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Add setup guide for gdk on google cloud

Marcel van Remmerden requested to merge gdk-on-google-cloud into master

What does this Merge Request do?

With !1473 (closed), @ggelatti set up a way for us to create custom images of the GDK and use them as images for Virtual Machines on Google Cloud. This MR now adds instruction for how to use one of these pre-built images and create your own cloud GDK, together with Code Server, the browser version of VS Code.

I also recorded myself using these docs, you can see the video here: https://www.loom.com/share/409cfdb35e44431a89371479278ae734

This currently is a rather rough MVC. We will need to come up with a plan of how to regularly create working images of the GDK for people to use, and whether these GDK cloud VMs should be running in the GitLab GCP account, but I wanted to push out this first working version so that we can see whether it's helpful.

Merge Request checklist

  • Tests added for new functionality. If not, please raise Issue to follow-up.
  • This change is backward compatible. If not, please include steps to communicate to our users.
  • Documentation added/updated, if needed.
  • gdk doctor test added, if needed.
Edited by Marcel van Remmerden

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