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Build a Java Application Using Gradle with the Google Cloud App Engine Gradle Plugin

Hey, Gurus! Welcome to the lab. In this lab, you are going to use Gradle and the Google Cloud App Engine plugin to deploy a Java `Hello` app to App Engine in Google Cloud. Let's get started.

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Level
Clock icon Intermediate
Duration
Clock icon 1h 0m
Published
Clock icon Sep 22, 2023

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Table of Contents

  1. Challenge

    Create the Gradle Java Project

    In the Google Cloud Console:

    1. Log in to the Google Cloud Console.
    2. Go to the App Engine section of the console.
    3. Go to the Cloud Shell and configure.

    In Cloud Shell:

    1. Install SDKMAN using the curl command provided.
    2. Install Java 11.
    3. Install Gradle.
    4. Create the guru_gcp project directory.
    5. Move into the guru_gcp directory.
    6. Initialize the guru_gcp directory to build the scaffolding for the project.
    7. Clone the lab GitHub repo to a directory called gradle_lab.

  2. Challenge

    Modify the Java Application

    In Cloud Shell:

    1. Move the files found in the gradle_lab/GCP directory to the guru_gcp directory.
    2. Add the src directory to your build, and add the plugin block needed for the App Engine plugin.
    3. Modify the build file and add the App Engine plugin, App Engine dependency, and add the path to your application to it.
    4. Add the project name to the HelloServlet.java file.

  3. Challenge

    Create and Deploy the HelloServlet

    In Cloud Shell:

    1. Create the App Engine Application.
    2. Deploy the application to App Engine using the deploy task.
    3. Use the gcloud command to get the URL for the app.

    In browser:

    1. Copy the URL and paste it into you browser with a trailing /hello.
    2. Confirm you get the Hello, Google App Engine! message in your browser.
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