PD Google Compute Engine lets you offer Google Compute Engine virtual machines through Blesta, using Google Cloud. It suits virtual-machine products in a Google Cloud project, with the resource linked to the customer’s service.

Before you start

Install PD Modules for Blesta first, connect the account that holds your licence, then install PD Google Compute Engine from its Store. Allow the staff group that needs to use it.

You also need a Google Cloud project and an authorised service account. Check the provider account’s permissions, available locations and capacity before enabling automatic provisioning.

Connect the account

In Settings → Company → Modules, find the installed module, choose Manage and add its account connection. Blesta calls this a module row. Keep this provider connection separate from the package settings.

Define what the customer receives

Create a package using PD Google Compute Engine and review its Module Options and configurable options. Start with Region & zone, Plan, Operating system and Disk size. Together these describe the resource requested when a service is provisioned; they are not just labels on the order form.

A region contains zones. Choose the placement and machine capacity together rather than treating the region as the complete location setting.

Choose which client controls the package exposes. If you offer configurable options, check that their values match the module’s supported choices and that the defaults describe the service you intend to sell.

Put the service into use

Add the package group to the intended order form when it is ready. Blesta creates the service before provisioning completes; check the service state and ensure the normal cron is running for subsequent updates.

Check the first service

Review the instance state, image, connection details and firewall before connecting. Check the zone as well as the region.

Creating a real service creates provider resources and can incur provider charges. Review the configuration first; use your normal controlled test process for the first provisioning rather than making an order solely to browse the settings.

Explore the module

See the PD Google Compute Engine for Blesta module page for the current product details.

Google Compute Engine setup task guides

• Connect a Google Cloud project to PD Google Compute Engine in Blesta
• Troubleshoot PD Google Compute Engine connection checks in Blesta
• Create a PD Google Compute Engine package in Blesta