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training
Training and tutorials
In this lab you explore the basics of Go by deploying a simple Go app to Cloud Run, Cloud Functions, and App Engine.
training
Training and tutorials
Getting started with Go on Google Cloud
Get started with Go (Golang) by reviewing Go code, and then creating and deploying simple Go apps on Google Cloud.
use case
Use cases
Authenticating users
Apps running on Google Cloud managed platforms such as App Engine can avoid managing user authentication and session management by using Identity-Aware Proxy (IAP) to control access to them.
IAP
App Engine
use case
Use cases
Handling sessions
Many apps need session handling for authentication and user preferences. This tutorial shows how to handle sessions on App Engine.
App Engine
Firestore
use case
Use cases
Background processing
Many apps need to do background processing outside of the context of a web request. This tutorial creates a web app that lets users input text to translate, and then displays a list of previous translations.
App Engine
Pub/Sub
Firestore
code sample
Code Samples
Getting started with Go samples
This repository holds sample code written in Go that demonstrates Google Cloud.
code sample
Code Samples
Google Cloud Go samples
Search or browse all available Go code samples.
Except as otherwise noted, the content of this page is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License, and code samples are licensed under the Apache 2.0 License. For details, see the Google Developers Site Policies. Java is a registered trademark of Oracle and/or its affiliates.
Last updated 2025-06-05 UTC.
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