[[["Easy to understand","easyToUnderstand","thumb-up"],["Solved my problem","solvedMyProblem","thumb-up"],["Other","otherUp","thumb-up"]],[["Hard to understand","hardToUnderstand","thumb-down"],["Incorrect information or sample code","incorrectInformationOrSampleCode","thumb-down"],["Missing the information/samples I need","missingTheInformationSamplesINeed","thumb-down"],["Other","otherDown","thumb-down"]],["Last updated 2025-08-29 UTC."],[[["\u003cp\u003eThis page guides users on creating a Compute Engine VM, which is the initial step for creating a connector VM.\u003c/p\u003e\n"],["\u003cp\u003ePre-General Availability (Pre-GA) offerings, including products and features, are subject to specific terms and are provided "as is" with potentially limited support.\u003c/p\u003e\n"],["\u003cp\u003eUse the provided \u003ccode\u003egcloud compute instances create\u003c/code\u003e command to create a Compute Engine VM, replacing \u003ccode\u003eVM_NAME\u003c/code\u003e, \u003ccode\u003eZONE\u003c/code\u003e, and \u003ccode\u003ePARTNER_PROJECT\u003c/code\u003e with appropriate values.\u003c/p\u003e\n"],["\u003cp\u003eEstablish an SSH connection to the newly created VM using the \u003ccode\u003egcloud compute ssh\u003c/code\u003e command, ensuring TCP ingress on port 22 is permitted by the firewall.\u003c/p\u003e\n"]]],[],null,["# Create a Compute Engine VM\n\n| **Preview**\n|\n|\n| This product or feature is subject to the \"Pre-GA Offerings Terms\" in the General Service Terms section\n| of the [Service Specific Terms](/terms/service-terms#1).\n|\n| Pre-GA products and features are available \"as is\" and might have limited support.\n|\n| For more information, see the\n| [launch stage descriptions](/products#product-launch-stages).\n\nCreate a Compute Engine VM\n==========================\n\nThis page describes how to create a Compute Engine VM.\n\nAs the first step to create a connector VM, create a Compute Engine VM.\n1. To create a Compute Engine VM in your Google Cloud project, run the following gcloud command: \n\n ```bash\n gcloud compute instances create VM_NAME --zone=ZONE --project=PARTNER_PROJECT\n \n ```\n2. To create an SSH connection to the created VM, run the following gcloud command: \n\n ```bash\n gcloud compute ssh --zone ZONE VM_NAME --project PARTNER_PROJECT\n \n ```\n\n\n Ensure that the firewall allows TCP ingress on port 22 of the VM.\n\nWhat's next\n-----------\n\n- Learn how to [create a web service and deploy it on a Compute Engine VM instance](/integration-connectors/docs/marketplace/create-webservice)."]]
