मुख्य कंटेंट तक स्किप करें

Configuring Deployment User/Role in GCP

Overview​

This guide will help you set up a Service Account in Google Cloud Platform (GCP) that Terraform can use to deploy infrastructure changes. By this stage, you should already have a GCP project ready for deployment.

Creating and Configuring a Service Account​

  1. Log in to your GCP account.

  2. Navigate to the IAM & Admin section and select Service Accounts from the menu.

  3. Click Create Service Account named terraform-deployer.

  4. Enter a Service Account Name and optionally a description. Click Create and Continue.

    alt text

  5. Under Grant this service account access to the project, add the following roles:

    • Editor
    • Project IAM Admin
    • Role Administrator
    • Secret Manager Admin
    • Secret Manager Secret Accessor

  6. Under Grant users access to this service account, leave it empty and click Done.

  7. Once the service account is created, locate it in the list, click the More Actions menu (three dots), and select Manage Keys.

  8. Click Add Key, then select Create New Key. Choose the JSON key type and click Create.

  9. Save the downloaded key file in a secure location. This file contains the credentials needed for Terraform.

    alt text

With these steps completed, your GCP Service Account is set up and ready to be used for Terraform deployments.