The gcloud CLI provides downloadable, versioned archives for each release.
Each versioned archive contains a self-contained installation of the
gcloud CLI in a directory named google-cloud-sdk
that can be copied
to any location on your file system.
Best uses for installing from versioned archives
Versioned archives are designed for non-interactive installation of specific versions of the gcloud CLI and are useful when:
You require a specific version of the gcloud CLI. For example:
- You're scripting with the gcloud CLI or another gcloud CLI component and want to make sure that your scripts don't break as the result of a gcloud CLI update.
- You're using the gcloud CLI as part of a CI (continuous integration) process or production system where you want to control your dependencies in order to ensure compatibility between parts of the system.
- You're performing automated deployments of the gcloud CLI to many machines that must be in sync.
- You're behind a proxy or firewall that requires additional configuration to be able to access the internet.
You don't want to perform an interactive installation.
Installation instructions
To install the latest release of the gcloud CLI from a versioned archive:
Check which version (64-bit or 32-bit) your OS is running on.
- Linux / macOS: Run
getconf LONG_BIT
from your command line - Windows: Control Panel > System > System Type
Additionally, for macOS, to check your machine hardware name (x86_64, arm64, or x86), run
uname -m
.- Linux / macOS: Run
Download the appropriate archive compatible with your version:
Platform Package Size SHA256 Checksum Linux 64-bit (x86_64)
google-cloud-cli-linux-x86_64.tar.gz 148.9 MB 8cc71fc21f6fc73af87f88f256a813c0c8f63ac69d8dfb12324e7e8dc685e38e Linux 64-bit (Arm)
google-cloud-cli-linux-arm.tar.gz 55.6 MB 9e12890699e9921bb17d3452be8cbd82f731a347a500444be708246ad440a237 Linux 32-bit (x86)
google-cloud-cli-linux-x86.tar.gz 55.6 MB e7a74a5ca66f074ea675023a178ad6a44f1a9144ae22feab3cd40d1344973382 macOS 64-bit (x86_64)
google-cloud-cli-darwin-x86_64.tar.gz 55.7 MB b67327971c796c17b41a4be98f82ce3e451c9064db519981dae63fade31922a0 macOS 64-bit (arm64)
google-cloud-cli-darwin-arm.tar.gz 55.6 MB 12badb5688138f25b4bd786e1d088633309e0fe402677a2c57eac844fe5fa0e2 macOS 32-bit (x86)
google-cloud-cli-darwin-x86.tar.gz 54.2 MB 1c0cd2176a6a66f9b7fc0f204d1c1baac03433444cacb8a45b46c4aa51cfdc11 Windows 64-bit (x86_64)
google-cloud-cli-windows-x86_64.zip 76.0 MB 0ef1e06481450e76164d3fbbb5cfac00b38abcbf536b88d1e162e40ccf76b44f Windows 64-bit (x86_64) with Python bundled
google-cloud-sdk-515.0.0-windows-x86_64-bundled-python.zip 99.3 MB 230f3bb9f3510e79945699e8fe34530d902988858e6d9043b5979062e446cad1 Windows 32-bit (x86)
google-cloud-cli-windows-x86.zip 75.9 MB 2e12127fb58222d4a45f66f71e6bdd11ed25e546a42524403eb4aee50fc7899f Windows 32-bit (x86) with Python bundled
google-cloud-sdk-515.0.0-windows-x86-bundled-python.zip 96.9 MB 3ee99d27ab42885b1c22db4862cf6e44decb9e6cb7a869a68da9379cf0eb503e Extract the contents of the file to any location on your file system. Preferably, this is your Home folder.
To add the gcloud CLI tools to your path, run the install script from the root of the folder you extracted. Running this script also generates instructions to enable command completion in your
bash
shell (Linux and macOS only) and enable usage reporting.On Linux or macOS:
./google-cloud-sdk/install.sh
To run the install script with screen reader mode turned on:
./google-cloud-sdk/install.sh --screen-reader=true
On Windows:
.\google-cloud-sdk\install.bat
Run
install.sh --help
orinstall.bat --help
for a list of flags you can pass to this script, including those that can run the installation non-interactively.To initialize the gcloud CLI, run
gcloud init
:For Linux or macOS:
./google-cloud-sdk/bin/gcloud init
For Windows:
.\google-cloud-sdk\bin\gcloud init
Previous versions
Previous versions of the gcloud CLI are available in the
download archive
in Cloud Storage. They are directly accessible through
https://storage.googleapis.com/cloud-sdk-release/<archive_name>
.
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