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 # gcp-stacks-example
 
-This is a PoC configuration testing stacks with Google Cloud Platform. It's not documented or polished as other
-stacks examples we've made, and isn't intended for public consumption (without said documentation or
-polish, anyway).
+_This is an example stack configuration for the private preview of Terraform Stacks. Language
+constructs and features are subject to change given feedback received during this preview. Do not
+use Stacks for production workloads at this time._
+
+An example Terraform Stack that provisions a Debian virtual machine.
+
+Three components are used:
+
+* `compute` leverages the data references of the SSH key and cloud image to create a new Debian resource using the Google provider.
+
+_We do not recommend using this example within production accounts. This example will incur [small]
+costs if provisioned. Please remember to destroy the infrastructure after using this example._
+
+
+## Usage
+
+_Prerequisites: You must have a Terraform Cloud account with access to the private preview of
+Terraform Stacks, a GitHub account, and a GCP Project with Terraform Cloud configured as an OIDC
+identity provider. Details of all of this are found in the provided Stacks User Guide._
+
+1. **Configure GCP authentication** by creating a new service account in the Google Cloud Console (or with Terraform itself!) with the necessary roles (Cloud Storage, Cloud Functions, and API Gateway) and a service account key to allow the role to be assumed by Terraform Cloud (the OIDC identity provider). More details on this step can be found in the Stacks User Guide or in the [Dynamic Credentials with the GCP Provider](https://developer.hashicorp.com/terraform/cloud-docs/workspaces/dynamic-provider-credentials/gcp-configuration) guide.
+2. **Fork this repository** to your own GitHub account, such that you can edit this stack configuration
+for your purposes.
+3. **Edit your forked stack configuration** and change `deployments.tfdeploy.hcl` to use the public ssh key url, GCP audience, GCP service account email, and GCP project ID you created, as well as an identity token audience value for GCP.
+4. **Create a new stack** in Terraform Cloud and connect it to your forked configuration repository.
+5. **Provision away!**