Arcade Base Camp October 2026 | GSP401

GSP401 — Cloud Scheduler: Qwik Start

Estimated time: 10 minutes

# 🚀 Cloud Scheduler: Qwik Start | GSP401 > ⚠️ **Disclaimer:** This is an independent, community-made walkthrough created for educational purposes, hands-on practice, and Google Cloud certification preparation. This guide is designed to help learners understand Google Cloud Scheduler and Pub/Sub through practical exercises. Always attempt the lab yourself first and follow Google Cloud Skills Boost / Qwiklabs Terms of Service. This walkthrough is not affiliated with or endorsed by Google, Google

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CYAN='\033[1;36m'
GREEN='\033[1;32m'
YELLOW='\033[1;33m'
BLUE='\033[1;34m'
RESET='\033[0m'
BOLD='\033[1m'

echo -e "${CYAN}${BOLD}"
echo "   ____       _    _ _             __   ___             "
echo "  / __ \     | |  (_) |           / _| / _ \            "
echo " | |  | |_ __| |__  _| |_  ___   | |_ | | | |_ __ ___  "
echo " | |  | | '__| '_ \| | __| / _ \ |  _|| | | | '_ \ / __| "
echo " | |__| | |  | |_) | | |_ | (_) || |  | |_| | |_) \__ \ "
echo "  \____/|_|  |_.__/|_|\__| \___/ |_|   \___/| .__/|___/ "
echo "                                            | |         "
echo "                                            |_|         "
echo -e "${RESET}"

echo -e "${BLUE}▶ Enabling Cloud Scheduler API...${RESET}"
gcloud services enable cloudscheduler.googleapis.com

echo -e "${YELLOW}▶ Creating Pub/Sub topic 'cron-topic'...${RESET}"
gcloud pubsub topics create cron-topic

echo -e "${YELLOW}▶ Creating Pub/Sub subscription 'cron-sub'...${RESET}"
gcloud pubsub subscriptions create cron-sub --topic cron-topic

echo -e "${GREEN}✓ Minimum grader requirements met! You may now check your progress and end the lab.${RESET}"