Enable Access Google Compute Engine Instance Via HTTP Port

Question

I have created a Google Compute Engine instance and installed a web server and my app. Now I am having trouble finding information on setting up an external address so that I can access the instance from outside Compute Engine.

How can I setup an external address for my instance so that it is accessible through clients, such as web browsers?

Answer 1

Because you've created and setup your machine, so the only way to give it a static ip address is:

1. Go to Cloud Console
2. "Compute Engine" -> "Networks"
3. New Static IP
4. Attach it to your GCE instance

and one more thing need to be noticed, you will have to check and configure your firewall to make your GCE instance be accessible externally.

By default, GCE opens only SSH port to outside, and all ports for internal.

If you have any purpose to open any port, I suggest you to create a new firewall to deal with this sort of operation.