Deploy Envoy Proxy on Google Cloud C4A (Arm-based Axion VMs)
Introduction
Get started with Envoy Proxy on Google Axion C4A (Arm Neoverse V2)
Create a Google Axion C4A Arm virtual machine on GCP
Deploy Envoy on Google Axion C4A Arm virtual machines
Run baseline Envoy testing on a Google Axion C4A Arm VM
Benchmark Envoy on Google Cloud for Arm64 and x86_64 with Siege
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About this Learning Path

Skill level:  Introductory
Reading time:  30 min
Last updated:  12 Sep 2025
Skill level:
  Introductory
Reading time:
  30 min
Last updated:
  12 Sep 2025
Author:Pareena Verma, Arm
Arm IP:Neoverse
Tags: Web Google Cloud Linux Envoy Siege Networking Service Mesh
Author:
  • Pareena Verma, Arm
Arm IP:
Neoverse
Tags:
Web Google Cloud Linux Envoy Siege Networking Service Mesh

Who is this for?

This introductory topic for software developers migrating Envoy Proxy workloads from x86_64 to Arm-based servers, specifically on Google Cloud C4A virtual machines built on Axion processors.

What will you learn?

Upon completion of this Learning Path, you will be able to:

  • Provision an Arm-based C4A VM on Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
  • Install and configure Envoy Proxy on a C4A instance
  • Validate Envoy functionality with baseline tests
  • Benchmark Envoy performance on both Arm64 (AArch64) and x86_64 architectures

Prerequisites

Before starting, you will need the following:

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