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title: "Deploy vNIOS for GCP Instance"
canonical: "https://docs.infoblox.com/space/DeploymentGuidevNIOSforGCP/736297745/Deploy%20vNIOS%20for%20GCP%20Instance"
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Beginning with NIOS 9.0.4, NIOS instances in GCP can be deployed as HA pairs. For details on deploying HA pairs in GCP, refer to the [Installation Guide for vNIOS for GCP](https://docs.infoblox.com/space/vniosgcp/35786159/Prerequisites).

To deploy a single Infoblox vNIOS for GCP virtual machine instance using the custom image you created:

1. In the GCP Console Navigation menu, expand **Compute Engine**. Select **VM Instances**.

![image](media://f447ffcf-2e81-4e46-8167-10bde2e61c34)

2. Click **CREATE INSTANCE**.

![image](media://0a2c45a5-a7c0-44c5-b137-f808e7e582e4)

- [Configure Instance Size and Image](https://infoblox-docs.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/DeploymentGuidevNIOSforGCP/pages/736297824)
- [Configure Network Interface(s)](https://infoblox-docs.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/DeploymentGuidevNIOSforGCP/pages/736330298)
- [Configure User Data](https://infoblox-docs.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/DeploymentGuidevNIOSforGCP/pages/736330386)