Getting Started with GCP Projects

Now that you understand the fundamentals of Google Cloud — the global infrastructure, resource hierarchy, management tools, billing, and support — it is time to put that knowledge into practice. This lesson walks you through creating your first GCP project, enabling APIs, deploying resources, and following best practices from the start.

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Creating Your First Project

A project is the fundamental organising unit in GCP. Every resource you create must belong to a project. Here is how to create one:

Via the Cloud Console

1. Navigate to console.cloud.google.com
2. Click the project selector dropdown at the top of the page
3. Click New Project
4. Enter a Project Name (e.g., "My First GCP Project")
5. Select an Organisation and Folder (if applicable)
6. Click Create

Via the gcloud CLI

# Create a new project
gcloud projects create my-first-project \
  --name="My First GCP Project"

# Set it as the active project
gcloud config set project my-first-project

Project Naming Best Practices