[Compute: Nodejs Client][homepage]

This library is considered to be in preview. This means it is still a work-in-progress and under active development. Any release is subject to backwards-incompatible changes at any time.

Compute client for Node.js

Node.js idiomatic client for [Compute Engine][product-docs]. Compute Engine is a computing and hosting service that lets you create and run virtual machines on Google infrastructure. Compute Engine offers scale, performance, and value that lets you easily launch large compute clusters on Google infrastructure. There are no upfront investments, and you can run thousands of virtual CPUs on a system that offers quick, consistent performance. This library is GA from version 3.1.0. It is backwards-incompatible with prior versions 0.x.y, 1.x.y, 2.x.y, and 3.0.y. There are handwritten samples for this library in nodejs-docs-samples. Additionally, there are autogenerated samples in this library under samples/generated, but we recommend using handwritten guidance where possible.

A comprehensive list of changes in each version may be found in [the CHANGELOG][homepage_changelog].

• Compute Nodejs Client API Reference

Read more about the client libraries for Cloud APIs, including the older Google APIs Client Libraries, in Client Libraries Explained.

Table of contents:

• Quickstart

  • Before you begin
  • Installing the client library

• Versioning

• Contributing
• License

Quickstart

Before you begin

1. [Select or create a Cloud Platform project][projects].
2. [Enable billing for your project][billing].
3. [Enable the Compute API][enable_api].
4. [Set up authentication][auth] so you can access the API from your local workstation.

   Installing the client library

npm install @google-cloud/compute

Samples

Samples are in the [samples/][homepage_samples] directory. Each sample's README.md has instructions for running its sample.