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title: Google Cloud
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description: Google 's cloud hosting platform Competitors AWS Azure Resources Deploy a Python service to Cloud Run With the Google for Startups Cloud Program, receive up to $200,000 USD (up to $350,000 USD for AI…
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created: '2024-06-12T18:20:49+02:00'
updated: '2026-06-29T12:47:44+02:00'
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<span class="dead-link">Google</span>'s cloud hosting platform
## Competitors
- [AWS](/notes/aws)
- [Azure](/notes/azure)
## Resources
- [Deploy a Python service to Cloud Run](https://cloud.google.com/run/docs/quickstarts/build-and-deploy/deploy-python-service)
- With the [Google for Startups Cloud Program](https://cloud.google.com/startup/apply), receive up to $200,000 USD (up to $350,000 USD for AI startups) in cloud credits over 2 years, technical training and hands-on labs, dedicated startup experts, startup communities, and access Google-wide discounts
### Google Cloud Next recordings
- [Google Cloud Next 2025](https://cloud.withgoogle.com/next/25)
## FAQ
### How to use the [CLI](/notes/cli) [Docker](/notes/docker) image
#### Logging in
- This creates a volume with the (sensitive) authentication configuration.
```shell
podman run -ti --name gcloud-config gcr.io/google.com/cloudsdktool/google-cloud-cli:stable gcloud auth login
```
#### Executing commands
```shell
podman run -ti --volumes-from gcloud-config gcr.io/google.com/cloudsdktool/google-cloud-cli:stable gcloud compute instances create ...
```