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 # Running Langflow from a new Google Cloud project
 This guide will help you set up a Langflow Dev VM in a Google Cloud Platform project using Google Cloud Shell.
+> When cloudshell opens, select **Trust this repo**.  Some gcloud commands do not run in ephemeral cloudshell.
 
 [![Open in Cloud Shell](https://gstatic.com/cloudssh/images/open-btn.svg)](https://console.cloud.google.com/cloudshell/open?git_repo=https://github.com/genome21/langflow&working_dir=scripts&shellonly=true&tutorial=walkthroughtutorial.md)