To connect the blueprint designer to Google Cloud Platform, you must create an API key
file for your service account.
Create an account and project on Google Cloud Platform.
- Log in to the Google Cloud Platform dashboard.
- From the Google Cloud Platform console, select your project.
- Expand the menu by Google Cloud Platform, and click IAM
& Admin.
- Click Service accounts.
- Optional: If you do not have a service account for your project, create
one.
To provision environments from the blueprint designer, the service account must be
assigned the Project Owner, Project Editor, or all Compute Engine roles.
- Click CREATE SERVICE ACCOUNT.
- In the Create service account window, type a service account
name.
- From the Role list, select an appropriate role or set of
roles:
- To grant full access to the project, click
.
- To grant edit access to the project, click
- To grant full access to the Compute Engine roles, click Compute Engine,
and then click every role in this category.
- Click CREATE and then click
CLOSE.
- Generate an API key file.
- From the menu near your service account's name, click Create
key.
- In the Create private key for
"your_service_account" window, ensure that
JSON is selected.
- Click CREATE and then click
CLOSE.
The key file is downloaded to your system.