Your desktop on Google Cloud Platform

VNC on Google Compute Engine instances

Having servers on the cloud is great: you can access them from anywhere and at anytime! You can easily ssh into your server and do whatever you want, right?

How to move a VM instance between projects on Google Cloud Platform

Currently there is no one-line command to move a Linux VM instance between Google Cloud Platform projects, but I’ve created an easy to follow step-by-step guide that you can use. (Note: This guide does not cover…

Running a MEAN stack on Google Cloud Platform with Kubernetes

How to connect Google Cloud Platform networks via VPN

When multiple teams are working on a software development project it makes sense to have multiple Google Cloud Platform projects for more fine-grained access and permission control over project resources. With this approach, however, you…

Running a MEAN stack on Google Cloud Platform with App Engine and MongoLab

My Slow Internet vs Docker

I work in New York City, and I live in a micro-studio. The apartment offers Wi-Fi, but unfortunately, it has a very low bandwidth and is often unreliable. I also travel frequently and I spend a lot of my time on trains, on airplanes, and in hotels that often have slow and…

My Go IDE in a Container

I’m a Java developer and I like to use an IDE. Specifically, when I write code, I like to have syntax highlighting, autocompletion/suggestions, and access to developer documentation.

Using App Engine to start a Compute Engine VM

Sometimes we don’t want (or need) a compute engine instance running 24hs every…