Make sure your Google Cloud Platform account has the necessary permissions to create a VM instance.

Create a VM instance

Create a VM instance with the appropriate resources. For this guide, we will use the recommended e2-standard-4 instance.

::: info
  Read our [Resourcing guide](/deployment/getting_started/resourcing) for more details.

:::

- Give your instance a descriptive name like `giis-prod`
- Select the `Debian GNU/Linux 12` boot disk
- Select the `e2-standard-4` machine type
- Select `Allow HTTPS traffic` in the **Firewall** section
- Configure storage following the Resourcing Guide

Create the instance

Click Create and then view your instance details.

::: tip
  Save the **External IP** of the instance!

:::

Install GiiS requirements

GiiS requires git, docker, and docker compose.

To install these on Debian GNU/Linux 12, run the following:

    ```bash
    sudo apt update
    sudo apt install -y ca-certificates curl gnupg

    sudo install -m 0755 -d /etc/apt/keyrings
    curl -fsSL https://download.docker.com/linux/debian/gpg | sudo gpg --dearmor -o /etc/apt/keyrings/docker.gpg
    sudo chmod a+r /etc/apt/keyrings/docker.gpg
    echo "deb [arch=$(dpkg --print-architecture) signed-by=/etc/apt/keyrings/docker.gpg] https://download.docker.com/linux/debian $(lsb_release -cs) stable" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/docker.list > /dev/null

    sudo apt update
    sudo apt install -y docker-ce docker-ce-cli containerd.io docker-buildx-plugin docker-compose-plugin
    ```

If using CentOS, Red Hat Linux, or similar, run the following:

    ```bash
    sudo yum update -y

    sudo yum install docker -y
    sudo service docker start

    sudo curl -L https://github.com/docker/compose/releases/latest/download/docker-compose-$(uname -s)-$(uname -m) -o /usr/local/bin/docker-compose
    sudo chmod +x /usr/local/bin/docker-compose

    sudo yum install git
    ```