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@google-cloud/compute
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Compute: Nodejs Client
This library is considered to be in preview. This means it is still a work-in-progress and under active development. Any release is subject to backwards-incompatible changes at any time.
Compute client for Node.js
Node.js idiomatic client for [Compute Engine][product-docs]. Compute Engine is a computing and hosting service that lets you create and run virtual machines on Google infrastructure. Compute Engine offers scale, performance, and value that lets you easily launch large compute clusters on Google infrastructure. There are no upfront investments, and you can run thousands of virtual CPUs on a system that offers quick, consistent performance. This library is GA from version 3.1.0. It is backwards-incompatible with prior versions 0.x.y, 1.x.y, 2.x.y, and 3.0.y. There are handwritten samples for this library in nodejs-docs-samples. Additionally, there are autogenerated samples in this library under samples/generated, but we recommend using handwritten guidance where possible.
A comprehensive list of changes in each version may be found in the CHANGELOG.
Read more about the client libraries for Cloud APIs, including the older Google APIs Client Libraries, in Client Libraries Explained.
Table of contents:
Quickstart
Before you begin
- Select or create a Cloud Platform project.
- Enable billing for your project.
- Enable the Compute API.
- Set up authentication so you can access the API from your local workstation.
Installing the client library
npm install @google-cloud/compute
Samples
Samples are in the samples/ directory. Each sample's README.md has instructions for running its sample.
Supported Node.js Versions
Our client libraries follow the Node.js release schedule. Libraries are compatible with all current active and maintenance versions of Node.js. If you are using an end-of-life version of Node.js, we recommend that you update as soon as possible to an actively supported LTS version.
Google's client libraries support legacy versions of Node.js runtimes on a best-efforts basis with the following warnings:
- Legacy versions are not tested in continuous integration.
- Some security patches and features cannot be backported.
- Dependencies cannot be kept up-to-date.
Client libraries targeting some end-of-life versions of Node.js are available, and
can be installed through npm dist-tags.
The dist-tags follow the naming convention legacy-(version).
For example, npm install @google-cloud/compute@legacy-8 installs client libraries
for versions compatible with Node.js 8.
Versioning
This library follows Semantic Versioning.
More Information: Google Cloud Platform Launch Stages
Contributing
Contributions welcome! See the Contributing Guide.
Please note that this README.md
and a variety of configuration files in this repository (including .nycrc and tsconfig.json)
are generated from a central template.
License
Apache Version 2.0
See LICENSE
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aws-sdk
The aws-sdk package is the official AWS SDK for JavaScript, which allows developers to interact with various AWS services, including EC2 for managing virtual machine instances. It provides similar functionalities to @google-cloud/compute but for Amazon Web Services.
azure-arm-compute
The azure-arm-compute package is the Azure SDK for managing compute resources in Microsoft Azure. It provides functionalities to manage virtual machines, disks, and other compute resources on Azure, similar to what @google-cloud/compute offers for Google Cloud Platform.
FAQs
Google Compute Engine Client Library for Node.js
The npm package @google-cloud/compute receives a total of 196,378 weekly downloads. As such, @google-cloud/compute popularity was classified as popular.
We found that @google-cloud/compute demonstrated a healthy version release cadence and project activity because the last version was released less than a year ago. It has 1 open source maintainer collaborating on the project.
Package last updated on 13 Oct 2025
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