I have provisioned a compute VM instance for alloydb service.
I would like to know, if is there a way to package the alloydb auth proxy as a service, so that it can automatically start up without a manual intervention to start it up, in case the VM reboots?
Currently, In my VM instance using a windows image. However, I found an automation script approach to upstart an alloydb VM instance with a Linux image, through a terraform and Powershell. But I'm not sure if it's supports a compute VM instance with a windows image in gcp, to upstart the alloydb service automatically. Is there a helpful documentation with examples to support this usecase?
To set up the AlloyDB Auth Proxy as a service on a Windows VM in Google Cloud Platform (GCP), you can use a combination of PowerShell scripting and Windows Task Scheduler or Services to ensure that the proxy starts automatically upon system startup. While there might not be direct documentation from Google Cloud specific to packaging the AlloyDB Auth Proxy as a Windows service, you can follow a general approach to achieve this.
Approach 1: Using Windows Task Scheduler
Create a PowerShell Script: Write a PowerShell script to start the AlloyDB Auth Proxy. Save this script on your VM. For example, save it as StartAlloyDBProxy.ps1.
# StartAlloyDBProxy.ps1
Start-Process "path\to\alloydb-auth-proxy.exe" -ArgumentList "your_proxy_arguments"
Replace placeholders with actual values for your setup.
Create a Scheduled Task: Use Task Scheduler to run the PowerShell script at system startup.
Approach 2: Using NSSM
Download NSSM: Get NSSM from https://nssm.cc/ and extract it on your VM.
Install Your Service: Open a command prompt as an administrator and use NSSM to install your AlloyDB Auth Proxy as a service.
nssm install AlloyDBAuthProxy "path\to\alloydb-auth-proxy.exe" your_proxy_arguments
Replace placeholders with your specific details.
Set the Service to Start Automatically: Configure the service to start automatically:
nssm set AlloyDBAuthProxy Start SERVICE_AUTO_START
Start the Service: Start the service:
nssm start AlloyDBAuthProxy
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