📋 gcloud CLI Cheat Sheet

Essential gcloud commands for the ACE exam.

Why This Cheat Sheet Matters for ACE

This cheat sheet covers the most important Google Cloud SDK concepts tested on the ACE (Associate Cloud Engineer) certification exam. It contains 1 sections with 8 key points. Use this as a quick-reference guide during your final review sessions.

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Common Commands

  • gcloud init — initialize SDK and set project.
  • gcloud config set project PROJECT_ID — set active project.
  • gcloud compute instances create NAME — create a VM.
  • gcloud container clusters create NAME — create a GKE cluster.
  • gcloud app deploy — deploy App Engine application.
  • gcloud run deploy — deploy to Cloud Run.
  • gcloud iam roles create — create custom IAM role.
  • gcloud projects get-iam-policy PROJECT — view IAM bindings.

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Google Cloud Service Quick Reference

GCP organises services around Compute (GCE, GKE, Cloud Run, App Engine, Cloud Functions), Storage (Cloud Storage, Persistent Disk, Filestore), Databases (Cloud SQL, Spanner, Firestore, Bigtable, BigQuery), and Networking (VPC, Cloud Load Balancing, Cloud CDN, Cloud Interconnect). Knowing which service fits each use case is essential for passing GCP exams.

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