What is VPC in Google Cloud Platform (GCP)?
In Google Cloud Platform (GCP), a Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) is just a regular Network infrastructure but on the cloud where you as a user don’t need to think about the management. It is a virtual network that provides a secure and isolated environment for cloud resources. Using VPC, developers can define and control various networking components such as IP addresses, Subnets, Routing, and Firewall rules. For example, you can think of VPC as your own room where your house is on the Internet. In your room, you can change the furniture layouts, allow others to come inside or ask one to leave. The room number given to your room is the IP address and other rooms will be services or computing resources with some number (IP address) associated with them.
How To Create VPC In GCP Using Terraform ?
When we are building an application to be hosted on a Cloud Platform we must configure networks and take security measures. If you are building an application that is open to users over the internet, you might want to control who gets access or not, and how users interact with each other. This is essentially where you will need a VPC Network. A VPC network is like your own private or isolated internet within the Cloud Platform. Google Cloud Platform being one of the leading cloud providers offers various Network services and VPC is one of them. Using a VPC network in GCP you can isolate various resources and infrastructure to confirm better security and performance. Now, Terraform acts as a Infrastructure tool that allows to create and manage Cloud infrastructure with simple code. In this article, we will be learning about how we can create a VPC using Terraform in Google Cloud Platform (GCP).