📅 2024-09-14 — Session: Managed and Automated Google Cloud Projects
🕒 00:20–00:40
🏷️ Labels: Google Cloud, Automation, IAM, Bash Scripting, Project Management
📂 Project: Dev
⭐ Priority: MEDIUM
Session Goal
The session aimed to enhance the management and automation of Google Cloud projects, focusing on hosting, project listing, IAM policy retrieval, and deletion.
Key Activities
- Hosting a Website: Followed a guide to host a website using Google Cloud Platform’s App Engine, including setup, SDK installation, application preparation, deployment, and custom domain mapping.
- Project Management: Utilized guides and scripts to list and manage Google Cloud projects using both the Google Cloud Console and SDK.
- Automation with Bash: Developed and executed Bash scripts for listing projects and retrieving IAM policy bindings, improving project visibility and security management.
- Security and Access Control: Reviewed a comprehensive report on IAM bindings and access permissions, identifying issues and recommendations for better project management.
- Project Deletion: Executed terminal commands to delete specific Google Cloud projects where necessary.
Achievements
- Successfully hosted a website on Google Cloud’s App Engine.
- Automated the listing and management of Google Cloud projects using Bash scripts.
- Enhanced security management by retrieving and reviewing IAM policy bindings.
Pending Tasks
- Further refine the Bash scripts for more detailed project information retrieval and management.
- Implement the recommendations from the IAM bindings report for improved security.