- Make sure you have a server running!.
- If you don't have it yet, create an ssh key on your local computer.
- (Windows users can use the git-bash terminal.)
- Add the public key to the project-wise Meta-Data
- Try to ssh to the remote servers public IP using the command-line ssh client.
- Add a label to the instance.
- Record the current public IP address.
- Shut down the instance.
- Start it again, observe the change in public IP address.
- Create a fixed IP address.
- Shut down/start again.
- Remove the fixed IP address (as that costs money when unused).