Process code with VM Launcher

Learn how to use a VM Launcher data operation to process some code on a VM.

💡 What is the VM Launcher data operation for code processing?

The VM Launcher data operation allows you to start a Google Compute Engine VM where you can execute a script in the language of your choice, and then to stop the VM automatically to save resources.

✅ Supported languages

All languages (Python, R, JavaScript, etc.)

⚙️ How it works

Every time a script file appears in a given directory of a Google Cloud Storage bucket:

• A VM with the specified characteristics is started on GCE.

• The instructions set in the JSON configuration file script_to_execute parameter are executed, and the script is launched.

• Once the execution is complete, the VM is stopped automatically.

📋 How to deploy a VM Launcher data operation for code processing

1. Access your tailer folder (created during installation).

2. Create a working folder as you want.

3. Create a JSON file for your data operation in your working folder. Refer to this page to learn about all the parameters.

4. Access your working folder by running the following command:

   cd "[path to your working folder]"

5. To deploy the data operation, run the following command:

   tailer deploy configuration your-configuration.json

6. Log in to Tailer Studio to check the status and details of your data operation.

7. For execute your VM Launcher data operation, place a script in the working folder.