java api for market place

[Kishore Namala]

Hi,

We have a requirement where I need to create a compute engine instance (Linux) and install a readily available deployment from market place from a Java program.

Can some one direct me to correct API docs for this one. I couldn't find any for market place.

Any pointers in this directton also would help.

Thanks

Kishore

[George (Cloud Platform Support)]

Hello Kishore, 

How would you describe "readily available deployment from market place from a Java program" more in detail? What do you need to install on your GCE Linux instance? Is is a development environment for Java? Maybe a Java server? More detail here might prove of great help in clarifying your actual needs. For developer tools you may check this page in Marketplace. 

[Kishore Namala]

An example:

I have a Java web application running on App Engine in which I  plan to do the below things.

1. Create a compute instance (Linux).

2. Connect to it and install some packaged software readily available (Example: Install LAMP stack).

 all using Google Client APIs for all the different cloud services. 

What I'm looking for right now is ...instead of me installing each software one by one....is there any API for the market place....where I can take an existing available deployment there and install it instead. Let me know if this doesn't help.

[Kishore Namala]

Also, I'm not able to access the link you've mentioned as dev tools for market place. I mean to say I don't have a login and not able to create one.

On Friday, February 8, 2019 at 4:37:57 PM UTC-8, Kishore Namala wrote:

[George (Cloud Platform Support)]

Hi Kishore, 

You can create a Compute Engine instance and install whatever you think fit on that instance. It is not clear how do you plan to use Client APIs to install software. A clearer description would surely help us in defining exactly the structure and contents of your feature request. At present, for things like LAMP stack, you have the advantage of prepared images that you may readily use from Marketplace. If my previous link does not work as expected, you can navigate to Marketplace in Cloud Console, by clicking on the hamburger menu at the top left of the page, and choose "Marketplace" immediately underneath, in the left-hand frame that appears. You can check the "Google Cloud Platform Marketplace" page for relevant information. 

[Kishore Namala]

Yes, I get that market place has lot of stuff. What I'm asking is if I want to do the same from a program instead of the console are there any APIs for the market place? 

If I'm not clear...may be we can get into a quick call. Let me know.

Thanks

Kishore

[George (Cloud Platform Support)]

Hi Kishore, 

Compute Engine API seems to be the best fit to your requirements. 

Documentation does not cover any API for Marketplace, of the kind you access programmatically.