https://nyghtowl.com/tags/cloud-functions/ Recent content in Cloud Functions on Nyghtowl Hugo en-us <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">CC BY-NC-SA 4.0</a> Tue, 23 Jun 2020 17:21:13 +0000 https://nyghtowl.com/posts/2020/06/setup-and-invoke-cloud-functions-using-python/ Tue, 23 Jun 2020 17:21:13 +0000 https://nyghtowl.com/posts/2020/06/setup-and-invoke-cloud-functions-using-python/ <h3 id="setup-and-invoke-cloud-functions-usingpython">Setup and Invoke Cloud Functions using Python</h3> <p><img src="https://nyghtowl.com/posts/2020/06/setup-and-invoke-cloud-functions-using-python/img-01.png" alt=""></p> <p>Oh the fun I’ve had learning Cloud Functions. It has actually be fun while also frustrating and definitely enlightening to explore serverless services that are supposed to make things easy. Granted I’ve been around long enough to know there is always ramp up, even when it is simple.</p> <p>Cloud Functions is a service that allows you to run code on Google Cloud servers without needing to deal with server configuration or scaling. It is a pay as you go approach that means you pay for what you use and that can help optimize costs. I’ve started using it for a couple functions that I need to run multiple times and that is where it can be very valuable. There was a learning curve especially when connecting different services and this post covers key learnings on these subjects.</p>