How-to Guides

• Launching Cloud Shell

  Launching a Cloud Shell session through a variety of ways.

• Configuring Cloud Shell

  Customizing Cloud Shell to best suit your development workflow.

• Using Cloud Shell

  Starting a Cloud Shell session and understanding essential functions.

• Using the web editor

  Managing your files with Cloud Shell's customized Theia editor.

• Using web preview

  Previewing a web application on a local server with Cloud Shell.

• Using the cloudshell command

  Using the cloudshell command to accomplish key Cloud Shell tasks.

• Accessing Cloud Shell with gcloud

  Accessing Cloud Shell from a local machine with the gcloud command-line tool.

• Opening cloned repositories

  Creating URLs to open repositories in Cloud Shell.

• Writing walkthroughs

  Writing interactive tutorials in Cloud Shell.

• Custom Cloud Shell Environments

  Creating configurations for Cloud Shell that persist across sessions.

• Resetting Cloud Shell

  Resetting Cloud Shell to its default state.