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# Connect GCP to your Orka cluster

> Connect GCP to your Orka cluster: one-time access from a GCP VM via VPN client, or a persistent IPsec site-to-site tunnel between your GCP cloud and Orka.

Overview of how to connect GCP to your Orka cluster. Deep dive for detailed instructions on bringing up a tunnel between the two.

## One-Time Access

If you need to establish one-time or temporary access to your Orka cluster from a single virtual machine hosted in Google Cloud Platform (GCP), you can [connect via VPN](/orka/networking-with-orka-at-macstadium/vpn-connection) from the GCP machine to your Orka cluster.

## VPN Tunnel

If you need to connect an entire GCP private cloud to your Orka cluster through a stable, persistent connection, you need to establish an IPsec site-to-site VPN between the two clouds (VPN tunnel):

1. [Create a Site-to-Site VPN for your GCP private cloud.](/orka/networking-with-orka-at-macstadium/1-gcp-side-of-the-vpn-tunnel)
2. [Download and adjust the GCP-specific configuration file for the VPN.](/orka/networking-with-orka-at-macstadium/2-gcp-vpn-tunnel-configuration-file)
3. [Apply the configuration to your Cisco ASAv device using the Cisco ASDM-IDM.](/orka/networking-with-orka-at-macstadium/3-orka-side-of-the-gcp-vpn-tunnel)

### You Can Also

* [Verify the GCP VPN tunnel.](/orka/networking-with-orka-at-macstadium/4-verifying-the-gcp-vpn-tunnel)
* [Perform GCP VPN tunnel troubleshooting.](/orka/networking-with-orka-at-macstadium/gcp-vpn-tunnel-troubleshooting)