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This page shows how to create a Google Cloud project, enable the
Transcoder API, createauthentication credentials, and grant
your account one or moreIAM roles. This page also shows how
to set up a Cloud Storage bucket to save the transcoder job output files.
Create a project
Sign in to your Google Cloud account. If you're new to
Google Cloud,create an accountto evaluate how our products perform in
real-world scenarios. New customers also get $300 in free credits to
run, test, and deploy workloads.
USER_IDENTIFIER: the identifier for your user
account—for example,myemail@example.com.
ROLE: the IAM role that you grant to your user account.
Create a Cloud Storage bucket
To save the transcoder job output files, create a Cloud Storage bucket in
the same location as your Transcoder API jobs. For more information, see theMedia assetssection of the Locations
page.
Create a Cloud Storage bucket and configure it as follows:
Set the storage class toS(Standard).
Set the storage location to the following:US(United States).
ReplaceBUCKET_NAMEwith
a unique bucket name. Don't include sensitive information in the
bucket name because the bucket namespace is global and publicly visible.
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If you're new to Google Cloud, [create an account](https://console.cloud.google.com/freetrial) to evaluate how our products perform in real-world scenarios. New customers also get $300 in free credits to run, test, and deploy workloads.\n-\n [Install](/sdk/docs/install) the Google Cloud CLI.\n\n- If you're using an external identity provider (IdP), you must first\n [sign in to the gcloud CLI with your federated identity](/iam/docs/workforce-log-in-gcloud).\n\n-\n To [initialize](/sdk/docs/initializing) the gcloud CLI, run the following command:\n\n ```bash\n gcloud init\n ```\n- [Create or select a Google Cloud project](https://cloud.google.com/resource-manager/docs/creating-managing-projects).\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 - Create a Google Cloud project:\n\n ```\n gcloud projects create PROJECT_ID\n ```\n\n Replace \u003cvar translate=\"no\"\u003ePROJECT_ID\u003c/var\u003e with a name for the Google Cloud project you are creating.\n - Select the Google Cloud project that you created:\n\n ```\n gcloud config set project PROJECT_ID\n ```\n\n Replace \u003cvar translate=\"no\"\u003ePROJECT_ID\u003c/var\u003e with your Google Cloud project name.\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-\n\n\n Enable the Transcoder API:\n\n\n ```bash\n gcloud services enable transcoder.googleapis.com\n ```\n-\n\n Create local authentication credentials for your user account:\n\n ```bash\n gcloud auth application-default login\n ```\n\n\n If an authentication error is returned, and you are using an external identity provider\n (IdP), confirm that you have\n [signed in to the gcloud CLI with your federated identity](/iam/docs/workforce-log-in-gcloud).\n-\n Grant roles to your user account. Run the following command once for each of the following\n IAM roles:\n `roles/transcoder.admin`\n\n ```bash\n gcloud projects add-iam-policy-binding PROJECT_ID --member=\"user:\u003cvar translate=\"no\"\u003eUSER_IDENTIFIER\u003c/var\u003e\" --role=ROLE\n ```\n\n Replace the following:\n - \u003cvar translate=\"no\"\u003ePROJECT_ID\u003c/var\u003e: your project ID.\n - \u003cvar translate=\"no\"\u003eUSER_IDENTIFIER\u003c/var\u003e: the identifier for your user account---for example, `myemail@example.com`.\n - \u003cvar translate=\"no\"\u003eROLE\u003c/var\u003e: the IAM role that you grant to your user account.\n\n-\n [Install](/sdk/docs/install) the Google Cloud CLI.\n\n- If you're using an external identity provider (IdP), you must first\n [sign in to the gcloud CLI with your federated identity](/iam/docs/workforce-log-in-gcloud).\n\n-\n To [initialize](/sdk/docs/initializing) the gcloud CLI, run the following command:\n\n ```bash\n gcloud init\n ```\n- [Create or select a Google Cloud project](https://cloud.google.com/resource-manager/docs/creating-managing-projects).\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 - Create a Google Cloud project:\n\n ```\n gcloud projects create PROJECT_ID\n ```\n\n Replace \u003cvar translate=\"no\"\u003ePROJECT_ID\u003c/var\u003e with a name for the Google Cloud project you are creating.\n - Select the Google Cloud project that you created:\n\n ```\n gcloud config set project PROJECT_ID\n ```\n\n Replace \u003cvar translate=\"no\"\u003ePROJECT_ID\u003c/var\u003e with your Google Cloud project name.\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-\n\n\n Enable the Transcoder API:\n\n\n ```bash\n gcloud services enable transcoder.googleapis.com\n ```\n-\n\n Create local authentication credentials for your user account:\n\n ```bash\n gcloud auth application-default login\n ```\n\n\n If an authentication error is returned, and you are using an external identity provider\n (IdP), confirm that you have\n [signed in to the gcloud CLI with your federated identity](/iam/docs/workforce-log-in-gcloud).\n-\n Grant roles to your user account. Run the following command once for each of the following\n IAM roles:\n `roles/transcoder.admin`\n\n ```bash\n gcloud projects add-iam-policy-binding PROJECT_ID --member=\"user:\u003cvar translate=\"no\"\u003eUSER_IDENTIFIER\u003c/var\u003e\" --role=ROLE\n ```\n\n Replace the following:\n - \u003cvar translate=\"no\"\u003ePROJECT_ID\u003c/var\u003e: your project ID.\n - \u003cvar translate=\"no\"\u003eUSER_IDENTIFIER\u003c/var\u003e: the identifier for your user account---for example, `myemail@example.com`.\n - \u003cvar translate=\"no\"\u003eROLE\u003c/var\u003e: the IAM role that you grant to your user account.\n\n\u003cbr /\u003e\n\n| **Note:** Add the IAM role `roles/storage.admin` to your Google account for more control over your project's Cloud Storage buckets.\n\nCreate a Cloud Storage bucket\n-----------------------------\n\nTo save the transcoder job output files, create a Cloud Storage bucket in\nthe same location as your Transcoder API jobs. For more information, see the\n[Media assets](/transcoder/docs/locations#media-assets) section of the Locations\npage.\n\n1. Create a Cloud Storage bucket and configure it as follows:\n - Set the storage class to `S` (Standard).\n - Set the storage location to the following: `US` (United States).\n - Replace \u003cvar translate=\"no\"\u003eBUCKET_NAME\u003c/var\u003e with a unique bucket name. Don't include sensitive information in the bucket name because the bucket namespace is global and publicly visible.\n\n ```bash\n gcloud storage buckets create gs://BUCKET_NAME --default-storage-class STANDARD --location US\n ```\n2. Click **Create Folder** and enter a name to create a folder in which to save the encoded video outputs.\n\nMore information\n----------------\n\nReceive [Pub/Sub notifications for job updates](/transcoder/docs/how-to/create-pub-sub)\nfrom the Transcoder API."]]
