Your nerdy Google IT helper
Stuck on a Google Cloud error? Fighting with Workspace DNS? Not sure where to learn or which cert to chase? GoogleHelpit is a community cheat-sheet: real fixes, curated learning, and a straight path through the certs.
# Featured tool: gcphelpit
gcphelpit is a free, open-source CLI that scans a snapshot of your Google Cloud project for security, IAM, cost, and reliability issues, with a plain-English fix for each finding. It runs from an exported snapshot, so it needs no live access or credentials.
Install and run:
pip install gcphelpit
gcphelpit scanTop 5 open-source GCP scanners:
- gcphelpit: snapshot audit, no credentials, fixes across all four categories
- Prowler: the widest security coverage (multi-cloud)
- Checkov: infrastructure-as-code scanning
- ScoutSuite: read-only multi-cloud posture reports
- gcpdiag: Google-authored GCP and GKE diagnostics
# Where do you want to go?
Pick a lane. Everything links out to official Google documentation as the source of truth.
GCP Troubleshooting
Billing surprises, IAM "permission denied", quotas, SSH, Cloud Run deploy fails, GKE crashes — with the actual fix.
browse fixes →Workspace Troubleshooting
Domain verification, MX/SPF/DKIM/DMARC, Gmail in spam, admin lockouts, SSO, Drive sharing, migrations.
browse fixes →Tutorials
Start-to-finish walkthroughs: hard billing caps, least-privilege service accounts, Cloud Run deploys, SPF/DKIM/DMARC, safe 2SV rollout.
follow a guide →gcphelpit CLI new
A friendly command-line tool that scans a snapshot of your GCP project for security, IAM, cost, and reliability issues — each with a plain-English fix.
install & run →Learn GCP & Workspace
The best free and paid resources: Skills Boost, Coursera, YouTube, communities, and books — no fluff.
start learning →Certifications
Every Google Cloud & Workspace cert — cost, format, validity — plus a beginner-to-pro learning path.
see the path →# Two things that trip up almost everyone
If you only remember two facts, make them these.