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