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 4. Authenticate the image registry, refer to [Authentication methods](https://cloud.google.com/container-registry/docs/advanced-authentication).
    - `gcloud auth login`
    - `gcloud auth configure-docker`
+5. Make sure your Linux machine has at least 5GB free space.   
 
 ### Release steps