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Google App Engine is the original serverless platform on Google Cloud, predating both Cloud Functions and Cloud Run. It remains a powerful option for deploying web applications and APIs with zero infrastructure management. App Engine offers two environments: Standard and Flexible, each with distinct characteristics and trade-offs.
App Engine is a fully managed Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) that lets you build and deploy applications without managing the underlying infrastructure. You write code, define your configuration in an app.yaml file, and deploy. Google handles scaling, load balancing, health checks, patching, and monitoring.
| Feature | Description |
|---|---|
| Fully managed | No servers or clusters to manage |
| Auto-scaling | Scales based on incoming traffic |
| Built-in services | Memcache, Task Queues, Cron, Identity-Aware Proxy |
| Versioning | Deploy multiple versions and split traffic between them |
| Custom domains | Map your own domain with managed SSL certificates |
| Zero downtime deploys | Traffic splitting ensures smooth rollouts |
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