---
title_tag: Create a New Project | Google Cloud
meta_desc: This page provides an overview of how to create a new Google Cloud + Pulumi project.
title: Create project
h1: "Pulumi & Google Cloud: Create project"
weight: 3
menu:
  clouds:
    parent: google-cloud-get-started
    identifier: gcp-create-project

aliases:
- /docs/quickstart/gcp/create-project/
- /docs/get-started/gcp/create-project/
---

Now that you have set up your environment by installing Pulumi, installing your preferred language runtime,
and configuring your Google Cloud credentials, let's create your first Pulumi program.

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```bash
$ mkdir quickstart && cd quickstart
$ pulumi new gcp-javascript
```

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```bash
$ mkdir quickstart && cd quickstart
$ pulumi new gcp-typescript
```

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```bash
$ mkdir quickstart && cd quickstart
$ pulumi new gcp-python
```

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```bash
$ mkdir quickstart && cd quickstart
$ pulumi new gcp-go
```

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```bash
$ mkdir quickstart && cd quickstart
$ pulumi new gcp-csharp
```

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```bash
$ mkdir quickstart && cd quickstart
$ pulumi new gcp-java
```

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```bash
$ mkdir quickstart && cd quickstart
$ pulumi new gcp-yaml
```

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The [`pulumi new`](/docs/cli/commands/pulumi_new) command creates a new Pulumi project with some basic scaffolding based on the cloud and language specified.

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After logging in, the CLI will proceed with walking you through creating a new project.

First, you will be asked for a **project name** and **project description**. Hit `ENTER` to accept the default values or specify new values.

```
This command will walk you through creating a new Pulumi project.

Enter a value or leave blank to accept the (default), and press <ENTER>.
Press ^C at any time to quit.

project name: (quickstart)
project description: (A minimal Google Cloud Pulumi program)
Created project 'quickstart'
```

Next, you will be asked for a **stack name**. Hit `ENTER` to accept the default value of `dev`.

```
Please enter your desired stack name.
To create a stack in an organization, use the format <org-name>/<stack-name> (e.g. `acmecorp/dev`).
stack name: (dev)
Created stack 'dev'
```

Finally, you will be prompted for some configuration values for the stack. For Google Cloud projects, you will be prompted for the Google Cloud project. Enter your Google Cloud project ID at this prompt.

```
gcp:project: The Google Cloud project to deploy into: my-project
Saved config
```

> What are [projects](/docs/concepts/projects/) and [stacks](/docs/concepts/stack/)? Pulumi projects and stacks let you organize Pulumi code. Consider a Pulumi _project_ to be analogous to a GitHub repo---a single place for code---and a _stack_ to be an instance of that code with a separate configuration. For instance, _Project Foo_ may have multiple stacks for different development environments (Dev, Test, or Prod), or perhaps for different cloud configurations (geographic region for example). See [Organizing Projects and Stacks](/docs/using-pulumi/organizing-projects-stacks/) for some best practices on organizing your Pulumi projects and stacks.

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After some dependency installations from `npm`, the project and stack will be ready.

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After the command completes, the project and stack will be ready.

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After the command completes, the project and stack will be ready.

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After the command completes, the project and stack will be ready.

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After the command completes, the project and stack will be ready.

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After the command completes, the project and stack will be ready.

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Next, we'll review the generated project files.

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