Cloud Run

Cloud Run is a fully managed serverless compute platform by Google Cloud that automatically scales stateless containers. It allows developers to run containerized applications without managing infrastructure, handling provisioning, scaling, and load balancing. It supports any language, library, or binary and integrates with Cloud Build for continuous deployment.

Also known as: Google Cloud Run, GCP Cloud Run, CloudRun, GCR, Serverless Containers

Why learn Cloud Run?

Developers should use Cloud Run when building event-driven applications, APIs, microservices, or batch jobs that need rapid scaling and minimal operational overhead. It's ideal for workloads with variable traffic patterns, as it scales to zero when idle to reduce costs, and suits teams adopting containerization without Kubernetes complexity.

Learning Resources

• docs: Cloud Run Documentation
• tutorial: Getting Started with Cloud Run Tutorial
• course: Cloud Run Course on Coursera
• video: Cloud Run Explained - YouTube Video
• book: Serverless with Google Cloud Run Book