Installing Google Cloud SDK

This page contains instructions for choosing and maintaining a Cloud SDK installation.

Installation instructions

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Linux

1. Cloud SDK requires Python; supported versions are Python 3 (preferred, 3.5 to 3.8) and Python 2 (2.7.9 or higher).

   python --version

   Your operating system must be able to run one of these supported Python versions in order for Cloud SDK to run. For more information on how to choose and configure your Python interpreter, refer to gcloud topic startup.
2. Download one of the following:
   Note: To determine your OS version, run getconf LONG_BIT from your command line.

Platform	Package	Size	SHA256 Checksum
Linux 64-bit (x86_64)	google-cloud-sdk-349.0.0-linux-x86_64.tar.gz	86.4 MB	50dba9f4d76826b60185338a7622c13377ef9dd7251c4e04455802cbc51d39f4
Linux 64-bit (arm)	google-cloud-sdk-349.0.0-linux-arm.tar.gz	83.7 MB	59a06f5fd3685d6c40181c02243fa3bfe076dcbc2c7b6da72d42f57efe3fb40b
Linux 32-bit (x86)	google-cloud-sdk-349.0.0-linux-x86.tar.gz	83.7 MB	83c81641601a7ef33841ca019d7592306d3fb5f18ce809122d5d66020ed56cd4

3. Alternatively, to download the Linux 64-bit archive file from your command-line, run:
   curl -O https://dl.google.com/dl/cloudsdk/channels/rapid/downloads/google-cloud-sdk-349.0.0-linux-x86_64.tar.gz
   For the 64-bit arm archive file, run:
   curl -O https://dl.google.com/dl/cloudsdk/channels/rapid/downloads/google-cloud-sdk-349.0.0-linux-arm.tar.gz
   For the 32-bit archive file, run:
   curl -O https://dl.google.com/dl/cloudsdk/channels/rapid/downloads/google-cloud-sdk-349.0.0-linux-x86.tar.gz
4. Extract the contents of the file to any location on your file system (preferably your Home directory). If you would like to replace an existing installation, remove the existing google-cloud-sdk directory and extract the archive to the same location.
5. Optional. Use the install script to add Cloud SDK tools to your PATH. You'll also be able to opt-in to command-completion for your shell and usage statistics collection.

   Run the script (from the root of the folder you extracted in the last step) using this command:

   ./google-cloud-sdk/install.sh
   

   This can also be done non-interactively (for example, using a script) as well by providing preferences as flags. These are described in:

   ./google-cloud-sdk/install.sh --help
   

   Open a new terminal so that the changes take effect.
6. Run gcloud init to initialize the SDK:

./google-cloud-sdk/bin/gcloud init

7. Optional. Install additional components using the component manager.

Debian/Ubuntu

Note: Depending on your setup, you can choose other installation methods:

• If you use Snap on your system, you can install Cloud SDK as a snap package
• If you're using an instance on Google Compute Engine, Cloud SDK is installed by default.

Package contents

Cloud SDK is available in package format for installation on Debian and Ubuntu systems. This package contains the gcloud, gcloud alpha, gcloud beta, gsutil, and bq commands only. It does not include kubectl or the App Engine extensions required to deploy an application using gcloud commands. If you want these components, you must install them separately as described later in this section.

Prerequisites

Before you install Cloud SDK, make sure that your operating system is one of the following:

• Ubuntu release that has not reached end-of-life
• Debian stable release that has not reached end-of-life

Installation

1. Add the Cloud SDK distribution URI as a package source:

   echo "deb [signed-by=/usr/share/keyrings/cloud.google.gpg] https://packages.cloud.google.com/apt cloud-sdk main" | sudo tee -a /etc/apt/sources.list.d/google-cloud-sdk.list

   Make sure you have apt-transport-https installed:

   sudo apt-get install apt-transport-https ca-certificates gnupg

   Note: If your distribution does not support the signed-by option run this command instead:

   echo "deb https://packages.cloud.google.com/apt cloud-sdk main" | sudo tee -a /etc/apt/sources.list.d/google-cloud-sdk.list

   Note: Make sure you do not have duplicate entries for the cloud-sdk repo in /etc/apt/sources.list.d/google-cloud-sdk.list.
2. Import the Google Cloud public key:

   curl https://packages.cloud.google.com/apt/doc/apt-key.gpg | sudo apt-key --keyring /usr/share/keyrings/cloud.google.gpg add -

   Note: If you are unable to get latest updates due to an expired key, obtain the latest apt-get.gpg key file.
   Note: If your distribution's apt-key command does not support the --keyring argument run this command instead:

   curl https://packages.cloud.google.com/apt/doc/apt-key.gpg | sudo apt-key add -

3. Update and install the Cloud SDK:

   sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install google-cloud-sdk

   For additional apt-get options, such as disabling prompts or dry runs, refer to the apt-get man pages.

   Docker Tip: If installing the Cloud SDK inside a Docker image, use a single RUN step instead:

   RUN echo "deb [signed-by=/usr/share/keyrings/cloud.google.gpg] http://packages.cloud.google.com/apt cloud-sdk main" | tee -a /etc/apt/sources.list.d/google-cloud-sdk.list && curl https://packages.cloud.google.com/apt/doc/apt-key.gpg | apt-key --keyring /usr/share/keyrings/cloud.google.gpg  add - && apt-get update -y && apt-get install google-cloud-sdk -y
         

4. Optionally, install any of these additional components:
   • google-cloud-sdk-app-engine-python
   • google-cloud-sdk-app-engine-python-extras
   • google-cloud-sdk-app-engine-java
   • google-cloud-sdk-app-engine-go
   • google-cloud-sdk-bigtable-emulator
   • google-cloud-sdk-cbt
   • google-cloud-sdk-cloud-build-local
   • google-cloud-sdk-datalab
   • google-cloud-sdk-datastore-emulator
   • google-cloud-sdk-firestore-emulator
   • google-cloud-sdk-pubsub-emulator
   • kubectl

   For example, the google-cloud-sdk-app-engine-java component can be installed as follows:

   sudo apt-get install google-cloud-sdk-app-engine-java

5. Run gcloud init to get started:

   gcloud init

Downgrading Cloud SDK versions

If you'd like to revert to a specific version of Cloud SDK, where VERSION is of the form 123.0.0, run: sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install google-cloud-sdk=123.0.0-0 The most recent ten releases will always be available in the repo.

Red Hat/Fedora/CentOS

Note: If you're using an instance on Google Compute Engine, Cloud SDK is installed by default.

Package contents

Cloud SDK is available in package format for installation on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8, Fedora 33, and CentOS 7 and 8 systems. This package contains the gcloud, gcloud alpha, gcloud beta, gsutil, and bq commands only. It does not include kubectl or the App Engine extensions required to deploy an application using gcloud commands, which can be installed separately as described later in this section.

Installation

1. Update DNF with Cloud SDK repo information:

   sudo tee -a /etc/yum.repos.d/google-cloud-sdk.repo << EOM
   [google-cloud-sdk]
   name=Google Cloud SDK
   baseurl=https://packages.cloud.google.com/yum/repos/cloud-sdk-el7-x86_64
   enabled=1
   gpgcheck=1
   repo_gpgcheck=0
   gpgkey=https://packages.cloud.google.com/yum/doc/yum-key.gpg
          https://packages.cloud.google.com/yum/doc/rpm-package-key.gpg
   EOM
   

   Note: The second line of gpgkey must be indented as shown.
2. Install the Cloud SDK:

   sudo dnf install google-cloud-sdk

Note: If you haven't moved to dnf on your system, you can run these commands using yum instead.

You can also use dnf/yum options, such as disabling prompts or dry runs, with the provided commands.

3. Optionally, install any of these additional components:
   • google-cloud-sdk-app-engine-python
   • google-cloud-sdk-app-engine-python-extras
   • google-cloud-sdk-app-engine-java
   • google-cloud-sdk-app-engine-go
   • google-cloud-sdk-bigtable-emulator
   • google-cloud-sdk-cbt
   • google-cloud-sdk-cloud-build-local
   • google-cloud-sdk-datalab
   • google-cloud-sdk-datastore-emulator
   • google-cloud-sdk-firestore-emulator
   • google-cloud-sdk-pubsub-emulator
   • kubectl

   For example, the google-cloud-sdk-app-engine-java component can be installed as follows:

   sudo dnf install google-cloud-sdk-app-engine-java

4. Run gcloud init to get started:

   gcloud init

Downgrading Cloud SDK versions

If you'd like to revert to a specific version of Cloud SDK, where VERSION is of the form 123.0.0, run: sudo dnf downgrade google-cloud-sdk-VERSION The most recent ten releases will always be available in the repo.

macOS

1. Cloud SDK requires Python; supported versions are Python 3 (preferred, 3.5 to 3.8) and Python 2 (2.7.9 or higher). Modern versions of macOS include the appropriate version of Python required for the Cloud SDK.

   However, if you'd like to install Python 3 with Cloud SDK, you can choose the macOS 64-bit with bundled Python installation offering.

   To check your current Python version, run:

     python -V
     

   For more information on how to choose and configure your Python interpreter, refer to gcloud topic startup.
2. Download one of the following:
   Note: To determine your machine hardware name, run uname -m from your command line.

Platform	Package	Size	SHA256 Checksum
macOS 64-bit (x86_64)	google-cloud-sdk-349.0.0-darwin-x86_64.tar.gz	86.9 MB	94f4a277921a6942f337b0db15c5ae1c44949822af41a8a8ce9746ca8f6a6138
macOS 64-bit (arm64)	google-cloud-sdk-349.0.0-darwin-arm.tar.gz	86.8 MB	ab834e7cc081ebf4acf271951defcb9e7d8db9a1fd910bdce332489b1c999c43
macOS 64-bit with bundled Python (x86_64)	google-cloud-sdk-349.0.0-darwin-x86_64-bundled-python.tar.gz	128.8 MB	3477e4607fa45d34c18a8f2545aa69e82c5dec3b240dc84444907fc65823a316
macOS 32-bit (x86)	google-cloud-sdk-349.0.0-darwin-x86.tar.gz	90.6 MB	6b4d9b8aa91f0c647f97967e21daa71fc8a7c843f36e1832d5562f2cce0667da

1. Extract the archive to any location on your file system (preferably your Home directory). On macOS, this can be achieved by opening the downloaded .tar.gz archive file in the preferred location.

   If you would like to replace an existing installation, remove the existing google-cloud-sdk directory and extract the archive to the same location.

2. Optional. Use the install script to add Cloud SDK tools to your PATH. You'll also be able to opt-in to command-completion for your shell and usage statistics collection.

   Run the script (from the root of the folder you extracted in the last step) using this command:

   ./google-cloud-sdk/install.sh
   

   This can also be done non-interactively (for example, using a script) as well by providing preferences as flags. These are described in:

   ./google-cloud-sdk/install.sh --help
   

   If you'd like to run the install script with screen reader mode on:

   ./google-cloud-sdk/install.sh --screen-reader=true
   

   Open a new terminal so that the changes take effect.
3. Run gcloud init to initialize the SDK:

./google-cloud-sdk/bin/gcloud init

4. Optional. Install additional components using the component manager.

Windows

1. Download the Cloud SDK installer.

   Alternatively, open a PowerShell terminal and run the following PowerShell commands.

   (New-Object Net.WebClient).DownloadFile("https://dl.google.com/dl/cloudsdk/channels/rapid/GoogleCloudSDKInstaller.exe", "$env:Temp\GoogleCloudSDKInstaller.exe")
   
   & $env:Temp\GoogleCloudSDKInstaller.exe
         

2. Launch the installer and follow the prompts. The installer is signed by Google LLC.

   If you'd like to enable screen reader mode, select the Turn on screen reader mode option for a more streamlined screen reader experience. To read more about the Cloud SDK screen reader experience, refer to the Accessibility features guide.

   

3. Cloud SDK requires Python; supported versions are Python 3 (preferred, 3.5 to 3.8; the installer comes with Python 3 bundled by default) and Python 2 (2.7.9 or higher). Your operating system must be able to run one of these supported Python versions in order for Cloud SDK to run.

   The installer installs all necessary dependencies, including the needed Python version. While Cloud SDK currently installs and manages Python 3 by default, you can use an existing Python installation if necessary by unchecking the option to Install Bundled Python.

4. After installation has completed, the installer presents several options:

   

   Make sure that the following are selected:

   • Start Google Cloud SDK Shell
   • Run gcloud init

   The installer starts a terminal window and runs the gcloud init command.

5. The default installation does not include the App Engine extensions required to deploy an application using gcloud commands. These components can be installed using the Cloud SDK component manager.

Troubleshooting tips:

• If your installation is unsuccessful due to the find command not being recognized, ensure your PATH environment variable is set to include the folder containing find. Usually, this is C:\WINDOWS\system32;.
• If you have just uninstalled Cloud SDK, you will need to reboot your system before installing Cloud SDK again.

Optional: Install the latest Google Cloud Client Libraries

You can download Cloud Client Libraries for supported languages.

Other installation options

Depending on your development needs, instead of the recommended installation, you can use an alternative method of installing Cloud SDK:

• Using Cloud SDK with scripts or Continuous Integration/Deployment? Download a versioned archive for a non-interactive installation of a specific version of Cloud SDK.
• Need to run Cloud SDK as a Docker image? Use the Cloud SDK Docker image for the latest release (or specific version) of Cloud SDK.
• Running Ubuntu and prefer automatic updates? Use a snap package to install the Cloud SDK.
• For Windows and macOS interactive installations, and all other use cases, run the interactive installer to install the latest release of Cloud SDK.

What's in the box?

All of the installation methods above install the default Cloud SDK components, which include gcloud, gsutil and bq command-line tools.

You can install additional components using the gcloud components install command, or by installing the appropriate deb or RPM packages.

Managing an installation

After you have installed Cloud SDK, you can use commands in the gcloud components command group to manage your installation. This includes viewing installed components, adding and removing components, and upgrading to a new version (or downgrading to a specific version) of Cloud SDK.

Note: Updating and removing components using gcloud components is disabled if you installed Cloud SDK using apt-get or yum. To manage the Cloud SDK in this case, continue using the package management tool used during installation.

Older versions of Cloud SDK

If you'd need an older version of Cloud SDK to revert to, you can find all previous releases available to download from this archive.

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