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  1. GCP PlayCloud Labs
  2. Guided Lab: How to Launch a GCP Compute Engine Linux Instance
  3. Guided Lab: Creating a VM Using Instance Templates
  4. Guided Lab: Creating and Managing Instance Groups in Compute Engine
  5. Guided Lab: Creating a Spot VM Instance
  6. Guided Lab: Configuring Shielded VM Options
  7. Guided Lab: Exploring Instance Metadata in Google Cloud
  8. Guided Lab: Vertically Scaling a VM Instance
  9. Guided Lab: Setting up a Web Server on a VM Instance
  10. Guided Lab: Using Startup Scripts in GCP VM Instances
  11. Guided Lab: Creating a Custom Image from a VM Instance with Web Server in Google Cloud
  12. Guided Lab: Setting Up and Managing a Database on a VM Instance
  13. Guided Lab: Installing WordPress on an Ubuntu VM Instance with LEMP Stack
  14. Guided Lab: Reserving or Promoting a Static IP Address for a VM Instance
  15. Guided Lab: SSH Access to GCP VM Instance from Local Machine using SSH Key Pair
  16. Guided Lab: Guarding Your VM with Deletion Protection
  17. Guided Lab: Creating a Cloud Storage Bucket
  18. Guided Lab: Hosting a Static Website in Google Cloud Storage Bucket
  19. Guided Lab: Protecting Data on Cloud Storage Bucket Against Accidental Delete and Overwrite Using Object Versioning
  20. Guided Lab: Using Cloud Storage Lifecycle Rules to Automate Object Management
  21. Guided Lab: Managing Cloud Storage Buckets via SSH Commands
  22. Guided Lab: Creating a Cloud SQL Instance
  23. Guided Lab: Running SQL Commands in Cloud SQL Studio
  24. Guided Lab: Creating and Restoring Cloud SQL Backups
  25. Guided Lab: Integrating Cloud SQL Database instance with a VM instance
  26. Guided Lab: Connecting Cloud SQL Database with MySQL Workbench (Local)
  27. Guided Lab: Guarding Your Cloud SQL Instances with Deletion Protection
  28. Guided Lab: Creating a Cloud NAT Gateway
  29. Guided Lab: Creating a Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE) Cluster
  30. Guided Lab: Connecting to a Kubernetes Engine Cluster
  31. Guided Lab: Deploying a Simple Web Application on GKE
  32. Guided Lab: Creating a Custom Virtual Private Cloud (VPC)
  33. Guided Lab: Establishing VPC Peering for Secure Cross‑Network Communication
  34. Guided Lab: Configuring Firewall Rules to Secure and Access a VM
  35. Guided Lab: Deploying a LAMP Stack on a Compute Engine VM
GCP PlayCloud Labs Guided Lab: Creating a Cloud SQL Instance
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Guided Lab: Creating a Cloud SQL Instance

Jon-Bonso

Description

Cloud SQL is a fully managed relational database service on Google Cloud. It supports MySQL, PostgreSQL, and SQL Server, allowing you to deploy secure, scalable databases without the overhead of manual administration.

In this guided lab, you’ll learn how to create a Cloud SQL instance using the Google Cloud Console and explore its key features.

Objectives

In this lab, you will:

  • Navigate to the Cloud SQL service
  • Create a MySQL instance with sandbox settings
  • Explore the Cloud SQL management interface and monitoring tools

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Lab Steps

Navigating to Cloud SQL

1. In the Google Cloud console, go to the unified search bar at the top.

2. Type “sql” and select “Cloud SQL” from the results.

3. You’ll be redirected to the Instances section. Scroll down and click Create Sandbox Instance.

Creating a MySQL instance

1. On the Create a MySQL instance page, set the Edition preset to Sandbox.

2. Enter your desired Instance ID.

3. You may set a password for the root user, but for this demonstration, we will choose not to set a password.

4. You may explore custom configuration options (e.g., Machine configuration, Storage, Connections, etc.), but for this lab, we will leave those configurations as is.

5. Click Create instance to finalize.

6. Once created, you will be redirected to the Overview page, where you can explore tabs such as Cloud SQL Studio, System Insights, Query Insights, Connections, Users, etc.

7. You may check the deployment status of your Cloud SQL instance in the bottom‑right corner of the page.

That’s it! You’ve successfully created a Cloud SQL MySQL instance in Google Cloud. You now know how to:

  • Access the Cloud SQL service
  • Configure and deploy a sandbox instance
  • Navigate the Cloud SQL management interface

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