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Serverless container platform for stateless HTTP workloads

Core Idea: Google Cloud Run is a managed compute platform that automatically scales stateless containers, allowing developers to run containerized applications without managing infrastructure while only paying for actual usage.

Key Elements

• Key Features

  • Fully managed serverless container platform
  • Automatic scaling from zero to many instances
  • Pay-per-use pricing model (pay only for resources used during request processing)
  • Container-based deployment model
  • HTTP/HTTPS request handling
  • Native support for Docker containers
  • Concurrency control per container
  • Custom domain mapping

• Technical Specifications

  • Supports containers built for x86-64 architecture
  • Memory allocation: 128MB to 32GB
  • CPU allocation: 1-8 vCPUs
  • Request timeout: up to 60 minutes
  • Container instance startup time: typically seconds
  • Container instance maximum lifetime: 24 hours
  • Container size limit: 10GB
  • Maximum concurrent requests per instance: configurable

• Use Cases

  • Web applications and APIs
  • Backend services
  • Data processing APIs
  • Webhooks and integrations
  • Internal microservices
  • Application modernization
  • Workflow automation applications (e.g., n8n)
  • Batch processing systems

• Implementation Steps

  1. Containerize application with Dockerfile
  2. Configure container to listen on PORT environment variable
  3. Build and push container to Container Registry or Artifact Registry
  4. Deploy to Cloud Run via gcloud CLI or Console
  5. Configure service (memory, CPU, concurrency, timeout)
  6. Set up service accounts and permissions
  7. Configure environment variables and secrets

• Code Example

# Deploy a container to Cloud Run
gcloud run deploy service-name \
  --image gcr.io/project-id/image-name \
  --platform managed \
  --region us-central1 \
  --allow-unauthenticated \
  --memory 512Mi \
  --cpu 1 \
  --min-instances 0 \
  --max-instances 10 \
  --concurrency 80 \
  --timeout 300s

Connections

• Related Concepts: Serverless Computing (architectural paradigm), Serverless Deployment (implementation approach), Google Cloud Functions (function-based alternative), Container Orchestration (related concept)
• Broader Context: Google Cloud Platform (parent platform), Containers as a Service (service model)
• Applications: n8n on Cloud Run (workflow automation example), Serverless Cost Optimization (deployment strategy)
• Components: Cloud Run Service Account, Container Registry, Cloud Build

References

1. Google Cloud Run Documentation (https://cloud.google.com/run/docs)
2. "Self-Hosting n8n on Google Cloud Run" guide

#google-cloud #serverless #containers #cloud-native #cloud-run

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Sources:

• From: Serverless Deployment