PD Google Compute Engine lets you offer Google Compute Engine virtual machines through WHMCS, 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 WHMCS first, connect the account that holds your licence, then install PD Google Compute Engine from its Store. Allow the administrator role 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

Add the provider connection under System Settings → Servers, selecting this module for the server record. Assign the appropriate server group to the product. Keep provider credentials on the connection, separate from the product’s resource defaults.

Define what the customer receives

Create a product using PD Google Compute Engine and review its Module Settings 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 product 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

Set the product’s automatic-setup behaviour deliberately. If you want provisioning after payment, select that option rather than leaving setup manual. Keep the normal cron running for subsequent status and usage 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 WHMCS module page for the current product details.

Google Compute Engine setup task guides

• Connect a Google Cloud project to PD Google Compute Engine in WHMCS
• Troubleshoot PD Google Compute Engine connection checks in WHMCS
• Create a PD Google Compute Engine product in WHMCS
• Generate PD Google Compute Engine checkout options in WHMCS