Create Filestore instance | Google Cloud

Creating a Filestore instance in Google Cloud Platform (GCP) offers users a fully managed network-attached storage (NAS) service for hosting file shares that can be accessed by multiple virtual machine (VM) instances. Filestore provides a scalable and high-performance storage solution, enabling organizations to store and share files seamlessly across their cloud infrastructure.

To create a Filestore instance, users can navigate to the Filestore section of the GCP Console and click on the "Create instance" button. From there, users can specify configuration details such as the instance name, location, and storage capacity. Additionally, users can choose between Standard and Premium tiers, which offer different performance characteristics to meet specific workload requirements.

Prerequisites

GCP account

High-performance, fully managed file storage.

Open Console.

Open Menu > Filestore > Instances

Click Enable to enable Firestore API

Click on Create Instance

Give the instance ID

Choose the instance type for your needs. Click Compare Instance Types

You can see the comparison of Basic and High scale Instance types

Choose type of storage you want and capacity of storage.

NB : The storage capacity will start from TB

Check the rightside to see the cost estimate.

Choose the region and zone.

Choose the VPC network.

You can choose automatic IP range or Custom IP range

Give the name for file share.

Grand the access to all clients in the VPC network. Click Create

The File Store instance has been created.

Getting Filestore Instance Information

Open the Instance. You can see the details of instances.

Create Filestore instance | Google Cloud