Virtual Private Cloud in Google Cloud Platform

Problem Statement

E1) Create a Virtual Private Network (VPC)

E2) Create a Firewall rule for allowing http

E3) Create a VM instance and host a website using apache web server.

E4) Create a Network tag in the firewall and associate it with the instance to verify it.

Solution E1

Step 1: From the Navigation bar navigate to the VPC Network console.

Step 2: Configure the VPC accordingly, here I have named it as gcp-wipro-rohit-vpc.

Step 3: Create subnets, name them and set the cidr ranges for the same.

Step 4: Create another subnet, name it and set the cidr ranges for the same. Click Done.

Step 5: Select the firewall rules, click on the checkbox to import all essential rules .

Step 6: The rules get selected .

Step 7: Keep all other settings to default and then click on Create.

The VPC network shows up on the page.

Solution E2

Step 1: Navigate to Firewall from the left pane of VPC Network.

Step 2: Click on Create Firewall Rule.

Step 3: Configure your Firewall accordingly, make sure you select the VPC you created under the Network section.

Step 4: Set the Targets to All instances in the network and the Source IPv4 ranges to 0.0.0.0/0 the quad zero route.

Step 5: Check the TCP option and mention the port 80 for http.

The firewall shows up on the firewall page.

Solution E3

Step 1: Navigate to the VM instance page.

Step 2: Configure your instance, here I have named it as gcp-wipro-rohit-vm.

Step 3: Under the Network Interfaces section click on the drop down button ahead of default.

Step 4: Under the Network section, select the VPC you created.

Step 5: Click on Done.

The VPC gets fixed.

Step 6: Click on Create.

The VM instance shows up on the VM instance page.

Step 7: Click on SSH and get into your instance.

Step 8: Set up apache web server to your instance.

Step 9: Edit the index.html file accordingly and host your website.

Step 10: Copy the External IP and paste it in another tab.

The apache web server works fine.

The website gets hosted successfully.

Solution E4

Step 1: Navigate to the firewall section of the VPC Network.

Step 2: Click on the name of your firewall which was created to allow http.

Step 3: Click on Edit.

Step 4: Under the Targets option select Specified target tags.

Step 5: Give a name to your target tag, here I have named it as apache-web.

Step 6: Click on Save.

The target gets displayed as apache web.

Step 7: Copy your External IP and try hitting on the IP.

The page keeps on loading.

It finally gives such output.

Step 8: Edit the VM instance by clicking on the Edit button after clicking on the name of the VM instance.

Step 9: Add the name of the tag you created under the network tags section and click on Save.

Step 10: Recheck the External IP and this time it works.

The website gets hosted successfully.

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