Google Cloud Foundations

Ready to harness the power of generative AI (GenAI) with LangChain? Google Cloud provides a robust platform to develop and deploy your innovative applications. In this chapter, we’ll guide you through essential steps to set up your Google Cloud environment and get started with LangChain.

If you’re an experienced Google Cloud engineer, you can skip this appendix. But for engineers who are new to Google Cloud and would like to use other Google Cloud tools combined with Gemini, we prepared a short intro to the cloud setup. Think of this chapter as your trusty compass, navigating you through the Google Cloud setup. By the end, you’ll have a solid foundation to embark on your GenAI adventures. The Google Cloud documentation offers a handy setup checklist [1], which we roughly follow in this chapter, with some additions.

So, let’s dive in and build the foundation for unlocking the full potential of LangChain with Google Cloud! We...