Create a RELIANOID Enterprise Load Balancer Instance on GCP #

1. Log in to Google Cloud Console #

Open https://console.cloud.google.com and sign in.

2. Go to “Compute Engine” → “VM Instances” → “Create Instance” #

3. Basics – Fill in required fields #

Name: e.g., relianoid-ee-vm

Region & Zone: Choose a location close to your target users

Machine Type: e2-medium or larger (minimum: 2 vCPUs recommended).

4. Boot disk – Select RELIANOID Enterprise Image #

Click Change → Marketplace, then search “RELIANOID”.

Select “RELIANOID ADC Enterprise Edition v8” from the Marketplace results.

Click Select to use it as your boot disk.

5. Identity and API Access #

Keep default unless settings unless your setup requires custom roles or service accounts.

6. Firewall #

Enable:

• Allow HTTP traffic
• Allow HTTPS traffic

(Optional) Add inbound rules for port 22 (SSH) and port 444 (Web GUI). in VPC Network → Firewall.

7. SSH Authentication #

Use an existing or newly generated SSH public key for access.

8. Networking – VPC Configuration #

Select or create a VPC network and subnetwork,.
Assign an External IP to enable access from outside GCP.

9. Review and Create #

Click “Create” and wait for the VM deployment to complete.

Once the instance status changes to Running, your RELIANOID Enterprise VM is active.

10. Access the Instance #

SSH Access:
ssh admin@<EXTERNAL_IP>

Web Access:
https://<EXTERNAL_IP>:444

11. Important Note: Root Password Information #

The root password for your RELIANOID instance is the Instance ID of the VM.
You can obtain it in either of the following ways:
Option 1: From the GCP Console (Manually)

Open Compute Engine → VM Instances in your Google Cloud Console.
Click on your RELIANOID instance name.
Under the Details tab, scroll down to the “Instance details” section.
Copy the value labeled Instance ID — this is your root password.

Option 2: Using gcloud Command
If you have the Google Cloud SDK (gcloud CLI) installed, run:

gcloud compute instances describe <INSTANCE_NAME> --zone=<ZONE> --format='get(id)'

The numeric ID returned by this command is your root password.