How to deploy Hugo Blog to Google Cloud Storage
In this tutorial, we will learn how to deploy a Hugo blog to Google Cloud Storage. And create a load balancer to serve the static content. Let’s first start with the dummy way to deploy the Hugo blog to Google Cloud Storage. After that, we will use the Google Cloud Build to automate the deployment process. Let’s get started! Prerequisites A Hugo site Google Cloud account Google Cloud SDK TL;DR Install Hugo: Follow the Hugo installation guide. Create a new site: Run hugo new site myblog. Add a theme: Choose a theme from the Hugo themes and add it to your site (I used PaperMod). Install the Google Cloud SDK: Follow the installation guide. Authenticate: Run gcloud auth login. Create a bucket: Run gsutil mb gs://your-bucket-name. Update the hugo config file: Add the following configuration to your hugo.yaml file: deployment: targets: - name: gcs url: gs://your-bucket-name Deploy your site: Run hugo deploy --target=gcs. Make the bucket public: Run gsutil iam ch allUsers:objectViewer gs://your-bucket-name. Register a domain: Register a domain name with a domain registrar. Create a load balancer: Follow the Google Cloud Load Balancer guide. Add a A, CNAME record: Add a A, CNAME record to your domain pointing to the load balancer. Test your site: Open your browser and navigate to your domain. Okay, let’s go further the details I assume you have already set up your Hugo site and have a Google Cloud account. Now, let’s deploy your Hugo site to Google Cloud Storage. ...