Run Strapi on Google Cloud Shell

This repo serves as a code container for the tutorial written on Hashnode.

Prerequisites

• Google Account
• Any Chromium-based browser
• Ngrok Account

Getting Started

• Navigate to Google Cloud Shell
• In the Cloud Shell Terminal, clone the repo:

git clone https://github.com/Marktawa/strapi-cloud-shell

• Open the project directory:

cd strapi-cloud-shell

Strapi Setup

• Change directory to Strapi project folder.

cd backend

• Install dependencies.

npm install

• Build Strapi app.

npm run build

• Run Strapi app.

npm run develop

Ngrok Setup

• In new Google Cloud Shell terminal tab, change directory to root project folder.

cd strapi-cloud-shell

• Add ngrok to the instance's path.

sudo cp ngrok /usr/local/bin

• Add your Ngrok authtoken.

ngrok config add-authtoken <Authtoken>

NOTE: Replace with your specific ngrok account Authtoken

• Run ngrok to listen on Strapi app's port.

ngrok http 1337

Authors

• Mark Tawanda Munyaka

Extra

• You are welcome to make issues and feature requests.