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layout: "google"
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page_title: "Provider: Google Cloud"
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sidebar_current: "docs-google-index"
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description: |-
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The Google Cloud provider is used to interact with Google Cloud services. The provider needs to be configured with the proper credentials before it can be used.
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# Google Cloud Provider
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The Google Cloud provider is used to interact with
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[Google Cloud services](https://cloud.google.com/). The provider needs
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to be configured with the proper credentials before it can be used.
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Use the navigation to the left to read about the available resources.
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## Example Usage
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```
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# Configure the Google Cloud provider
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provider "google" {
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account_file = "account.json"
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project = "my-gce-project"
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region = "us-central1"
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}
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# Create a new instance
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resource "google_compute_instance" "default" {
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...
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}
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```
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## Configuration Reference
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The following keys can be used to configure the provider.
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* `account_file` - (Required) Path to the JSON file used to describe your
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account credentials, downloaded from Google Cloud Console. More details on
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retrieving this file are below. The _account file_ can be "" if you
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are running terraform from a GCE instance with a properly-configured [Compute
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Engine Service Account](https://cloud.google.com/compute/docs/authentication).
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* `project` - (Required) The name of the project to apply any resources to.
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* `region` - (Required) The region to operate under.
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## Authentication JSON File
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Authenticating with Google Cloud services requires a JSON
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file which we call the _account file_.
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This file is downloaded directly from the
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[Google Developers Console](https://console.developers.google.com). To make
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the process more straightforwarded, it is documented here:
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1. Log into the [Google Developers Console](https://console.developers.google.com)
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and select a project.
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2. Under the "APIs & Auth" section, click "Credentials."
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3. Create a new OAuth client ID and select "Service account" as the type
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of account. Once created, and after a P12 key is downloaded, a JSON file should be downloaded. This is your _account file_.
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