Before you can use Blockchain Node Engine, you must meet the following prerequisites:
You must have a Google Cloud account with active billing.
For more information, see Create a new billing account .
Create a new Google Cloud project. When you do, be sure to note the project ID and project number. You'll need the ID and number later in this process.
Project names must adhere to the following guidelines:
- Start with a lower-case letter. For example,
my-orgis OK, but_my-orgis not. - Include the following characters only:
- Lower-case letters:
a-z - Numbers:
0-9 - Hyphens:
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For example:
VALID NAMES INVALID NAMES my-project my_project No underscores first-project 1st-project Cannot start with a number google-project project@google No special chars except hyphens
- Lower-case letters:
For more information, see Creating a project .
The individual who provisions Blockchain Node Engine must have or be granted certain Identity and Access Management (IAM) permissions to be successful. For details, see Permissions .

