# Google Cloud

> Google Cloud (GCP) is the Google public cloud, managed with Terraform and OpenTofu through the google provider.

- Source: https://www.itwonderlab.com/google-cloud/
- Published: 2026-10-04
- Updated: 2026-10-04
- Author: Javier Ruiz Jiménez (https://www.javierruizjimenez.com/)
- Site: IT Wonder Lab (https://www.itwonderlab.com/)

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**Google Cloud** organizes resources in **projects**. It offers Compute Engine, Cloud Storage, VPC networks and GKE (Kubernetes). Terraform authenticates with application default credentials or a service account.

### Key concepts

- **Project**: the unit of billing and access.
- **google provider**: the [provider](https://www.itwonderlab.com/terraform-provider/) for Google Cloud.
- **State backend**: a Cloud Storage bucket.

### Learn it

Follow [Terraform on Google Cloud](https://www.itwonderlab.com/terraform-gcp-getting-started/).