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Developing Applications with Cloud Run on Google Cloud: Fundamentals

BasicSkill Level

Updated 03/2026

This course introduces the Cloud Run serverless platform for running applications.

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3 hr 30 min

33 Exercises

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Course Description

This course introduces the Cloud Run serverless platform for running applications.In this course, you learn about the fundamentals of Cloud Run, its resource model and the container lifecycle.You learn about service identities, how to control access to services, and how to develop and test yourapplication locally before deploying it to Cloud Run. The course also teaches you how to integratewith other services on Google Cloud so you can build full-featured applications.

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1

Course introduction

Introduction to the course structure, and contents.

Introduction to course structure and contents.

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Fundamentals of Cloud Run

Understand the fundamentals of Cloud Run that include its resource model, and the container lifecycle. Learn how autoscaling works and how to control access to your Cloud Run services.

Resource model

Container lifecycle

Autoscaling

Access control with IAM

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Service identity and authentication

Learn how service accounts provide Cloud Run service identities, and how you can control access to Google APIs by implementing the principle of least privilege. Also, learn how to use secrets and environment variables in your applications that run on Cloud Run.

Service accounts and identity

Resource hierarchy

Principle of least privilege

Implementing Least Privilege IAM Policy Bindings in Cloud Run

Secrets and environment variables

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Application development, testing, and integration

Learn how to develop and test applications to run on Cloud Run. Manage service deployments and revisions on Cloud Run, and learn how to integrate your Cloud Run service with other services in Google Cloud.

Development and testing

Managing service deployments and revisions

Integrating with Google Cloud services

Using Cloud Pub/Sub with Cloud Run

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Course review

Review the topics discussed in the course.

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