Quickstart

Note: Cloud Tools for Eclipse is only compatible with the App Engine Java 8 runtime, which will reach the end of support on January 31, 2024. After this date, your existing Java 8 applications will continue to run and receive traffic. However, you cannot deploy new or update existing applications that use runtimes after their end of support date. We recommend that you migrate to the latest supported version of Java.

Learn how to install the Cloud Tools for Eclipse plugin.

Before you begin

1. Install the Eclipse IDE for Enterprise Java and Web Developers, version 4.8 - 4.21 (later versions are not supported):

   Download Eclipse

   Note: When installing the plugin on Eclipse versions 4.21 (2021-09) and 4.20 (2021-06) you may run into a Public key not found error. You can work around this by going to Window > Preferences > Install/Update > Available Software Sites and disable Latest Eclipse IDE Packages Release and Latest Eclipse Simultaneous Release

   

2. If you have the Google Plugin for Eclipse installed, complete the migrating from GPE procedures.

3. Install JDK 8. Earlier and later versions of Java are not supported.

Installing Cloud Tools for Eclipse

To install the plugin:

1. Drag the install button into your running Eclipse workspace:

   

   Or from inside Eclipse, select Help > Eclipse Marketplace... and search for Google Cloud Tools for Eclipse.

2. Restart Eclipse when prompted.

What's next

• Now that you installed the plugin, you can create an App Engine application for the Java 8 standard environment or the flexible environment.