# Deploying on Google Cloud Platform (GCP)

You can run Curiosity on a Google Compute Engine instance using Docker.

1. VM Instance: Create a VM instance.
2. Persistent Storage: Add a Persistent Disk to your instance.
   • GCP Documentation: Add a persistent disk to your VM
3. Mounting: Format and mount the disk (e.g., to /data).

Once Docker is installed and the disk is mounted at /data:

docker run -p 8080:8080 -v /data:/data -e storage=/data curiosityai/curiosity

Alternatively, you can use Docker Compose to manage the service configuration.

Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE) provides seamless integration with Google Cloud persistent storage.

GKE uses the Compute Engine persistent disk CSI Driver to manage storage.

• Persistent Disk: Standard or SSD persistent disks can be dynamically provisioned.
  • GCP Documentation: Using the Compute Engine persistent disk CSI Driver

Use a StatefulSet configuration similar to the one described in the Kubernetes guide. GKE typically includes a default standard or premium-rwo storage class.