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

# GCP

This documentation is to deploy activepieces on VM Instance or VM Instance Group, we should first create VM template

## Create VM Template

First choose machine type (e.g e2-medium)

After configuring the VM Template, you can proceed to click on "Deploy Container" and specify the following container-specific settings:

* Image: activepieces/activepieces
* Run as a privileged container: true
* Environment Variables:
  * `AP_REDIS_TYPE`: MEMORY
  * `AP_DB_TYPE`: SQLITE3
  * `AP_FRONTEND_URL`: [http://localhost:80](http://localhost:80)
  * `AP_EXECUTION_MODE`: SANDBOX\_PROCESS
* Firewall: Allow HTTP traffic (for testing purposes only)

Once these details are entered, click on the "Deploy" button and patiently wait for the container deployment process to complete.\\

After a successful deployment, you can access the ActivePieces application by visiting the external IP address of the VM on GCP.

## Production Deployment

Please visit [ActivePieces](/install/configuration/environment-variables) for more details on how to customize the application.