Testing GCP Cloud Functions Locally with Docker Compose and Summon

📰 Dev.to · Raphaël Pinson

Learn to test GCP Cloud Functions locally using Docker Compose and Summon for easier development and cloud secret management

intermediate Published 24 Apr 2026

Action Steps

Install Docker Compose on your local machine to enable containerization
Set up a Summon configuration to manage cloud secrets locally
Create a Docker Compose file to define the services for your GCP Cloud Functions
Run Docker Compose to start the containers and test your Cloud Functions locally
Configure your Cloud Functions to use the cloud secrets managed by Summon

Who Needs to Know This

Developers and DevOps engineers can benefit from this setup to streamline their local testing and development workflow for GCP Cloud Functions

Key Insight

💡 Use Docker Compose and Summon to simplify local testing of GCP Cloud Functions and manage cloud secrets efficiently

Key Takeaways

Learn to test GCP Cloud Functions locally using Docker Compose and Summon for easier development and cloud secret management

Testing GCP Cloud Functions locally can be tricky. This setup uses Docker and Summon to easily run them with cloud secrets.