Cloud-based hosting has become a standard in the tech industry due to its flexibility, cost-efficiency, and ease of maintenance, which allow development teams more time to focus on application development. JFrog Artifactory can be deployed on major cloud platforms, including Google Cloud Platform (GCP), either as a standalone setup or in a High Availability (HA) configuration. The setup involves three main components: networking, application, and storage. Networking requires configuring a Virtual Private Cloud (VPC), subnets, firewall rules, and virtual machines according to the specific needs of standalone or HA installations. The application component includes the Artifactory instance, reverse proxy, and a Google Cloud Load Balancer, which efficiently distributes incoming requests. Storage involves using Google Cloud Storage for binaries and a database for metadata management. For those who prefer not to handle the complex configuration process, JFrog Artifactory is also available as a cloud-native hosted service on GCP, offering subscription options for either a multi-tenanted configuration or a fully dedicated server, with the possibility of starting with a free trial.