> +This guide helps you to get started with [Google Cloud > Platform](https://cloud.google.com/) development using jclouds. > + > +Currently, [Google Compute Engine](https://developers.google.com/compute/) > is covered. This is a service that allows you to run vitual machines on > Google's infrastructure. > + > +This guide assumes you have a Google Cloud project. If not yet, you can sign > up on the [Developer Console](https://console.developers.google.com/). For > GCE, you need to set up billing. > + > +## <a id="auth"></a>Authentification > +Google Cloud Platform uses OAuth which gives a variety of choices how to > authentificate: > + * One can ask a user for consent to perform operations in his/her name. > + * One can create a service account and use its private key to > authentificate. > + * Unless configured otherwise, programs running on a GCE instance can > perform operations as the project's default service account > ([documentation](https://developers.google.com/compute/docs/authentication)). > + > +You can find all the details in [the > documentation](https://developers.google.com/accounts/docs/OAuth2), while in > these examples we will focus only on service accounts (bullet 2). > + > +To create a new service account: > + * Go to the [Developer Console](https://console.developers.google.com/).
Done. On Mon, May 12, 2014 at 10:07 PM, Ignasi Barrera <[email protected]>wrote: > In guides/google.md: > > > +This guide helps you to get started with [Google Cloud > > Platform](https://cloud.google.com/) development using jclouds. > > + > > +Currently, [Google Compute Engine](https://developers.google.com/compute/) > > is covered. This is a service that allows you to run vitual machines on > > Google's infrastructure. > > + > > +This guide assumes you have a Google Cloud project. If not yet, you can > > sign up on the [Developer Console](https://console.developers.google.com/ > ). For GCE, you need to set up billing. > > + > > +## <a id="auth"></a>Authentification > > +Google Cloud Platform uses OAuth which gives a variety of choices how to > > authentificate: > > + * One can ask a user for consent to perform operations in his/her name. > > + * One can create a service account and use its private key to > > authentificate. > > + * Unless configured otherwise, programs running on a GCE instance can > > perform operations as the project's default service account > > ([documentation](https://developers.google.com/compute/docs/authentication)). > > + > > +You can find all the details in [the > > documentation](https://developers.google.com/accounts/docs/OAuth2), while > > in these examples we will focus only on service accounts (bullet 2). > > + > > +To create a new service account: > > + * Go to the [Developer Console](https://console.developers.google.com/). > > Same comment as above. > > — > Reply to this email directly or view it on > GitHub<https://github.com/jclouds/jclouds-site/pull/98/files#r12550533> > . > --- Reply to this email directly or view it on GitHub: https://github.com/jclouds/jclouds-site/pull/98/files#r12688746
