Setup Google Cloud Compute Instance with GPU

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While working for a proof-of-concept, I needed to have a computer that would give me the GPU compute power. I decided to use the Google Compute Platform with a GPU for the following reasons,

• There is a USD$300 credit that I can use
• There are GPUs available (Nvidia K80/P100)
• I can install CUDA and cnDNN on it

Registration

1. Create a Google Account or use your personal one.
2. Create a Google Cloud account.
3. During the setup process you need to provide a valid Credit Card credential.

Landing Page for Google Cloud Compute

Note

• The free trial is valid for 12 months, and a initial credit of USD300.
• For the purpose of my proof-of-concept, it should be more than enough.

Setting Up Budget Alerts

I strongly suggest you set an alert to prevent this $300 budget from exceeding. To do this, I took the following steps.

Go to “Billings > Budgets & alerts” and create a new Budget and alert.