> - [Introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/438316) in GitLab 16.10 [with a flag](../../administration/feature_flags.md) named `google_cloud_support_feature_flag`. This feature is in [Beta](../../policy/experiment-beta-support.md).
FLAG:
On GitLab.com, this feature is available for a subset of users. On GitLab Dedicated, this feature is not available.
This feature is in [Beta](../../policy/experiment-beta-support.md).
To join the list of users testing this feature, join the [waitlist](https://forms.gle/XdxdTxC7DXj4NSaz9).
## Creating a runner provisioned in Google Cloud
Prerequisites:
- You must have [billing enabled](https://cloud.google.com/billing/docs/how-to/verify-billing-enabled#confirm_billing_is_enabled_on_a_project)
for your Google Cloud project.
- You must have a working [`gcloud` CLI tool](https://cloud.google.com/sdk/docs/install) that is authenticated with the
[Owner](https://cloud.google.com/iam/docs/understanding-roles#owner) IAM role on the Google Cloud project.
- You must have the [Terraform CLI tool](https://developer.hashicorp.com/terraform/install) installed.
You can create a project or group runner for GitLab.com and provision it on your Google Cloud project.
When you create a runner, the GitLab UI provides on-screen instructions and scripts to automatically provision the runner
in a Google Cloud project that you own.
After you create a runner, it is assigned a runner authentication token that a Terraform script uses to register it.
The runner uses the token to authenticate with GitLab when picking up jobs from the job queue.
After the runners are provisioned, an autoscaling fleet of runners is available to execute your CI/CD jobs
in Google Cloud.
A runner manager automatically creates temporary runners.
### Create a group runner
Prerequisites:
- You must have the Owner role for the group.
To create a group runner and provision it on Google Cloud:
1. On the left sidebar, select **Search or go to** and find your group.
1. Select **Build > Runners**.
1. Select **New group runner**.
1. In the **Platform** section, select **Google Cloud**.
1. In the **Tags** section, in the **Tags** field, enter the job tags to specify jobs the runner can run.
If there are no job tags for this runner, select **Run untagged**.
1. Optional. In the **Runner description** field, add a runner description
that displays in GitLab.
1. Optional. In the **Configuration** section, add additional configurations.
1. Select **Create runner**.
1. Complete the form in the **Step 1: Specify environment** section to specify the environment in Google Cloud where
runners execute CI/CD jobs.
1. In **Step 2: Set up GitLab Runner**, select **Setup instructions**. In the modal:
-**Step 1: Configure Google Cloud project** must be executed once per Google Cloud project,
to ensure it meets the necessary prerequisites. Namely, the required services, service account, and permissions.
-**Step 2: Install and register GitLab Runner** displays the Terraform script that leverages
