Simple Architecture

Load balancer, compute, database. The shape most projects start as.

Format.puml
Length20 lines
LibraryGoogle Cloud icons

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@startuml
!include <gcp/GCPCommon>
!include <gcp/cloud_load_balancing>
!include <gcp/compute_engine>
!include <gcp/cloud_sql>
!include <gcp/cloud_storage>

title GCP — Simple architecture

left to right direction

GCP_CLOUD_LOAD_BALANCING(lb, "Load Balancer", "global HTTPS")
GCP_COMPUTE_ENGINE(vm, "Compute Engine", "e2-standard-4")
GCP_CLOUD_SQL(db, "Cloud SQL", "PostgreSQL 15")
GCP_CLOUD_STORAGE(gcs, "Cloud Storage", "static assets")

lb --> vm
vm --> db
vm --> gcs
@enduml

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Others in Google Cloud architecture diagrams

VPC NetworkingDNS, CDN and the network edge. Draw this when latency or egress is the question.
Serverless ArchitectureAPI Gateway and Cloud Run. Scales to zero, which is the whole argument.
Microservices (GKE)GKE with a load balancer in front. The heavier option, and sometimes the right one.
Data PlatformPub/Sub into Dataflow. The pipeline shape, where ordering and replay matter.
CI/CD PipelineCloud Build and Artifact Registry. The path from commit to running service.