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Create a Linux VM instance in Compute EngineLearn how to create a Linux virtual machine (VM) instance in Compute Engine using the Google Cloud console.
To follow step-by-step guidance for this task directly in the Google Cloud console, click Guide me:
Before you beginIn the Google Cloud console, on the project selector page, select or create a Google Cloud project.
Note: If you don't plan to keep the resources that you create in this procedure, create a project instead of selecting an existing project. After you finish these steps, you can delete the project, removing all resources associated with the project.Verify that billing is enabled for your Google Cloud project.
Make sure that you have the following role or roles on the project: Compute Instance Admin (v1), Compute Security Admin, OSPolicyAssignment Admin, Service Account User, Service Usage Admin
Check for the rolesIn the Google Cloud console, go to the IAM page.
Go to IAMIn the Principal column, find all rows that identify you or a group that you're included in. To learn which groups you're included in, contact your administrator.
In the Google Cloud console, go to the IAM page.
Go to IAMIn the New principals field, enter your user identifier. This is typically the email address for a Google Account.
In the Google Cloud console, on the project selector page, select or create a Google Cloud project.
Note: If you don't plan to keep the resources that you create in this procedure, create a project instead of selecting an existing project. After you finish these steps, you can delete the project, removing all resources associated with the project.Verify that billing is enabled for your Google Cloud project.
Make sure that you have the following role or roles on the project: Compute Instance Admin (v1), Compute Security Admin, OSPolicyAssignment Admin, Service Account User, Service Usage Admin
Check for the rolesIn the Google Cloud console, go to the IAM page.
Go to IAMIn the Principal column, find all rows that identify you or a group that you're included in. To learn which groups you're included in, contact your administrator.
In the Google Cloud console, go to the IAM page.
Go to IAMIn the New principals field, enter your user identifier. This is typically the email address for a Google Account.
Allow a short period of time for the VM instance to start. After the VM instance is ready, it's listed on the VM instances page with a green status icon.
Compute Engine grants the user who creates the VM instance with the roles/compute.instanceAdmin
role. Compute Engine also adds that user to the sudo
group.
Connect to a VM instance by using the Google Cloud console and completing the following steps. You're connected to the VM instance as the user you used to access the VM instances page.
To avoid incurring charges to your Google Cloud account for the resources used on this page, follow these steps.
In the Google Cloud console, go to the VM instances page.
Select the row containing the VM instance that you've created in this tutorial.
Click delete Delete, and then click Delete to confirm.
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Last updated 2025-08-07 UTC.
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