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🚀 Setting Up a Lab in GCP

Introduction​

In this tutorial, we will go through setting up a lab environment on Google Cloud Platform (GCP). This setup will allow you to create a development environment suitable for cybersecurity research, testing, or general development tasks.

1. Setting Up GCP and CLI​

  1. Log in to the Google Cloud Console.
  2. Create or select a project.
  3. Enable the "Compute Engine" API.

Install the GCP CLI:

gcloud auth login
gcloud config set project [PROJECT_ID]

2. Creating a VM Instance​

gcloud compute instances create my-lab \
  --image-family=ubuntu-2204-lts \
  --image-project=ubuntu-os-cloud \
  --boot-disk-size=20G \
  --zone=us-west1-b \
  --machine-type=e2-medium

3. SSH into the Instance​

gcloud compute ssh my-lab

4. Setting Up the Development Environment​

Install necessary tools:

sudo apt update && sudo apt install git docker.io -y

Configure Docker permissions:

sudo usermod -aG docker $USER

5. Stopping the VM​

Stop the instance when not in use to avoid costs:

gcloud compute instances stop my-lab