Install the gcloud CLI

1. Confirm that you have a supported version of Python. The Google Cloud CLI requires Python 3.8 to 3.12. Note that the x86_64 Linux package includes a bundled Python interpreter that will be preferred by default. For information on how to choose and configure your Python interpreter, see gcloud topic startup.
2. Download one of the following:

   Platform	Package name	Size	SHA256 Checksum
   Linux 64-bit (x86_64)	google-cloud-cli-linux-x86_64.tar.gz	130.7 MB	983a52dc31497f28ad6abd41f6917aef2fc2842ca1afc6b9eb0e65a159ec1c32
   Linux 64-bit (Arm)	google-cloud-cli-linux-arm.tar.gz	52.2 MB	637bbeb8c1004b28ee33576e59fdf6a76ad1ba1900b8c43d93510c85cb0beb1e
   Linux 32-bit (x86)	google-cloud-cli-linux-x86.tar.gz	52.2 MB	93b6994d3b84c8cb0d51cdddf8d6ac7f5e37c502683c0a1e64de2b1647072617

   To download the Linux archive file, run the following command:

   curl -O https://dl.google /dl/cloudsdk/channels/rapid/downloads/google-cloud-cli-linux-x86_64.tar.gz

   Refer to the table above and replacegoogle-cloud-cli-linux-x86_64.tar.gzwith the *.tar.gzpackage name that applies to your configuration.

3. To extract the contents of the file to your file system (preferably to your home directory), run the following command:

   tar -xfgoogle-cloud-cli-linux-x86_64.tar.gz

   Optional: To replace an existing installation, remove the existing google-cloud-sdkdirectory and then extract the archive to the same location.
4. Add the gcloud CLI to your path. Run the installation script from the root of the folder you extracted to using the following command:

   ./google-cloud-sdk/install.sh

   This can also be done non-interactively (for example, using a script) and by providing preferences as flags. To view the available flags, run:

   ./google-cloud-sdk/install.sh --help

   Optional:
   • To sendanonymous usage statistics to help improve the gcloud CLI, answerYwhen prompted.
   • To add the gcloud CLI to yourPATHand enable command completion, answerYwhen prompted.
5. Open a new terminal so that the changes take effect.
6. To initialize the gcloud CLI, rungcloud init:

./google-cloud-sdk/bin/gcloud init

7. Optional: Install additional components using the component manager.

The gcloud CLI is available in package format for installation on Debian and Ubuntu systems. This package contains thegcloud,gcloud Alpha, gcloud beta,gsutil,andbqcommands only. It doesn't includekubectlor the App Engine extensions required to deploy an application using gcloudcommands. If you want these components, you must install them separately.

Before you install the gcloud CLI, make sure that your operating system meets the following requirements:

• It is an Ubuntu release that hasn't reached end-of-lifeor a Debian stable release that hasn't reachedend-of-life
• It has recently updated its packages:

  sudo apt-get update

• It hasapt-transport-https andcurlinstalled:

  sudo apt-get install apt-transport-https ca-certificates gnupg curl

1. Import the Google Cloud public key.

   • For newer distributions (Debian 9+ or Ubuntu 18.04+) run the following command:

     curl https://packages.cloud.google /apt/doc/apt-key.gpg | sudo gpg --dearmor -o /usr/share/keyrings/cloud.google.gpg

   • For older distributions, run the following command:

     curl https://packages.cloud.google /apt/doc/apt-key.gpg | sudo apt-key --keyring /usr/share/keyrings/cloud.google.gpg add -

   • If your distribution's apt-key command doesn't support the--keyringargument, run the following command:

     curl https://packages.cloud.google /apt/doc/apt-key.gpg | sudo apt-key add -

   • If you can't get latest updates due to an expired key, obtain the latest apt-get.gpg key file.

2. Add the gcloud CLI distribution URI as a package source.
   • For newer distributions (Debian 9+ or Ubuntu 18.04+), run the following command:

     echo "deb [signed-by=/usr/share/keyrings/cloud.google.gpg] https://packages.cloud.google /apt cloud-sdk main" | sudo tee -a /etc/apt/sources.list.d/google-cloud-sdk.list

   • For older distributions that don't support the signed-by option, run the following command:

     echo "deb https://packages.cloud.google /apt cloud-sdk main" | sudo tee -a /etc/apt/sources.list.d/google-cloud-sdk.list

3. Update and install the gcloud CLI:

   sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install google-cloud-cli

   For additionalapt-getoptions, such as disabling prompts or dry runs, refer to theapt-getman pages.

   Docker Tip:If installing the gcloud CLI inside a Docker image, use a single RUN step instead:

   RUN echo "deb [signed-by=/usr/share/keyrings/cloud.google.gpg] https://packages.cloud.google /apt cloud-sdk main" | tee -a /etc/apt/sources.list.d/google-cloud-sdk.list && curl https://packages.cloud.google /apt/doc/apt-key.gpg | sudo gpg --dearmor -o /usr/share/keyrings/cloud.google.gpg && apt-get update -y && apt-get install google-cloud-sdk -y
   

   For older base images that do not support thegpg --dearmorcommand:

   RUN echo "deb [signed-by=/usr/share/keyrings/cloud.google.gpg] https://packages.cloud.google /apt cloud-sdk main" | tee -a /etc/apt/sources.list.d/google-cloud-sdk.list && curl https://packages.cloud.google /apt/doc/apt-key.gpg | apt-key --keyring /usr/share/keyrings/cloud.google.gpg add - && apt-get update -y && apt-get install google-cloud-cli -y
   

4. (Optional) Install any of the following additional components:
   • google-cloud-cli
   • google-cloud-cli-anthos-auth
   • google-cloud-cli-app-engine-go
   • google-cloud-cli-app-engine-grpc
   • google-cloud-cli-app-engine-java
   • google-cloud-cli-app-engine- Python
   • google-cloud-cli-app-engine- Python -extras
   • google-cloud-cli-bigtable-emulator
   • google-cloud-cli-cbt
   • google-cloud-cli-cloud-build-local
   • google-cloud-cli-cloud-run-proxy
   • google-cloud-cli-config-connector
   • google-cloud-cli-datastore-emulator
   • google-cloud-cli-firestore-emulator
   • google-cloud-cli-gke-gcloud-auth-plugin
   • google-cloud-cli-kpt
   • google-cloud-cli-kubectl-oidc
   • google-cloud-cli-local-extract
   • google-cloud-cli-minikube
   • google-cloud-cli-nomos
   • google-cloud-cli-pubsub-emulator
   • google-cloud-cli-skaffold
   • google-cloud-cli-spanner-emulator
   • google-cloud-cli-terraform-validator
   • google-cloud-cli-tests
   • kubectl

   For example, thegoogle-cloud-cli-app-engine-javacomponent can be installed as follows:

   sudo apt-get install google-cloud-cli-app-engine-java

5. Rungcloud initto get started:

   gcloud init

Downgrading gcloud CLI versions

To revert to a specific version of the gcloud CLI, whereVERSIONis of the form123.0.0,run the following command:

sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install google-cloud-cli=123.0.0-0

The ten most recent releases are always available in the repo.

NOTE: For releases prior to 371.0.0, the package name isgoogle-cloud-sdk

The gcloud CLI is available in package format for installation on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7, 8, and 9; Fedora 33 and 34; and CentOS 7 and 8 systems. This package contains the gcloud,gcloud Alpha,gcloud beta,gsutil,and bqcommands only. It doesn't includekubectlor the App Engine extensions required to deploy an application usinggcloudcommands, which can be installed separately as described later in this section.

1. Update DNF with gcloud CLI repository information. The following sample command is for a Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9-compatible installation, but make sure that you update the settings as needed for your configuration:

   sudo tee -a /etc/yum.repos.d/google-cloud-sdk.repo
   

2. If you're installing on Fedora 34 or 35, installlibxcrypt-compat.x86_64.

   sudo dnf install libxcrypt-compat.x86_64

3. Install the gcloud CLI:

   sudo dnf install google-cloud-cli

4. (Optional) Install any of the following additional components:
   • google-cloud-cli
   • google-cloud-cli-anthos-auth
   • google-cloud-cli-app-engine-go
   • google-cloud-cli-app-engine-grpc
   • google-cloud-cli-app-engine-java
   • google-cloud-cli-app-engine- Python
   • google-cloud-cli-app-engine- Python -extras
   • google-cloud-cli-bigtable-emulator
   • google-cloud-cli-cbt
   • google-cloud-cli-cloud-build-local
   • google-cloud-cli-cloud-run-proxy
   • google-cloud-cli-config-connector
   • google-cloud-cli-datastore-emulator
   • google-cloud-cli-firestore-emulator
   • google-cloud-cli-gke-gcloud-auth-plugin
   • google-cloud-cli-kpt
   • google-cloud-cli-kubectl-oidc
   • google-cloud-cli-local-extract
   • google-cloud-cli-minikube
   • google-cloud-cli-nomos
   • google-cloud-cli-pubsub-emulator
   • google-cloud-cli-skaffold
   • google-cloud-cli-spanner-emulator
   • google-cloud-cli-terraform-validator
   • google-cloud-cli-tests
   • kubectl

   For example, thegoogle-cloud-cli-app-engine-javacomponent can be installed as follows:

   sudo dnf install google-cloud-cli-app-engine-java

5. Rungcloud initto get started:

   gcloud init

Downgrading gcloud CLI versions

If you'd like to revert to a specific version of the gcloud CLI, whereVERSIONis of the form123.0.0,run: sudo dnf downgrade google-cloud-cli-VERSION The ten most recent releases will always be available in the repository. NOTE: For releases prior to 371.0.0, the package name isgoogle-cloud-sdk

1. Confirm that you have a supported version of Python:
   • To check your current Python version, runPython 3 -Vor Python -V.Supported versions are Python 3.8 to 3.12.
   • The main install script offers to install CPython's Python 3.11.
   • Otherwise, to install a supported Python version, please visit the Python.org Python Releases for macOS.
   • If you have multiple Python interpreters installed on your machine, set the CLOUDSDK_PYTHON environment variable within your shell to point to the path of your preferred interpreter.
   • For more information on how to choose and configure your Python interpreter, see gcloud topic startup.
2. Download one of the following:

Platform	Package	Size	SHA256 Checksum
macOS 64-bit (x86_64)	google-cloud-cli-darwin-x86_64.tar.gz	52.3 MB	9d2850e5313842118b36a9142761efa6e792bc58988dbd2469ec99f52da49b34
macOS 64-bit (ARM64, Apple M1 silicon)	google-cloud-cli-darwin-arm.tar.gz	52.2 MB	a40c55a1b1841ce97ea78ea00db70117dbf37101c3cf54b51a344a505a78d381
macOS 32-bit (x86)	google-cloud-cli-darwin-x86.tar.gz	51.0 MB	ff413b65f58f11f2a5853b91cb745c924b8eb03961752d4ed61a97f0ce1d8920

1. Extract the archive to any location on your file system (preferably your Home directory). On macOS, this can be achieved by opening the downloaded .tar.gzarchive file in the preferred location.

   To replace an existing installation, remove the existing google-cloud-sdkdirectory and then extract the archive to the same location.

2. (Optional) Use the install script to add gcloud CLI tools to your PATH.You can also opt-in to command-completion for your shell, usage statistics collection,and install Python 3.11.

   Run the script (from the root of the folder you extracted in the last step) using this command:

   ./google-cloud-sdk/install.sh
   

   This can also be done non-interactively (for example, using a script) by providing preferences as flags. To describe the available flags, run:

   ./google-cloud-sdk/install.sh --help
   

   To run the install script with screen reader mode on:

   ./google-cloud-sdk/install.sh --screen-reader=true
   

   Open a new terminal so that the changes take effect.
3. To initialize the gcloud CLI, run gcloud init:

./google-cloud-sdk/bin/gcloud init

4. Optional. Install additional components using the component manager.

The Google Cloud CLI works on Windows 8.1 and later and Windows Server 2012 and later.

1. Download theGoogle Cloud CLI installer.

   Alternatively, open a PowerShell terminal and run the following PowerShell commands:

   (New-Object Net.WebClient).DownloadFile( "https://dl.google /dl/cloudsdk/channels/rapid/GoogleCloudSDKInstaller.exe", "$env:Temp\GoogleCloudSDKInstaller.exe" )
   
   & $env:Temp\GoogleCloudSDKInstaller.exe
   

2. Launch the installer and follow the prompts. The installer is signed by Google LLC.

   If you're using a screen reader, check theTurn on screen reader modecheckbox. This option configuresgcloudto use status trackers instead of unicode spinners, display progress as a percentage, and flatten tables. For more information, see the Accessibility features guide.

3. Google Cloud CLI requires Python; supported versions are Python 3.8 to 3.12. By default, the Windows version of Google Cloud CLI comes bundled with Python 3. To use Google Cloud CLI your operating system must be able to run a supported version of Python.

   The installer installs all necessary dependencies, including the needed Python version. While Google Cloud CLI installs and manages Python 3 by default, you can use an existing Python installation if necessary byuncheckingthe option to Install Bundled Python. Seegcloud topic startupto learn how to use an existing Python installation.

4. After installation is complete, the installer gives you the option to create Start Menu and Desktop shortcuts, start the Google Cloud CLI shell, and configure the gcloud CLI. Make sure that you leave the options to start the shell and configure your installation selected. The installer starts a terminal window and runs the gcloud initcommand.

5. The default installation doesn't include the App Engine extensions required to deploy an application usinggcloudcommands. These components can be installed using the gcloud CLI component manager.

• If your installation is unsuccessful due to thefindcommand not being recognized, ensure yourPATH environment variable is set to include the folder containingfind.Usually, this isC:\WINDOWS\system32;.
• If you uninstalled the gcloud CLI, you must reboot your system before installing the gcloud CLI again.
• If unzipping fails, run the installer as an administrator.