Setup Google Cloud Platform Account
Setup Cloud Console:
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Follow these instructions to open Cloud Console, create a project storage bucket (bucket_id) and project ID (project_id): Installation and Setup
Enabling GCP APIs
Click the following link and under the section titled Before you begin, go to step 4 (assuming you already have GCP account and have signed in) and click Enable API. Cloud Life Sciences
Also make sure the following APIs are enabled as well:
- Compute Engine API
- Cloud Logging API
You can enable them at the following link, under the section Enabling an API and clicking: Go to APIs & Services which will take you to your Google Cloud console APIs & Services page if you are signed in. If you click +Enable APIS and SERVICES you will be able to search for and enable these APIs.
Add a service account:
Click the Navagation Menu side bar on the GCP Console and go to IAM & Admin -> Service Accounts. Click +Create Service Account.
Create and Download Keys (JSON)
Once you have created a service account, you need to add keys to this serivce account.
Click the Navagation Menu side bar on the web console and go to IAM & Admin -> Service Accounts and click on the active service account you just created from the previous step.
Click the Keys tab and ADD KEY and Create new key. Select JSON key type. A new <key>.json file will automatically be downloaded from your browser.
Move this downloaded <key>.json file to the following location (or edit the command below for the location of your choice):