How to Install Drupal on Google Cloud Server
You drupal-locally-with-xampp-on-windows-11/" class="sal-link" rel="noopener" target="_blank" data-sal-id="9411">install Drupal on a Google Cloud server running Ubuntu Linux to create a dynamic, professional website.
Drupal is a powerful, free, and open-source content management system (CMS) written in PHP. It allows you to build robust websites and applications using themes and modules.
This is the seventh step in our series. We’ll guide you through installing Drupal on your server, building upon the domain setup, Google Cloud server configuration, and software installations (Apache, Nginx, PHP, MySQL/MariaDB) from previous tutorials.
You’re ready to connect to your Ubuntu Linux Google Cloud server and integrate Drupal with the web server, PHP, and database you’ve already set up.
How to connect to Google Cloud servers
Google Cloud server (Compute Engine) allows users to connect using SSH from the browser window to their virtual machine (VM) instance within the Google Cloud Console.
SSH from the browser supports the following:
- Web browsers
- The latest version of Google Chrome
- Firefox
- Microsoft Edge
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 11 and later
- Safari 8 and later. Note that Safari is not supported in private browser mode.
- Virtual machine configurations
- All Linux VM images are natively available in Google Cloud.
No additional software or browser extensions are needed. Simply login to Google Cloud Console and go to Menu ==> Compute Engine ==> VM instances.
In the list of virtual machine instances, click SSH in the row of the instance that you want to connect to.
Alternatively, you can open an SSH connection to an instance by clicking its name and SSH from the instance details page.
An SSH terminal window with the Ubuntu Linux instance created in the series’s second post will open.
You should now be able to run commands in Ubuntu Linux created on the Google Cloud server.
Install Drupal on Google Cloud Servers
Installing and managing a Drupal website on Ubuntu Linux is no different, whether on Google Cloud servers or a local VM instance.
Once you have installed all required packages, Drupal can be set up directly from your browser by browsing the server hostname or IP address.
Below is a detailed post to help you install Drupal on Ubuntu Linux with Apache or Nginx. Click on it to learn more about installing and managing Drupal on Ubuntu Linux.
How to install Drupal on Ubuntu Linux with Apache
How to install Drupal on Ubuntu Linux with Nginx
Each link above will show you all the steps we performed in our previous posts to get here. You also will learn how to secure your Drupal website with free Let’s Encrypt SSL certificates.
That should do it!
Conclusion:
This post covers the essential steps to install Drupal on Google Cloud servers running Ubuntu Linux. Here are the key takeaways:
- We started with the foundational steps of registering a domain name and setting up a Google Cloud server.
- We installed essential software packages, such as Apache or Nginx, PHP, MySQL, or MariaDB, to prepare for Drupal installation.
- Connecting to your Google Cloud server using SSH is straightforward and can be done directly through the Google Cloud Console.
- Drupal is a powerful platform for creating dynamic and professional websites, leveraging free templates, plugins, and community support.
- We provided links to detailed guides on installing Drupal with different web servers (Apache and Nginx) and securing your site with Let’s Encrypt SSL certificates.
By following these steps, you can build, manage, and launch your Drupal-powered website on Google Cloud. Happy building!
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