Pulumi Tutorial: Provisioning a GCP Bucket

Mohammed Juyel Haque
Dec 2, 2024
2 min read

Updated: Apr 4

Welcome to the first session of our Pulumi Tutorial series! In this post, you'll learn how to create a Google Cloud Platform (GCP) bucket using Pulumi with Python. I'll cover everything from setting up the tools to deploying infrastructure. Let's dive in! 🚀

Prerequisites

Pulumi: Install and configure Pulumi CLI.
Google Cloud SDK: Set up and authenticate your GCP account.
Python: Ensure Python is installed on your system.(Also you must know the python coding or any other programming language coding like Go,NodeJs etc)
Visual Studio Code (VS Code): Recommended for writing and running the code.

Step 1: Download and Set Up Pulumi

Download Pulumi: Follow the official Pulumi installation guide to download and set it up for your operating system.
Verify the installation by running:

pulumi version

Step 2: Set Up Google Cloud SDK

Install GCP SDK: Follow the official GCP documentation for installation instructions.
Verify the installation by running:

gcloud --version

Step 3: Login to Pulumi Console

Go to the Pulumi Console.
Create an organization to manage your projects.
Access the Pulumi CLI:
Generate an access token by following the instructions on the console.
Use the token to log in to Pulumi from your terminal:

pulumi login

Step 4: Write code your own or clone my repo to learn

Clone the example code from the tutorial repository:

git clone https://github.com/HaqueJuyel/pulumi_tutorial
cd pulumi_tutorial/Bucket

Step 5: Configure Google Cloud Project

Authenticate your GCP project using:

gcloud auth login

Set the project ID in Pulumi using:

pulumi config set gcp:project "your-gcp-project-id"

Step 7: Deploy the GCP Bucket

Use the following command to provision the bucket in GCP:

pulumi up

Pulumi will preview the changes and prompt you for confirmation.
Confirm the operation, and Pulumi will create the bucket.

Bonus: Watch the Tutorial Video

For a hands-on walkthrough, check out my Pulumi Tutorial videos: Watch on YouTube