# Google Cloud Storage

## Steps to Configure GCS Artifacts <a href="#steps-to-configure-gcs-artifacts" id="steps-to-configure-gcs-artifacts"></a>

* Validated data from artifacts can consume GCS objects as artifacts, in multiple Spinnaker Stages.

### Prerequisites <a href="#prerequisites" id="prerequisites"></a>

* To have GCS enabled on Spinnaker, it’s mandatory to have GCP (Google Cloud Project) created to host a bucket in.
* To validate and confirm whether GCP is created or not, execute the following command

  ```
      gcloud info
  ```
* For Spinnaker to authenticate on GCP, it’s mandatory to have Google Credentials/JSON key downloaded. In case if the details are unavailable, click here to generate the same.

### Enable GCS Artifact Settings: <a href="#enable-gcs-artifact-settings" id="enable-gcs-artifact-settings"></a>

* Ensure to have the following values are enabled

  ```
      # Same as in Prerequisites section above
      SERVICE_ACCOUNT_DEST=~/.gcp/gcs-artifacts-account.json
      ARTIFACT_ACCOUNT_NAME=my-gcs-artifact-account
  ```
* Execute the following command to enable Artifact Support

  ```
      hal config features edit --artifacts true
  ```
* Execute, the following command to add Artifact account

  ```
      hal config artifact gcs account add $ARTIFACT_ACCOUNT_NAME \
      --json-path $SERVICE_ACCOUNT_DEST
  ```
* Finally, execute the following command to enable GCS artifact Support

  ```
      hal config artifact gcs enable
  ```

  **Note**: To Explore more options on this configuration, click here


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