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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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credentials = "${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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* `credentials` - (Optional) Contents of 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. Credentials may be blank if you are running
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Terraform from a GCE instance with a properly-configured [Compute Engine
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Service Account](https://cloud.google.com/compute/docs/authentication). This
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can also be specified with the `GOOGLE_CREDENTIALS` shell environment
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variable.
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* `project` - (Required) The ID of the project to apply any resources to. This
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can also be specified with the `GOOGLE_PROJECT` shell environment variable.
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* `region` - (Required) The region to operate under. This can also be specified
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with the `GOOGLE_REGION` shell environment variable.
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The following keys are supported for backwards compatibility, and may be
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removed in a future version:
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* `account_file` - __Deprecated: please use `credentials` instead.__
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Path to or contents of 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 are running
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terraform from a GCE instance with a properly-configured [Compute Engine
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Service Account](https://cloud.google.com/compute/docs/authentication). This
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can also be specified with the `GOOGLE_ACCOUNT_FILE` shell environment
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variable.
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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. Click the menu button in the top left corner, and navigate to "Permissions",
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then "Service accounts", and finally "Create service account".
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3. Provide a name and ID in the corresponding fields, select
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"Furnish a new private key", and select "JSON" as the key type.
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4. Clicking "Create" will download your `credentials`.
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