# Building an app on google cloud

**URL:** <https://forum.rasa.com/t/building-an-app-on-google-cloud/37131>\
**Category:** Rasa Open Source\
**Created:** [November 19, 2020, 1:39am UTC](https://forum.rasa.com/t/building-an-app-on-google-cloud/37131 "2020-11-19T01:39:56Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 12\
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**Author:** ![vijmeister](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/forum.rasa.com/vijmeister/32/11650_2.png) [@vijmeister](https://forum.rasa.com/u/vijmeister)\
**Post date:** [November 19, 2020, 1:39am UTC](https://forum.rasa.com/t/building-an-app-on-google-cloud/37131/1 "2020-11-19T01:39:56Z")

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Hey everyone,

I would like to build a Rasa app on GCP.

Most of the examples that I have seen online use docker but I am wondering if there is a better way to do it with just a VM? Is there a very good example?

Also, has anyone got it to work with Rasa 2.0? Most of the code that I am seeing are for versions that are older than a year ago.

Thanks!

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**Author:** ![erohmensing](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/forum.rasa.com/erohmensing/32/1789_2.png) [@erohmensing](https://forum.rasa.com/u/erohmensing)\
**Post date:** [November 19, 2020, 2:05pm UTC](https://forum.rasa.com/t/building-an-app-on-google-cloud/37131/2 "2020-11-19T14:05:26Z")

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Hi @vijmeister! If you’re using GCP, you should be able to use the [server quick-install](https://rasa.com/docs/rasa-x/installation-and-setup/installation-guide#server-quick-install) as it’s the easiest method 🙂

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**Author:** ![vijmeister](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/forum.rasa.com/vijmeister/32/11650_2.png) [@vijmeister](https://forum.rasa.com/u/vijmeister)\
**Post date:** [November 19, 2020, 10:19pm UTC](https://forum.rasa.com/t/building-an-app-on-google-cloud/37131/3 "2020-11-19T22:19:46Z")

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Thanks, Ella!

I have tried the quick install command in my gcp shell and see the following error:

curl -s [get-rasa-x.rasa.com](http://get-rasa-x.rasa.com) | sudo bash The connection to the server localhost:8080 was refused - did you specify the right host or port? Installing embedded Kubernetes cluster … [ERROR] Can not find systemd or openrc to use as a process supervisor for k3s

Do you have any thoughts in regards to this? Thanks!

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**Author:** ![erohmensing](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/forum.rasa.com/erohmensing/32/1789_2.png) [@erohmensing](https://forum.rasa.com/u/erohmensing)\
**Post date:** [November 20, 2020, 1:56pm UTC](https://forum.rasa.com/t/building-an-app-on-google-cloud/37131/4 "2020-11-20T13:56:20Z")

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Hm, did you make sure to open up access to your gcp instance? should look like this: ![image](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/uploads/rasa/original/2X/2/2fe1a6c5863106deb90d31c5578c5b88ebac245b.png)

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**Author:** ![vijmeister](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/forum.rasa.com/vijmeister/32/11650_2.png) [@vijmeister](https://forum.rasa.com/u/vijmeister)\
**Post date:** [November 20, 2020, 4:08pm UTC](https://forum.rasa.com/t/building-an-app-on-google-cloud/37131/5 "2020-11-20T16:08:34Z")

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Ah, it works now! THank you. However, it gets stuck on the Deploying Rasa Instance step - is there something else that needs to be done?

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**Author:** ![erohmensing](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/forum.rasa.com/erohmensing/32/1789_2.png) [@erohmensing](https://forum.rasa.com/u/erohmensing)\
**Post date:** [November 20, 2020, 4:44pm UTC](https://forum.rasa.com/t/building-an-app-on-google-cloud/37131/6 "2020-11-20T16:44:24Z")

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What do you mean by it gets stuck? 🙂

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**Author:** ![vijmeister](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/forum.rasa.com/vijmeister/32/11650_2.png) [@vijmeister](https://forum.rasa.com/u/vijmeister)\
**Post date:** [November 20, 2020, 4:56pm UTC](https://forum.rasa.com/t/building-an-app-on-google-cloud/37131/7 "2020-11-20T16:56:05Z")

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It just stays at the deploying step and the slash sign keeps spinning.

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**Author:** ![vijmeister](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/forum.rasa.com/vijmeister/32/11650_2.png) [@vijmeister](https://forum.rasa.com/u/vijmeister)\
**Post date:** [November 22, 2020, 8:19pm UTC](https://forum.rasa.com/t/building-an-app-on-google-cloud/37131/8 "2020-11-22T20:19:19Z")

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Hi Ella, I figured it out - my instance did not have the recommended configuration. This video helped me fix it: [Installing Rasa X: Windows 10 (64 bit) and Google Cloud Platform - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qaF6BTjY46E&t=169s)

Vijay

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**Author:** ![erohmensing](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/forum.rasa.com/erohmensing/32/1789_2.png) [@erohmensing](https://forum.rasa.com/u/erohmensing)\
**Post date:** [November 23, 2020, 8:55am UTC](https://forum.rasa.com/t/building-an-app-on-google-cloud/37131/9 "2020-11-23T08:55:02Z")

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Ah awesome, glad you got it figured out!

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**Author:** ![vijmeister](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/forum.rasa.com/vijmeister/32/11650_2.png) [@vijmeister](https://forum.rasa.com/u/vijmeister)\
**Post date:** [November 25, 2020, 1:38am UTC](https://forum.rasa.com/t/building-an-app-on-google-cloud/37131/10 "2020-11-25T01:38:54Z")

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Thanks, Ella.

I was also wondering if I want to set up terminals for multiple users, would I need to use rasa core with a VM cluster instead of rasa x? If so, do you have a recommended type of container (Docker, Kubernetes, etc.)?

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**Author:** ![erohmensing](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/forum.rasa.com/erohmensing/32/1789_2.png) [@erohmensing](https://forum.rasa.com/u/erohmensing)\
**Post date:** [November 25, 2020, 12:42pm UTC](https://forum.rasa.com/t/building-an-app-on-google-cloud/37131/11 "2020-11-25T12:42:13Z")

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What do you mean by terminals for multiple users?

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**Author:** ![vijmeister](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/forum.rasa.com/vijmeister/32/11650_2.png) [@vijmeister](https://forum.rasa.com/u/vijmeister)\
**Post date:** [November 25, 2020, 12:56pm UTC](https://forum.rasa.com/t/building-an-app-on-google-cloud/37131/12 "2020-11-25T12:56:26Z")

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Instead of using a ui to interact with the assistant, the user could use a shell.
