Google Cloud Platform Node.js Samples

Node.js samples for Google Cloud Platform products.

See cloud.google.com/nodejs to get up and running with Node.js on Google Cloud Platform.

Setup

Prerequisites

1. Install Node.js version 10 or greater

2. Clone this repository:

    git clone https://github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/nodejs-docs-samples.git
   

3. Obtain authentication credentials.

   Create local credentials by running the following command and following the oauth2 flow (read more about the command here):

    gcloud auth application-default login
   

   Read more about Google Cloud Platform Authentication.

How to run a sample

1. Change directory to one of the sample folders, e.g. datastore:

    cd datastore/
   

2. Install the sample's dependencies (see the sample's README for details):

    npm install
   

3. Run the sample:

    node sample_file.js [args]...
   

Other sample applications

Bookshelf tutorial app

The Bookshelf app is a sample web app written in Node.js that shows you how to use a variety of Google Cloud Platform features.

View the tutorial or the source code.

Contributing

Contributions welcome! See the Contributing Guide.