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## Create Virtual Machine

Create a new [Compute Engine Instance](https://cloud.google.com/compute/docs/instances) with GPUs, the [NVIDIA Driver](https://www.nvidia.co.uk/Download/index.aspx) and the [NVIDIA Container Runtime](https://developer.nvidia.com/nvidia-container-runtime).
Create a new [Compute Engine Instance](https://console.cloud.google.com/compute/overview) with GPUs, the [NVIDIA Driver](https://www.nvidia.com/drivers/) and the [NVIDIA Container Runtime](https://developer.nvidia.com/nvidia-container-runtime).

NVIDIA maintains a [Virtual Machine Image (VMI) that pre-installs NVIDIA drivers and container runtimes](https://console.cloud.google.com/marketplace/product/nvidia-ngc-public/nvidia-gpu-optimized-vmi), we recommend using this image.

1. Open [**Compute Engine**](https://console.cloud.google.com/compute/instances).
1. Open [**Compute Engine**](https://console.cloud.google.com/compute/overview).
1. Select **Create Instance**.
1. Select the **Create VM from..** option at the top.
1. Select **Marketplace**.
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1. **Read and accept** the Terms of Service
1. Select **Deploy** to start the virtual machine.

```{note}
If you run into any UI issues while selecting the tile for **NVIDIA GPU-Optimized VMI** follow
the this link to [Deploy a VM with NVIDIA GPU-Optimized VMI](https://console.cloud.google.com/marketplace/product/nvidia-ngc-public/nvidia-gpu-optimized-vmi). This should redirect you to the last step to be able to deploy the VM.
```

## Allow network access

To access Jupyter and Dask we will need to set up some firewall rules to open up some ports.
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