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# Install on Google Compute

### Create a virtual machine

* On the Google Cloud Platform dashboard go to Compute Engine/VM instances.
*  Click the "CREATE INSTANCE" button.
* Enter `rport-server` as the name.
* Select a region near to you.
* Select General-purpose as machine family.
* Select N1 (Powered by Intel Skylake) as series
* f1-micro 1vCPU,614MB Memory) as machine type \~5.00 USD monthly estimate
* "Select Debian GNU/Linux 11 (bullseye)" as boot disk.
* On the firewall section enable "Allow HTTP" and "Allow HTTPS". 
* Create the VM instance by clicking the Create button

![Create a VM instance on Google Compute](/files/xoZY5vB5v1ncQdTMPte2)

### Create a custom firewall

The default firewall is not suitable for the RPort server.

Go to `VPC Network` -> `Firewall`. Click on `CREATE FIREWALL RULE` on top of the existing rules. Create the firewall rule as shown on the screenshot. It's important to apply the rule only to specify the target tag `rport-server`.

![Firewall rule for the rport server](/files/zWkRVYsFtRGa9Aa7MUy4)

Once the firewall has been created, go back to the settings of the virtual machine. Click on `EDIT` on the top. Scroll down to the Network Tags and enter `rport-server`. This attaches the newly created firewall rule to the VM. Click on `Save` at the bottom.

![Activate the firewall rule for the rport server.](/files/PJZ5gFm588NuEKGftPzq)

### Install the RPort server on your new droplet

From the list of VM instances, grab the public ipv4 address of your newly created instance. 

![](/files/-MeuS2jkYkq7LjOuaPqR)

Connect over SSH to the instance using the `root` user. Usually, you must specify the private key created for the instance or the region. For example, `ssh root@143.198.182.188`

{% hint style="info" %}
The username is usualy extracted from the SSH key and therefore it's very likely not `root`.
{% endhint %}

👉 Follow the generic instructions [how to install RPort on a VM](/install-the-rport-server/install-rport-on-any-virgin-cloud-vm.md).