Google Cloud Platform Deployment Guide
GCP Account
gcloud CLI installed
Docker installed
Domain name (optional)
1. Container Registry Setup
# Configure Docker for GCP
gcloud auth configure-docker
# Enable required APIs
gcloud services enable containerregistry.googleapis.com
gcloud services enable container.googleapis.com
# Create GKE cluster
gcloud container clusters create DocChat-cluster \
--num-nodes=3 \
--machine-type=e2-medium \
--region=us-central1
# Create bucket for documents
gsutil mb gs://DocChat-documents
# Enable versioning
gsutil versioning set on gs://DocChat-documents
1. Build and Push Docker Images
# Build and push images
docker build -t gcr.io/project-id/DocChat-backend -f deploy/docker/Dockerfile.backend .
docker push gcr.io/project-id/DocChat-backend
Apply configurations
Set up ingress
Configure SSL
Set up monitoring
Monitoring and Maintenance
Configure logging
Set up alerts
Create dashboards
Configure Cloud Storage lifecycle
Set up database backups
Create disaster recovery plan