How to mount Google Cloud Storage inside a Linux machine

Create credentials file

• Login to the GCP console:

https://console.cloud.google.com/

• From the upper pane, select the target GCP project
• Login to the link below to create a new service account key:

https://console.cloud.google.com/apis/credentials/serviceaccountkey

• Service account -> select New service account:

• Service account name: Specify an informative name for the new service account
• Role: Select Storage -> Storage object admin
• Key type: JSON

• Click on Create
• Save the newly created JSON file in a secured location
• Click on Close

GCFuse installation

• Login using SSH to the target Linux machine using privileged account.
• Follow the instructions below to install the Cloud storage Fuse adapter:

https://github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/gcsfuse/blob/master/docs/installing.md

• Copy the JSON file created above into ~/
• Rename the JSON file:

mv ~/Myfile.json ~/key.json

Note: Replace Myfile.json with the actual JSON file

Mount phase

• Run the commands below to mount the Google Cloud Storage:

sudo mkdir /dev/cloudstorage

sudo chown MyUser:MyUser /dev/cloudstorage/

sudo chmod 777 /dev/cloudstorage/

gcsfuse --implicit-dirs --key-file ~/key.json StorageName /dev/cloudstorage

Note 1: Replace MyUser with the username you have logged into the Linux machine

Note 2: Replace StorageName with the target Google storage bucket name

• To view the content of the Google cloud storage bucket, switch to the new mount point:

cd /dev/cloudstorage

Unmount phase

• When completing the work on the bucket, from the Linux SSH console, and run the commands below to unmount the Google Cloud Storage:

cd ~

sudo fusermount -u /dev/cloudstorage

• Logoff the Linux machine

Additional references regarding permanent mount using FSTAB

https://github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/gcsfuse/blob/master/docs/mounting.md

https://reiners.io/mounting-google-cloud-buckets-in-centos/