The Google Cloud Platform, GCE, came with a free package when it was launched, but it was $300 for the first time for new users, but it was limited to three months of use. Google Cloud Platform recently extended $300 directly to a year.Google Cloud Platform is now free to use for a year, and $300 is enough to start a medium-sized VPS host. Many people think that the Price of Google Cloud Platform is relatively expensive. In fact, Google Cloud service also provides a small host package, the cheapest VPS is less than $5 a month, 300 dollars is enough to open several VPS.In addition to extending the $300 license for one year, Google Cloud Platform also has a permanent license to create Google Compute Engine\Google Cloud Storage\Google Cloud Pub/Sub, As long as it is in US-East1, US-West1, and US-Central1, the free capacity is 5 GB, 2 GB, 3 GB respectively.
How to apply for Google Cloud Platform for $300 a year and free forever ?
1. GCP official website:
The official website: https://cloud.google.com/
Free is introduced: https://cloud.google.com/free/
2. Google Cloud Platform is free at $300 for 12 months, and Google doesn’t charge you if you don’t plan to renew after that. This is a bit different from AWS, where Amazon just starts deducting fees.
3. There are many permanent free Google Cloud Platform projects, involving most products of Google Cloud Platform. Google Compute Engine, Google Cloud Storage, and Google Container Engine are the most valuable .
4. Google Compute Engine free quota
- 1 f1-micro instance per month (US regions only)
- 30 GB-months HDD, 5 GB-months snapshot
- 1 GB network egress from North America to all region destinations per month (excluding China and Australia)
5. Google Cloud Storage free quota is:
- 5 GB-months of Regional Storage (US regions only)
- 5000 Class A Operations per month
- 50000 Class B Operations per month
- 1 GB network egress from North America to all region destinations per month (excluding China and Australia)
6. The free quota for Google Container Engine is
- Basic cluster of 5 nodes or fewer
- The basic cluster is free but each node is charged at standard Compute Engine pricing
7. The successful application for Google Cloud Platform requires binding a credit card. If you don’t have a credit card, try GlobalCash, Wirex, etc.
8. After verifying your credit card, you’ll see $300 for a year of free use of the Google Cloud Platform arrive. Permanent free applies directly to the service you create.
