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This page shows how to enable Cloud Tools for PowerShell, authenticate
with the gcloud CLI, and run PowerShell cmdlets.
Before you begin
Complete the following steps:
Sign in to your Google Cloud account. If you're new to
Google Cloud,
create an account to evaluate how our products perform in
real-world scenarios. New customers also get $300 in free credits to
run, test, and deploy workloads.
In the Google Cloud console, on the project selector page,
select or create a Google Cloud project.
Install the gcloud CLI from the PowerShell command line by
running the following command as an administrator:
Install-Module GoogleCloud
Authenticate with gcloud CLI
Cloud Tools for PowerShell uses your credentials and settings stored in the
gcloud CLI to enable the cmdlets. To use the cmdlets, first log in
using the gcloud CLI:
At the command prompt, run the following command:
gcloud init
Accept the option to log in using your Google user account:
To continue, you must log in. Would you like to log in (Y/n)? Y
In your browser, log in to your Google user account when prompted and click
Allow to grant permission to access Google Cloud resources.
At the command prompt, select a Google Cloud project in which you
have Owner, Editor, or Viewer permissions:
Pick a cloud project to use:
[1] [my-project-1]
[2] [my-project-2]
...
Please enter your numeric choice:
Run PowerShell cmdlets
After authenticating, you can start using Cloud Tools for PowerShell. Open a
PowerShell window and try running the following commands.
Get all buckets for the current project, for a specific project, or a specific
bucket:
List all Compute Engine instances associated with a project:
Get-GceInstance -Project my-project-1 |
Sort Status |
Format-Table Name, Status -GroupBy Status
Status: RUNNING
Name Status
---- ------
my-vm-2 RUNNING
my-vm-3 RUNNING
Status: TERMINATED
Name Status
---- ------
my-vm-1 TERMINATED
Navigate Cloud Storage with PowerShell provider
Cloud Tools for PowerShell includes a PowerShell provider for
Cloud Storage. This provider allows you to use commands like
cd, dir, copy and del to navigate and manipulate your data in
Cloud Storage as if the data were on a local file system.
To directly use the provider, you can start Cloud Tools for PowerShell using
the shortcut from the start menu. This will launch a PowerShell console with the
provider loaded:
# Navigate to Cloud Storage
cd gs:\
# Show the available buckets
ls
# Create a new bucket
mkdir my-new-bucket
You can also make the Cloud Storage provider available in any
PowerShell session by importing the Cloud Tools for PowerShell module via
Import-Module GoogleCloud.
What's next
You can learn more about specific cmdlets by referring to the
Cloud Tools for PowerShell cmdlet
reference, or by
using the built-in help system from within PowerShell:
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New customers also get $300 in free credits to run, test, and deploy workloads.\n- In the Google Cloud console, on the project selector page,\n select or create a Google Cloud project.\n\n | **Note**: If you don't plan to keep the resources that you create in this procedure, create a project instead of selecting an existing project. After you finish these steps, you can delete the project, removing all resources associated with the project.\n\n [Go to project selector](https://console.cloud.google.com/projectselector2/home/dashboard)\n-\n [Verify that billing is enabled for your Google Cloud project](/billing/docs/how-to/verify-billing-enabled#confirm_billing_is_enabled_on_a_project).\n\n- In the Google Cloud console, on the project selector page,\n select or create a Google Cloud project.\n\n | **Note**: If you don't plan to keep the resources that you create in this procedure, create a project instead of selecting an existing project. After you finish these steps, you can delete the project, removing all resources associated with the project.\n\n [Go to project selector](https://console.cloud.google.com/projectselector2/home/dashboard)\n-\n [Verify that billing is enabled for your Google Cloud project](/billing/docs/how-to/verify-billing-enabled#confirm_billing_is_enabled_on_a_project).\n\n1. Install the gcloud CLI from the PowerShell command line by running the following command as an administrator: \n\n```\nInstall-Module GoogleCloud\n```\n\n\u003cbr /\u003e\n\nAuthenticate with gcloud CLI\n----------------------------\n\nCloud Tools for PowerShell uses your credentials and settings stored in the\ngcloud CLI to enable the cmdlets. To use the cmdlets, first log in\nusing the gcloud CLI:\n\n1. At the command prompt, run the following command:\n\n ```\n gcloud init\n ```\n2. Accept the option to log in using your Google user account:\n\n `To continue, you must log in. Would you like to log in (Y/n)? Y`\n3. In your browser, log in to your Google user account when prompted and click\n **Allow** to grant permission to access Google Cloud resources.\n\n4. At the command prompt, select a Google Cloud project in which you\n have Owner, Editor, or Viewer permissions:\n\n ```\n Pick a cloud project to use:\n [1] [my-project-1]\n [2] [my-project-2]\n ...\n Please enter your numeric choice:\n ```\n\nRun PowerShell cmdlets\n----------------------\n\nAfter authenticating, you can start using Cloud Tools for PowerShell. Open a\nPowerShell window and try running the following commands.\n\nGet all buckets for the current project, for a specific project, or a specific\nbucket: \n\n```\n$currentProjBuckets = Get-GcsBucket\n$specificProjBuckets = Get-GcsBucket -Project my-project-1\n$bucket = Get-GcsBucket -Name my-bucket-name\n```\n\nList all Compute Engine instances associated with a project: \n\n```\nGet-GceInstance -Project my-project-1 |\n Sort Status |\n Format-Table Name, Status -GroupBy Status\n\n Status: RUNNING\n\nName Status\n---- ------\nmy-vm-2 RUNNING\nmy-vm-3 RUNNING\n\n Status: TERMINATED\n\nName Status\n---- ------\nmy-vm-1 TERMINATED\n```\n\nNavigate Cloud Storage with PowerShell provider\n-----------------------------------------------\n\nCloud Tools for PowerShell includes a PowerShell provider for\nCloud Storage. This provider allows you to use commands like\n`cd`, `dir`, `copy` and `del` to navigate and manipulate your data in\nCloud Storage as if the data were on a local file system.\n\nTo directly use the provider, you can start Cloud Tools for PowerShell using\nthe shortcut from the start menu. This will launch a PowerShell console with the\nprovider loaded: \n\n```\n# Navigate to Cloud Storage\ncd gs:\\\n# Show the available buckets\nls\n# Create a new bucket\nmkdir my-new-bucket\n```\n\nYou can also make the Cloud Storage provider available in any\nPowerShell session by importing the Cloud Tools for PowerShell module via\n`Import-Module GoogleCloud`.\n\nWhat's next\n-----------\n\nYou can learn more about specific cmdlets by referring to the\nCloud Tools for PowerShell [cmdlet\nreference](https://googlecloudplatform.github.io/google-cloud-powershell), or by\nusing the built-in help system from within PowerShell: \n\n```\nGet-Help New-GcsBucket\n```"]]
