deploy python applications google cloud run with docker

deploying python applications to google cloud run using docker is a straightforward process. in this tutorial, i will guide you through the steps needed to containerize a simple python application, create a docker image, and deploy it to google cloud run.

prerequisites

1. **google cloud account**: you need a google cloud account. if you don't have one, you can sign up for a free tier.

step 1: create a simple python application

let's create a simple python web application using flask. here’s the structure of our application:

```
my-python-app/
│
```

```python
from flask import flask

app = flask(__name__)

def hello():
return "hello, world!"

if __name__ == '__main__':
```

```
flask==2.0.2
```

step 2: create a dockerfile

next, create a dockerfile to containerize the application. the dockerfile will specify the base image and the commands to run the application.

**dockerfile**:
```dockerfile
use the official python image from the docker hub
from python:3.9-slim

set the working directory in the container
workdir /app

copy the requirements file and install the dependencies

copy the application code into the container

expose the port the app runs on
expose 8080

command to run the application
```

step 3: build the docker image

now that we have our dockerfile, we can build the docker image.

navigate to the directory of your application and run the following command to build the docker image:

```bash
docker build -t my-python-app .
```

step 4: test the docker ...

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