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This tutorial shows how to prepare your local machine for C++ development, including developing C++ apps that run on Google Cloud.
If you already have a development environment set up, see C++ and Google Cloud to get an overview of how to run C++ apps on Google Cloud.
ObjectivesC++'s installation instructions vary by operating system. Follow the guide for the operating system you're running in your development environment, macOS, Windows, or Linux.
macOSYou can get a C++ compiler by installing Xcode's command-line tools.
xcode-select --install
After the installation is complete, verify that your compiler is available as c++
:
c++ --version
To install a C++ compiler in a Windows environment, download the Microsoft's "Visual Studio" from the Visual Studio website. This will download a full IDE, including an editor, debugger and build systems.
To access your C++ compiler follow the C++ section in Visual Studio's Getting Started guide.
Most (if not all) Linux distributions include GCC as their primary C++ compiler. Many Linux distributions also include CLang as an alternative C++ compiler. The C++ client libraries support both.
To install C++ in a Linux environment, install the appropriate packages for your distribution. For Debian and Ubuntu, this package is g++.
Install these packages using the following commands:
sudo apt update
sudo apt install g++
After the installations are complete, verify that you have g++
installed:
g++ --version
To use C++ effectively you will want a build system and package manager that supports the Cloud Client Libraries for C++. The client libraries support multiple such build systems and package managers.
Install an editorThere are many editors and IDEs with C++ support. Pick one that fits your needs. Consider these features as you make your selection:
The Google Cloud CLI is a set of tools for Google Cloud. It contains the gcloud
and bq
command-line tools used to access Compute Engine, Cloud Storage, BigQuery, and other services from the command line. You can run these tools interactively or in your automated scripts.
The Cloud Client Libraries for C++ is the idiomatic way for C++ developers to integrate with Google Cloud services, such as Spanner and Cloud Storage.
For example, to install the package for an individual API, such as the Cloud Storage API, do the following:
CMake with vcpkgAdd google-cloud-cpp
as dependency to your vcpkg.json
file:
Edit your CMakeLists.txt
file to require the library
Add this dependency to your targets
Configure CMake using the vcpkg toolchain. This will automatically download, and compile google-cloud-cpp
and its dependencies.
cmake -S . -B [build directory] \
-DCMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_FILE=[vcpkg location]/scripts/buildsystems/vcpkg.cmake
Install the dependencies using Conda:
Edit your CMakeLists.txt
file to require the library
Add this dependency to your targets
Configure CMake within your Conda environment..
cmake -S . -B [build directory]
In your WORKSPACE
file add the follow command to download the Cloud Client Libraries for C++ source code:
In your WORKSPACE
file call the Starlark functions to load recursive dependencies:
In your BUILD
file use the Cloud Storage library:
To use the Cloud Client Libraries in a local development environment, set up Application Default Credentials.
If you're using a local shell, then create local authentication credentials for your user account:
gcloud auth application-default login
You don't need to do this if you're using Cloud Shell.
If an authentication error is returned, and you are using an external identity provider (IdP), confirm that you have signed in to the gcloud CLI with your federated identity.
For more information, see Authenticate for using client libraries.
What's nextExcept as otherwise noted, the content of this page is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License, and code samples are licensed under the Apache 2.0 License. For details, see the Google Developers Site Policies. Java is a registered trademark of Oracle and/or its affiliates.
Last updated 2025-08-07 UTC.
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