The gcloud CLI provides downloadable, versioned archives for each release.
Each versioned archive contains a self-contained installation of the
gcloud CLI in a directory named google-cloud-sdk
that can be copied
to any location on your file system.
Best uses for installing from versioned archives
Versioned archives are designed for non-interactive installation of specific versions of the gcloud CLI and are useful when:
You require a specific version of the gcloud CLI. For example:
- You're scripting with the gcloud CLI or another gcloud CLI component and want to make sure that your scripts don't break as the result of a gcloud CLI update.
- You're using the gcloud CLI as part of a CI (continuous integration) process or production system where you want to control your dependencies in order to ensure compatibility between parts of the system.
- You're performing automated deployments of the gcloud CLI to many machines that must be in sync.
- You're behind a proxy or firewall that requires additional configuration to be able to access the internet.
You don't want to perform an interactive installation.
Installation instructions
To install the latest release of the gcloud CLI from a versioned archive:
Check which version (64-bit or 32-bit) your OS is running on.
- Linux / macOS: Run
getconf LONG_BIT
from your command line - Windows: Control Panel > System > System Type
Additionally, for macOS, to check your machine hardware name (x86_64, arm64, or x86), run
uname -m
.- Linux / macOS: Run
Download the appropriate archive compatible with your version:
Platform Package Size SHA256 Checksum Linux 64-bit (x86_64)
google-cloud-cli-linux-x86_64.tar.gz 148.5 MB b9c0c9c2a913a2cc65cc2e288413d089d47771208107dff90cd6467bcd36b9c8 Linux 64-bit (Arm)
google-cloud-cli-linux-arm.tar.gz 55.1 MB e7e271a7202bcaa7986ecbf93942921ed59be2f5c37127b6527e8357d1554ad2 Linux 32-bit (x86)
google-cloud-cli-linux-x86.tar.gz 55.2 MB 2cbd4b38f9a0bd8131d8b14455fe1016ad33de812924c8b61e8819acece84e47 macOS 64-bit (x86_64)
google-cloud-cli-darwin-x86_64.tar.gz 55.2 MB e3e9a49cf9c08336c88281b32c4114ab15a6ba21bcf8689eee2e9de2b263c816 macOS 64-bit (arm64)
google-cloud-cli-darwin-arm.tar.gz 55.2 MB 1e42e364a7d6d7ead4486ba4edd811b19f91662740442c24a98700348947d5f2 macOS 32-bit (x86)
google-cloud-cli-darwin-x86.tar.gz 53.8 MB e829d7a7c0516c37f373c7d6e985b6352284c9d4aea7fd9fe5fb550275cdd44c Windows 64-bit (x86_64)
google-cloud-cli-windows-x86_64.zip 75.3 MB 3eef2af555efa44c968dac35ef747efa48ab4c951d18fe41bd6e863418ab809a Windows 64-bit (x86_64) with Python bundled
google-cloud-sdk-510.0.0-windows-x86_64-bundled-python.zip 98.7 MB 0be36a453a04cff4c611fe69219aca1ed2557b9dda017aa64dc3bc4fed8e6e48 Windows 32-bit (x86)
google-cloud-cli-windows-x86.zip 75.3 MB 722696c72b2c49d3fe180b14665ef6a476e99fefb6dab1ac3358dbca15c27341 Windows 32-bit (x86) with Python bundled
google-cloud-sdk-510.0.0-windows-x86-bundled-python.zip 96.3 MB 1de122fa118ce8e0616b45f45d257f7633d53bb0ea98be97ec7ba826df15454e Extract the contents of the file to any location on your file system. Preferably, this is your Home folder.
To add the gcloud CLI tools to your path, run the install script from the root of the folder you extracted. Running this script also generates instructions to enable command completion in your
bash
shell (Linux and macOS only) and enable usage reporting.On Linux or macOS:
./google-cloud-sdk/install.sh
To run the install script with screen reader mode turned on:
./google-cloud-sdk/install.sh --screen-reader=true
On Windows:
.\google-cloud-sdk\install.bat
Run
install.sh --help
orinstall.bat --help
for a list of flags you can pass to this script, including those that can run the installation non-interactively.To initialize the gcloud CLI, run
gcloud init
:For Linux or macOS:
./google-cloud-sdk/bin/gcloud init
For Windows:
.\google-cloud-sdk\bin\gcloud init
Previous versions
Previous versions of the gcloud CLI are available in the
download archive
in Cloud Storage. They are directly accessible through
https://storage.googleapis.com/cloud-sdk-release/<archive_name>
.
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