The document outlines a challenge to deploy a site on Google Cloud using an Apache web server. It details steps for creating a Linux VM instance, enabling public access, running an Apache server, and testing the server, either manually or via a script. Additionally, it includes instructions for creating firewall rules to permit HTTP access from the internet.

1. Google Cloud Essential Skills:
Challenge Lab
Mahmmoud Mahdi

2. Your challenge
Your challenge is to deploy the site in the
public cloud by completing the tasks below.
You will use a simple Apache web server as
a placeholder for the new site in this
exercise.

3. Running a Basic Apache Web Server
1.Create a Linux VM Instance
2.Enable Public Access to VM Instance
3.Running a Basic Apache Web Server
4.Test Your Server

4. Architecture Needed

5. Requirements Steps
1. Create VM Instance
3. Install Apache Server
2. Open firewall port
4. Test Connectivity

6. Solution 1
Do it manually

7. Create a Linux VM Instance
● Name: apache
● Zone: us-central1-a
● Access: Enable Http

8. Running a Basic Apache Web Server
● SSH Machine
● Install Apache
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install -y apache2

9. Test Your Server
● Browse the server External IP
● Make sure it response.

10. Solution 2
Script Task

11. Tasks
1.Create a Linux VM Instance
2.Enable Public Access to VM Instance
3.Running a Basic Apache Web Server
4.Test Your Server

12. Automate Apache Installation once Machine Created
1.Create Bucket (To save script on it)
2.Create Startup Script and copy to bucket
3. Create Machine with startup script and
use firewall tag to enable http access
later

13. echo '#!/bin/bash
apt-get update
apt-get install -y apache2' > resources-install-web.sh
Prepare Apache Installation Script
gsutil mb gs://BUCKET_NAME/
gsutil cp resources-install-web.sh gs://BUCKET_NAME
create bucket, Replace BUCKET_NAME with project Id
create script file contains installation commands
copy startup script to bucket
BUCKET_NAME must be the same as first line

14. Create Machine
gcloud compute instances create apache
--zone=us-central1-a
--tags=http-server
--metadata=startup-script-url=gs://$BUCKET_NAME/resources-install-web.sh
Machine name
Machine location
Network tag used to open port later
Script location run once machine start

15. Tasks
1.Create a Linux VM Instance
2.Enable Public Access to VM Instance
3.Running a Basic Apache Web Server
4.Test Your Server

16. Create Firewall
gcloud compute firewall-rules create default-allow-http
--direction=INGRESS --priority=1000 --network=default
--action=ALLOW --rules=tcp:80
--source-ranges=0.0.0.0/0
--target-tags=http-server
Firewall rule name
Allow http port
From public interent address
Network tag (Same as tag name in create machine command)

17. Tasks
1.Create a Linux VM Instance
2.Enable Public Access to VM Instance
3.Running a Basic Apache Web Server
4.Test Your Server

18. Test Server
gcloud compute instances describe apache
Machine name
Show external Ip and use to browse

19. Tasks
1.Create a Linux VM Instance
2.Enable Public Access to VM Instance
3.Running a Basic Apache Web Server
4.Test Your Server

20. Hope it help :)