Installing from versioned archives

The gcloud CLI provides downloadable, versioned archives for each release. Each versioned archive contains a self-contained installation of the gcloud CLI in a directory named google-cloud-sdk that can be copied to any location on your file system.

Best uses for installing from versioned archives

Versioned archives are designed for non-interactive installation of specific versions of the gcloud CLI and are useful when:

• You require a specific version of the gcloud CLI. For example:

  • You're scripting with the gcloud CLI or another gcloud CLI component and want to make sure that your scripts don't break as the result of a gcloud CLI update.
  • You're using the gcloud CLI as part of a CI (continuous integration) process or production system where you want to control your dependencies in order to ensure compatibility between parts of the system.
  • You're performing automated deployments of the gcloud CLI to many machines that must be in sync.
  • You're behind a proxy or firewall that requires additional configuration to be able to access the internet.

• You don't want to perform an interactive installation.

Installation instructions

To install the latest release of the gcloud CLI from a versioned archive:

1. Check which version (64-bit or 32-bit) your OS is running on.

   • Linux / macOS: Run getconf LONG_BIT from your command line
   • Windows: Control Panel > System > System Type

   Additionally, for macOS, to check your machine hardware name (x86_64, arm64, or x86), run uname -m.

2. Download the appropriate archive compatible with your version:

   Platform	Package	Size	SHA256 Checksum
   Linux 64-bit (x86_64)	google-cloud-cli-linux-x86_64.tar.gz	130.5 MB	e3e354fcdcecd2eac8c6ed7f8b80a9a3637cc533a5d20df398c298b9623de11e
   Linux 64-bit (Arm)	google-cloud-cli-linux-arm.tar.gz	52.9 MB	2b8f5c1d6a5e2b52fb5dc9e2fd279801d5a9cf647dc20f05ba655f2df5c55f91
   Linux 32-bit (x86)	google-cloud-cli-linux-x86.tar.gz	52.9 MB	139d3af0bdf4b9b0a3b5965eb8aa0f8de9779125f8a354e36182e1359509e450
   macOS 64-bit (x86_64)	google-cloud-cli-darwin-x86_64.tar.gz	53.0 MB	836d1eb955e21bc7cec859854ba593912e150cc0061a3d18e7ce7b36887e0df6
   macOS 64-bit (arm64)	google-cloud-cli-darwin-arm.tar.gz	52.9 MB	4036106a3262b2c737cb767a1d06be0e75c0ac3de6a31121248538530fe398b7
   macOS 32-bit (x86)	google-cloud-cli-darwin-x86.tar.gz	51.7 MB	ace3236591cb3f9feaf4e4ed78f1babb0828c75f520d1d7a9e2c7fcc2e406708
   Windows 64-bit (x86_64)	google-cloud-cli-windows-x86_64.zip	72.2 MB	b872aeaa625803d4ae1099cea24bb945435d64e220dea559aa2c05191fdaab79
   Windows 64-bit (x86_64) with Python bundled	google-cloud-sdk-490.0.0-windows-x86_64-bundled-python.zip	110.9 MB	d5ce8feb2578252acd0f6d9d257508a84ef023d80c7dbdd47c0b32e3e1cfa18d
   Windows 32-bit (x86)	google-cloud-cli-windows-x86.zip	72.1 MB	e924e936754bd274b76b22b7be4dd3e762bb9ba7973b8cb62fb598a8e77d78b0
   Windows 32-bit (x86) with Python bundled	google-cloud-sdk-490.0.0-windows-x86-bundled-python.zip	107.4 MB	fc721a2132614a913e036902dacc8e6acce35b204367c1e985bd0f649e0d52f3

3. Extract the contents of the file to any location on your file system. Preferably, this is your Home folder.

4. To add the gcloud CLI tools to your path, run the install script from the root of the folder you extracted. Running this script also generates instructions to enable command completion in your bash shell (Linux and macOS only) and enable usage reporting.

   • On Linux or macOS:

     ./google-cloud-sdk/install.sh
     

     To run the install script with screen reader mode turned on:

     ./google-cloud-sdk/install.sh --screen-reader=true
     

   • On Windows:

     .\google-cloud-sdk\install.bat
     

   Run install.sh --help or install.bat --help for a list of flags you can pass to this script, including those that can run the installation non-interactively.

5. To initialize the gcloud CLI, run gcloud init:

   • For Linux or macOS:

     ./google-cloud-sdk/bin/gcloud init
     

   • For Windows:

     .\google-cloud-sdk\bin\gcloud init
     

Previous versions

Previous versions of the gcloud CLI are available in the download archive in Cloud Storage. They are directly accessible through https://storage.googleapis.com/cloud-sdk-release/<archive_name>.