In this next step, we’ll need to create a service account that allows Media Cloud to interact with Google Cloud Storage.
In the left hand navigation of the Google Cloud console, select Service accounts.
When the Service Accounts page has loaded, click on Create Service Account.
The Create service account page is a multi-step wizard. On the first step of the wizard, enter the following information for the account:
Click on Create to move to the next step.
On the next step, you can simply click Continue.
On the third step of the Create service account wizard we’ll be creating the key we’ll use in Media Cloud.
Clicking on Create Key will display a pop-up modal, giving you two options for generating a key. Select the JSON option and then click on Create.
At that point a JSON file will be downloaded to your computer that contains all of the information you need to access Google Cloud Storage with Media Cloud. Store this file in a safe and secure place.
