Connect GCP

Connect your Google Cloud Platform account to Bluebricks via the web interface to enable infrastructure deployment and management.

Prerequisites

• Google Cloud Platform account

• Bluebricks account

• Access to GCP Console

• Service account creation permissions

Connection Process

Cloud account connection is managed through the Bluebricks web interface.

Step 1: Create Service Account

1. Log into Google Cloud Console

2. Navigate to IAM & Admin > Service Accounts

3. Create new service account with appropriate name

4. Grant required IAM roles (Compute Engine Admin, Network Admin, etc.)

5. Generate and download JSON key file

Step 2: Configure in Bluebricks

1. Open Bluebricks dashboard at https://app.bluebricks.co

2. Navigate to Cloud Accounts section

3. Click "Add Cloud Account"

4. Select GCP provider

5. Upload service account JSON key file

6. Test and save connection

Step 3: List Connected Accounts

# List all cloud accounts
bricks clouds ls

# List all including inactive
bricks clouds ls --all

Required GCP Permissions

• Compute Engine Admin

• Network Admin

• Service Account Admin

• Deployment Manager Editor

• Additional services as needed for your deployments

Managing Cloud Accounts

# List cloud accounts
bricks clouds ls

# Delete cloud account
bricks clouds delete --slug <slug>

See also

• Connect your Cloud -- detailed provider-specific setup instructions and permission types

• Collections -- how collections use cloud accounts