Managed website hosting on Google Cloud Platform

Ádám Karácsony

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Apr 15, 2014, 4:59:56 PM4/15/14

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Hi,

I've been trying to learn a way I could host and manage websites on Google Cloud Platform, without success. As I understand now, It's possible to host an instance of Wordpress on App Engine, but general hosting with FTP, email, DNS, backup, etc. features are out of option and setting up an instance of licensed cpanel is also undocumented.

Is there a solution? If not, will Google in the future provide adequate platform for managed website hosting?

Barry Hunter

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Apr 22, 2014, 9:23:46 AM4/22/14

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Well AppEngine in particular and and the cloud platform in general, DOES provide managed hosting. Nearly everything except maybe compute-engine is managed (compute engine is only part managed).

Its just not a typical LAMP stack, and dont use cPanel to control it.

FTP -> Ok not really there. Uses more modern upload tech instead.

Email -> Use Gmail

DNS -> Use Cloud-DNS

Backus -> In theory you dont need to backup the Datastore, or cloud storage, but CAN it if want to.

Google is doing something very different from being just another cPanel on a cheap VSP hosting platform

Jeff Schnitzer

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Apr 22, 2014, 12:40:16 PM4/22/14

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On Tue, Apr 15, 2014 at 1:59 PM, Ádám Karácsony <adam.ka...@gmail.com> wrote:
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> Is there a solution? If not, will Google in the future provide archaic

> platform for managed website hosting?

Fixed that for you.

FTP? Really?

Jeff

Vinny P

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Apr 23, 2014, 2:27:48 AM4/23/14

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On Tue, Apr 15, 2014 at 3:59 PM, Ádám Karácsony <adam.ka...@gmail.com> wrote:

I've been trying to learn a way I could host and manage websites on Google Cloud Platform, without success. As I understand now, It's possible to host an instance of Wordpress on App Engine, but general hosting with FTP, email, DNS, backup, etc. features are out of option and setting up an instance of licensed cpanel is also undocumented.

Is there a solution? If not, will Google in the future provide adequate platform for managed website hosting?

Yes, there is a solution: use the current administration console.

You can't configure cPanel, but all the options you need are configurable through the Google Apps and Cloud consoles. Email and backup is supplied through Google Apps (configure Gmail and Drive). DNS can be supplied through Cloud DNS. Hosting is available through App Engine and Compute Engine.

I don't know why you need FTP; can you expand upon that?

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-Vinny P

Technology & Media Advisor

Chicago, IL

App Engine Code Samples: http://www.learntogoogleit.com

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