Deploy Vendure to Google Cloud Run
Google Cloud Run is a fully managed platform which allows you to run containerized apps and only pay while your app code is actually running.
This guide was written by Martijn from Pinelab, who have been successfully running multiple Vendure projects on Google Cloud Run. The step by step commands can be found here on GitHub:
Prerequisites
This guide assumes you have:
- The Google Cloud CLI (
gcloud) installed locally - Created a Google Cloud project and enabled the APIs we need: https://github.com/Pinelab-studio/vendure-google-cloud-run-starter/blob/main/README.md#create-a-google-cloud-project
Setting up a MySQL database with Google Cloud SQL
Google Cloud SQL is a fully-managed relational database service that makes it easy to set up, maintain, and manage databases in the cloud. Vendure requires an SQL database to store its data, and Google Cloud SQL is a great option for this because it provides a reliable, scalable, and secure way to host our database.
You can find the gcloud commands to create a MySQL database here: https://github.com/Pinelab-studio/vendure-google-cloud-run-starter/blob/main/README.md#create-a-mysql-database
Google Cloud Storage for assets
Vendure stores assets such as product images on file system by default. However, Google Cloud Run does not have internal file storage, so we need to use an external storage service. Google Cloud Storage is a great option for this because it provides a scalable and reliable way to store our assets in the cloud.
Use these gcloud commands to create a storage bucket for our assets.
Google Cloud Tasks for Vendure's worker
Vendure uses a worker process to perform asynchronous tasks such as sending emails. To communicate between the main application and the worker process, we need a message queue. Google Cloud Tasks is a great option for this because it provides a fully-managed, scalable, and reliable way to send and receive messages between applications.
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