Google Cloud Deployment Manager

Cloud Deployment Manager is an infrastructure deployment service that automates the creation and management of Google Cloud resources.

Key Features

• Declarative: Define what you want, not how to create it (YAML/Jinja/Python).
• Parallel: Deploys resources in parallel where possible.
• Templates: Reusable configuration components.

Use Cases

• IaC: Infrastructure as Code for Google Cloud.
• Standardization: Create standard environments (Dev, Test, Prod).

Key Concepts

• Configuration: The YAML file defining the resources.
• Schema: Defines the structure and properties of a resource.
• Manifest: Read-only record of the deployment configuration.