- NAME
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- gcloud beta app gen-config - generate missing configuration files for a source directory
- SYNOPSIS
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gcloud beta app gen-config[SOURCE_DIR] [--config=CONFIG] [--custom] [--runtime=RUNTIME] [GCLOUD_WIDE_FLAG …]
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- DESCRIPTION
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(BETA)(DEPRECATED)This command is deprecated and will soon be removed.As an alternative, create an app.yaml file yourself using the directions at https://cloud.google.com/appengine/docs/flexible/reference/app-yaml (App Engine flexible environment) or https://cloud.google.com/appengine/docs/standard/reference/app-yaml (App Engine standard environment) under the tab for your language.
To create a custom runtime, please follow the instructions at https://cloud.google.com/appengine/docs/flexible/custom-runtimes/ This command generates all relevant config files (app.yaml, Dockerfile and a build Dockerfile) for your application in the current directory or emits an error message if the source directory contents are not recognized.
- EXAMPLES
- To generate configs for the current directory:
gcloud beta app gen-configTo generate configs for ~/my_app:
gcloud beta app gen-config ~/my_app - POSITIONAL ARGUMENTS
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SOURCE_DIR] - The source directory to fingerprint.
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- FLAGS
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--config=CONFIG - The yaml file defining the service configuration. This is normally one of the generated files, but when generating a custom runtime there can be an app.yaml containing parameters.
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--custom - If true, generate config files for a custom runtime. This will produce a Dockerfile, a .dockerignore file and an app.yaml (possibly other files as well, depending on the runtime).
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--runtime=RUNTIME - Generate config files for a given runtime. Can be used in conjunction with --custom. Allowed runtimes are: contrib-dart, dart, go, php, php55, php72, python, python27, python-compat, java, java7, java8, nodejs, ruby, go111, go112.
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- GCLOUD WIDE FLAGS
- These flags are available to all commands:
--access-token-file,--account,--billing-project,--configuration,--flags-file,--flatten,--format,--help,--impersonate-service-account,--log-http,--project,--quiet,--trace-token,--user-output-enabled,--verbosity.Run
$ gcloud helpfor details. - NOTES
- This command is currently in beta and might change without notice.
gcloud beta app gen-config
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Last updated 2026-05-27 UTC.
