How to sync files to Google Coldline Storage

Creating a storage bucket

• Open the Cloud Storage browser:

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

• Click on "Create bucket":

• Name your bucket: Specify here the bucket name (all lowercase, numbers and “-“ or “_”)

Note: Do not specify sensitive information on the bucket name since it is searchable via DNS

• Choose a default storage class: Select Coldline
• Location: Select a close location, such as Europe-west2 (London)
• Choose how to control access to objects: Leave the default settings
• Advanced settings: Leave the default settings (Google-managed key)

• Click on Create

Google Cloud SDK installation phase

• Login to a machine using privileged account
• Install Google Cloud SDK tools.

• Linux (Debian / Ubuntu):

https://cloud.google.com/sdk/docs/quickstart-debian-ubuntu

• Linux (CentOS / RedHat):

https://cloud.google.com/sdk/docs/quickstart-redhat-centos

• Windows:

https://cloud.google.com/sdk/docs/quickstart-windows

• Run the following from command prompt to initialize the Cloud SDK:

gcloud init --console-only

• Select a GCP project from the list
• Select a default Compute region and zone