> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://developers.chatwoot.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# GCP Chatwoot deployment guide

> Deploy Chatwoot on a single VM in GCP

This guide will deploy chatwoot on a single VM in GCP.  For a cloud native deployment, use our [helm charts](https://github.com/chatwoot/charts) with Google Kubernetes Engine(GKE).

<Note>
  This guide is a work in progress and your mileage may vary.
</Note>

## Create Compute Engine (VM)

1. Navigate to VM > Compute Engine window.
2. Create an instance with a minimum of 4vCPU and 8GB RAM.(N2 General-Purpose)
3. Make sure to select the correct region you want to deploy.
4. Choose `Ubuntu 20.04` as your OS with a 120GB disk.
5. Click create.

<img src="https://mintcdn.com/chatwoot-447c5a93/qGPxFBLJOb0CiH-G/self-hosted/images/gcp.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=qGPxFBLJOb0CiH-G&q=85&s=ead00f858778ca9b3f9d9e33f149dc0d" alt="gcp-create-compute-engine" width="649" height="1736" data-path="self-hosted/images/gcp.png" />

## Install Chatwoot

1. SSH into the instance created.
2. Follow the linux VM instructions at [https://www.chatwoot.com/docs/self-hosted/deployment/linux-vm](https://www.chatwoot.com/docs/self-hosted/deployment/linux-vm).
3. Woot! Woot! Your Chatwoot Instance is ready and can be accessed at `http://<your-instance-ip>:3000`. Or if you completed the domain setup during the installation, chatwoot should be available at `https://<your-domain>`

## Configure Chatwoot

1. Follow the Chatwoot docs to configure your domain, email and other parameters you need.
   [https://www.chatwoot.com/docs/self-hosted/deployment/linux-vm#configure-the-required-environment-variables](https://www.chatwoot.com/docs/self-hosted/deployment/linux-vm#configure-the-required-environment-variables)