Step 2: Setting up Google Cloud Platform

Requirements

  • A Google account

Part 1: Creating a Google Cloud Platform account

  • Go to: https://cloud.google.com/
  • Click CONSOLE in the upper right corner
  • Agree to the Terms of Service
  • Click “Select a project”
  • Click on the “+” bar to the top
  • Give it a unique name. (> 4 characters)
    • As you type a name in, you will see a statement below that says (Your project ID will be xxxx). This may include numbers.
  • Tip, if this name is long and unique enough, you won’t have to get numbers added aftewrards.
  • For demonstration purposes, I am naming mine dataspectrademo

?? Will we have to activate App Engine, etc right now?

Part 2: Downloading google cloud Software development kit (SDK)

?? Does this have to be done?