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📌Important GCP Commands for Developers By Munisekhar Udavalapati 

# 📌 Important GCP Commands for Developers
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## 🔍 Cloud Run Logs & Monitoring
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🔹 View Cloud Run Logs 

gcloud logs read --format=json --limit=50
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🔹 View Logs for a Specific Service 

gcloud run logs read nest-app --region us-central1
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🔹 Stream Logs in Real-Time 

gcloud run logs tail --region us-central1
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## 📜 Kubernetes (kubectl) Logs & Monitoring
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🔹 View Logs for a Pod 

kubectl logs <pod-name>
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🔹 View Logs for a Pod with Multiple Containers 

kubectl logs <pod-name> -c <container-name>
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🔹 Stream Logs in Real-Time 

kubectl logs -f <pod-name>
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🔹 View Logs for All Pods in a Namespace 

kubectl logs --all-containers=true -n <namespace>
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🔹 View Events in the Cluster 

kubectl get events --sort-by=.metadata.creationTimestamp
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## 🏗️ Managing Cloud Run Services
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🔹 List All Deployed Services 

gcloud run services list
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🔹 Update Existing Deployment 

gcloud run deploy nest-app --image gcr.io/$PROJECT_ID/nest-app --region us-central1
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🔹 Delete a Cloud Run Service 

gcloud run services delete nest-app --region us-central1
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## 💻 Compute Engine VM Management
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🔹 SSH into Compute Engine VM 

gcloud compute ssh your-vm-instance-name --zone=us-central1-a
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🔹 List All Running VM Instances 

gcloud compute instances list
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🔹 Start a Compute Engine VM 

gcloud compute instances start your-vm-instance-name --zone=us-central1-a
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🔹 Stop a Compute Engine VM 

gcloud compute instances stop your-vm-instance-name --zone=us-central1-a
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🔹 Delete a Compute Engine VM 

gcloud compute instances delete your-vm-instance-name --zone=us-central1-a
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## 📦 Container Registry & Images
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🔹 List All Docker Images in Container Registry 

gcloud container images list
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🔹 Delete a Docker Image from Container Registry 

gcloud container images delete gcr.io/$PROJECT_ID/nest-app
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✅ Final Notes
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  • Always use --region=<your-region> when working with GCP services.
  • Use gcloud config list to check active project settings.
  • Use gcloud help to explore more available commands.

🚀 Happy coding! 🔥

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