure your deployment

Description

In this course, journey with me as I guide you through how to deploy a Node.js application (a sample Bookshelf Express app) on GCP to:

App Engine
Cloud Functions (yes, Express on Cloud Functions!)
Cloud Run
Compute Engine
Kubernetes Engine

I walk through deployment steps, as well as debugging and solving deployment issues to make the deployment work. I point out pitfalls and gotchas to be wary of. I also give tips on how to optimize and secure your deployments on GCP. Even if you don't use Node.js, the principles that are taught in this course applies to any programming language you use.