Deploying Static Website on Google Cloud Storage with External Application Load Balancer
In this article, we will discuss the steps to deploy a static website on Google Cloud Storage (GCS) with an external application load balancer. We will cover the key concepts and provide detailed context on the topic. The article will be at least 800 words long and will include subtitles, paragraphs, and code blocks as needed.
Prerequisites
- A Google Cloud Platform (GCP) account
- Basic knowledge of GCP services and the command-line interface
- A static website ready for deployment
Creating a GCS Bucket
The first step in deploying a static website on GCS is to create a new bucket. This can be done using the following command:
gsutil mb gs://<bucket-name>
Replace <bucket-name> with a unique name for your bucket. Once the bucket is created, you can upload your static website files using the following command:
gsutil cp -r <local-directory> gs://<bucket-name>
Replace <local-directory> with the local directory containing your website files and <bucket-name> with the name of your GCS bucket.
Configuring the Bucket for Static Website Hosting
Once the files have been uploaded, you need to configure the bucket for static website hosting. This can be done by setting the website configuration as follows:
gsutil web set -m index.html -e 404.html gs://<bucket-name>
Replace <bucket-name> with the name of your GCS bucket. This command sets the index.html file as the default page and the 404.html file as the error page for your static website.
Creating an External Application Load Balancer
To create an external application load balancer, you need to follow these steps:
- Create a new forwarding rule. This can be done using the following command:
gcloud compute forwarding-rules create <forwarding-rule-name> \
--region <region> \
--port-range 80 \
--target-http-proxy <http-proxy-name>
Replace <forwarding-rule-name> with a unique name for your forwarding rule, <region> with the region where you want to create the load balancer, and <http-proxy-name> with the name of the HTTP proxy you want to use.
- Create a new target HTTP proxy. This can be done using the following command:
gcloud compute target-http-proxies create <http-proxy-name> \
--region <region> \
--url-map <url-map-name>
Replace <http-proxy-name> with the name of your HTTP proxy, <region> with the region where you want to create the load balancer, and <url-map-name> with the name of the URL map you want to use.
- Create a new URL map. This can be done using the following command:
gcloud compute url-maps create <url-map-name> \
--region <region> \
--default-service <backend-service-name>
Replace <url-map-name> with the name of your URL map, <region> with the region where you want to create the load balancer, and <backend-service-name> with the name of the backend service you want to use.
- Create a new backend service. This can be done using the following command:
gcloud compute backend-services create <backend-service-name> \
--region <region> \
--global-health-checks <health-check-name> \
--protocol HTTP \
--port-name http \
--timeout 10 \
--connection-draining-timeout 300 \
--backends gs://<bucket-name>
Replace <backend-service-name> with the name of your backend service, <region> with the region where you want to create the load balancer, <health-check-name> with the name of the health check you want to use, and <bucket-name> with the name of your GCS bucket.
Testing the Load Balancer
Once the load balancer has been created, you can test it by accessing the external IP address of the forwarding rule. This can be done using a web browser or a tool like curl. If everything is configured correctly, you should see your static website displayed.
In this article, we have discussed the steps to deploy a static website on Google Cloud Storage (GCS) with an external application load balancer. We have covered the key concepts and provided detailed context on the topic. The steps include creating a GCS bucket, configuring the bucket for static website hosting, creating an external application load balancer, and testing the load balancer.
References
- Google Cloud Storage documentation: https://cloud.google.com/storage/docs
- Google Cloud Load Balancing documentation: https://cloud.google.com/load-balancing/docs
- Google Cloud HTTP(S) Load Balancing documentation: https://cloud.google.com/load-balancing/docs/https
- Google Cloud Global HTTP(S) Load Balancing documentation: https://cloud.google.com/load-balancing/docs/global-https-lb