Jan 13, 2026 · Cloud Shell is an interactive shell environment for Google Cloud that lets you learn and experiment with Google Cloud and manage your projects and resources from your web browser.

Learn how to use Cloud Shell with 5-minute quickstart tutorials and documentation. Enhance Cloud Shell with additional features and products, like security and backup services.

Jun 13, 2025 · Cloud Shell provides you with command-line access to computing resources hosted on Google Cloud. Cloud Shell is a Debian-based virtual machine with a persistent 5-GB home directory, …

Jan 13, 2026 · The Cloud Shell terminal comes with the gcloud CLI, Docker, Terraform, and other command-line utilities preinstalled and automatically authenticates you with your Google credentials, …

Jan 28, 2025 · In this module, you learn what Azure Cloud Shell does, how it works, and when you should choose to use Azure Cloud Shell as a solution to meet your organization’s needs.

Jan 13, 2026 · A Cloud Shell session opens inside a new frame at the bottom of the Google Cloud console and displays a command-line prompt. It can take a few seconds for the session to be initialized.

Jan 13, 2026 · Cloud Shell provides command-line access to the virtual machine instance in a terminal window that opens in the Google Cloud console. You can open multiple shell connections to the same...

Apr 11, 2024 · Azure Cloud Shell is an interactive, authenticated, browser-accessible terminal for managing Azure resources. It provides the flexibility of choosing the shell experience that best suits …

Dec 3, 2025 · Azure Cloud Shell is a browser-based terminal that provides an authenticated, preconfigured shell experience for managing Azure resources. Cloud Shell comes with the tools you …

Jan 13, 2026 · Cloud Shell is globally distributed across multiple Google Cloud regions. When you first connect to Cloud Shell, you are automatically assigned to the closest available region.