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ASSOCIATE-CLOUD-ENGINEER · Question #75

You are planning to build a micro-service application with docker containers and want to host them on Google Cloud as stateless and serverless. Which service will help you serve the need?

The correct answer is D. CloudRun. This question asks to identify the Google Cloud service best suited for hosting stateless, serverless Docker containers for microservices.

Submitted by akirajp· Mar 30, 2026Planning and configuring a cloud solution

Question

You are planning to build a micro-service application with docker containers and want to host them on Google Cloud as stateless and serverless. Which service will help you serve the need?

Options

  • ACloud Function
  • BApp Engine Standard
  • CApp Engine Flexible
  • DCloudRun

How the community answered

(46 responses)
  • B
    4% (2)
  • C
    2% (1)
  • D
    93% (43)

Why each option

This question asks to identify the Google Cloud service best suited for hosting stateless, serverless Docker containers for microservices.

ACloud Function

Cloud Functions are typically for event-driven functions, not for hosting generic Docker containers.

BApp Engine Standard

App Engine Standard is designed for specific language runtimes and is not primarily focused on generic Docker containers, although it can run some containerized apps.

CApp Engine Flexible

App Engine Flexible is suitable for custom runtimes and Docker containers but is generally less 'serverless' than Cloud Run in terms of cold start times and direct container focus, and it is not stateless by default.

DCloudRunCorrect

Cloud Run is designed specifically for deploying stateless, containerized applications that scale automatically and run in a fully managed, serverless environment, making it ideal for microservices.

Concept tested: Google Cloud Serverless Container Services

Source: https://cloud.google.com/run

Topics

#Cloud Run#serverless#containers#microservices

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