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-474.0.0-linux-x86_64.tar.gz 129.9 MB 4af0d83c2c8d9b50fc965b314009259ccf8263c1fc8f07fd5b1bfb24f5f5bec5 Linux 64-bit (Arm)
google-cloud-cli-474.0.0-linux-arm.tar.gz 51.7 MB 794710d1f5acdb7e6466e8879b8650fdc87e3debaaefae8f89b22929165440d4 Linux 32-bit (x86)
google-cloud-cli-474.0.0-linux-x86.tar.gz 51.7 MB ab9a128944e27aeaed5deb72804694c0b702de7d04c48ecc56c917973087fc07 macOS 64-bit (x86_64)
google-cloud-cli-474.0.0-darwin-x86_64.tar.gz 51.7 MB b9dd9c4857dd2047571d32096908b23376023ee7d5262f02874f8e92becefd4a macOS 64-bit (arm64)
google-cloud-cli-474.0.0-darwin-arm.tar.gz 51.7 MB 01b59ab74e0c3c4764a8360baa6cea3a7993e29c453dfa35378c0730833a6e6b macOS 32-bit (x86)
google-cloud-cli-474.0.0-darwin-x86.tar.gz 50.5 MB 9c8ed9c61af35f4ec7b14f902721b2f64d64b87f538713251749c7dd8f50adaf Windows 64-bit (x86_64)
google-cloud-cli-474.0.0-windows-x86_64.zip 70.2 MB 7265e1568e853789c2a6687a156928e9957d0d071efc32b29c8eea639087591d Windows 64-bit (x86_64) with Python bundled
google-cloud-sdk-474.0.0-windows-x86_64-bundled-python.zip 181.9 MB 2f8a26cbb86633c232b47f82ba91208cb56520acbd4fb63a71be4bc49cfe13d7 Windows 32-bit (x86)
google-cloud-cli-474.0.0-windows-x86.zip 70.2 MB b87bd2caa41075c02099f54fa8ff0a6d2b21e3836347cdbccd9db0485dbf193d Windows 32-bit (x86) with Python bundled
google-cloud-sdk-474.0.0-windows-x86-bundled-python.zip 173.1 MB 5604202deb9eb77b76f30bc9b69f0d09c55b3c5bd306841dd3404305ff9c1e16 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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