GSP074

Overview

Cloud Storage allows world-wide storage and retrieval of any amount of data at any time. You can use Cloud Storage for a range of scenarios including serving website content, storing data for archival and disaster recovery, or distributing large data objects to users via direct download.

In this hands-on lab you will learn how to create a storage bucket, upload objects to it, create folders and subfolders in it, and make objects publicly accessible using the Google Cloud command line.

Throughout this lab you'll be able to verify your work in the console by going to Navigation menu > Cloud Storage. You'll just need to refresh your browser after each command is run to see the new items you've created.

What you'll do

In this hands-on lab you will learn how to use Google Cloud command line to:

• Create a storage bucket
• Upload objects to the bucket
• Create folders and subfolders in the bucket
• Make objects in a storage bucket publicly accessible

Setup and requirements

Before you click the Start Lab button

Read these instructions. Labs are timed and you cannot pause them. The timer, which starts when you click Start Lab, shows how long Google Cloud resources are made available to you.

This hands-on lab lets you do the lab activities in a real cloud environment, not in a simulation or demo environment. It does so by giving you new, temporary credentials you use to sign in and access Google Cloud for the duration of the lab.

To complete this lab, you need:

• Access to a standard internet browser (Chrome browser recommended).

• Time to complete the lab—remember, once you start, you cannot pause a lab.

How to start your lab and sign in to the Google Cloud console

1. Click the Start Lab button. If you need to pay for the lab, a dialog opens for you to select your payment method. On the left is the Lab Details pane with the following:

   • The Open Google Cloud console button
   • Time remaining
   • The temporary credentials that you must use for this lab
   • Other information, if needed, to step through this lab

2. Click Open Google Cloud console (or right-click and select Open Link in Incognito Window if you are running the Chrome browser).

   The lab spins up resources, and then opens another tab that shows the Sign in page.

   Tip: Arrange the tabs in separate windows, side-by-side.

   Note: If you see the Choose an account dialog, click Use Another Account.

3. If necessary, copy the Username below and paste it into the Sign in dialog.

   {{{user_0.username | "Username"}}}

   You can also find the Username in the Lab Details pane.

4. Click Next.

5. Copy the Password below and paste it into the Welcome dialog.

   {{{user_0.password | "Password"}}}

   You can also find the Password in the Lab Details pane.

6. Click Next.

   Important: You must use the credentials the lab provides you. Do not use your Google Cloud account credentials. Note: Using your own Google Cloud account for this lab may incur extra charges.

7. Click through the subsequent pages:

   • Accept the terms and conditions.
   • Do not add recovery options or two-factor authentication (because this is a temporary account).
   • Do not sign up for free trials.

After a few moments, the Google Cloud console opens in this tab.

Note: To access Google Cloud products and services, click the Navigation menu or type the service or product name in the Search field.

Activate Cloud Shell

Cloud Shell is a virtual machine that is loaded with development tools. It offers a persistent 5GB home directory and runs on the Google Cloud. Cloud Shell provides command-line access to your Google Cloud resources.

1. Click Activate Cloud Shell at the top of the Google Cloud console.

2. Click through the following windows:

   • Continue through the Cloud Shell information window.
   • Authorize Cloud Shell to use your credentials to make Google Cloud API calls.

When you are connected, you are already authenticated, and the project is set to your Project_ID, . The output contains a line that declares the Project_ID for this session:

gcloud is the command-line tool for Google Cloud. It comes pre-installed on Cloud Shell and supports tab-completion.

3. (Optional) You can list the active account name with this command:

4. Click Authorize.

Output:

5. (Optional) You can list the project ID with this command:

Output:

Set the region

Set the project region for this lab:

Task 1. Create a bucket

In this lab you use gcloud storage and gsutil commands.

When you create a bucket you must follow the universal bucket naming rules, below.

Bucket naming rules

• Do not include sensitive information in the bucket name, because the bucket namespace is global and publicly visible.
• Bucket names must contain only lowercase letters, numbers, dashes (-), underscores (_), and dots (.). Names containing dots require verification.
• Bucket names must start and end with a number or letter.
• Bucket names must contain 3 to 63 characters. Names containing dots can contain up to 222 characters, but each dot-separated component can be no longer than 63 characters.
• Bucket names cannot be represented as an IP address in dotted-decimal notation (for example, 192.168.5.4).
• Bucket names cannot begin with the "goog" prefix.
• Bucket names cannot contain "google" or close misspellings of "google".
• Also, for DNS compliance and future compatibility, you should not use underscores (_) or have a period adjacent to another period or dash. For example, ".." or "-." or ".-" are not valid in DNS names.

Use the make bucket (buckets create) command to make a bucket, replacing <YOUR_BUCKET_NAME> with a unique name that follows the bucket naming rules:

This command is creating a bucket with default settings. To see what those default settings are, use the Cloud console Navigation menu > Cloud Storage, then click on your bucket name, and click on the Configuration tab.

That's it — you've just created a Cloud Storage bucket!

Test completed task

Click Check my progress to verify your performed task. If you've successfully created a Cloud Storage bucket, you'll see an assessment score.

Test your understanding

Below is a multiple choice question to reinforce your understanding of this lab's concepts. Answer it to the best of your ability.

Task 2. Upload an object into your bucket

Use Cloud Shell to upload an object into a bucket.

1. To download this image (ada.jpg) into your bucket, enter this command into Cloud Shell:

2. Use the gcloud storage cp command to upload the image from the location where you saved it to the bucket you created:

You can see the image load into your bucket from the command line.

You've just stored an object in your bucket!

3. Now remove the downloaded image:

Task 3. Download an object from your bucket

• Use the gcloud storage cp command to download the image you stored in your bucket to Cloud Shell:

If successful, the command returns:

You've just downloaded the image from your bucket.

Task 4. Copy an object to a folder in the bucket

• Use the gcloud storage cp command to create a folder called image-folder and copy the image (ada.jpg) into it:

If successful, the command returns:

The image file has been copied into a new folder in your bucket.

Test completed task

Click Check my progress to verify your performed task. If you have successfully uploaded an object into a folder in your Cloud Storage bucket, you'll see an assessment score.

Task 5. List contents of a bucket or folder

• Use the gcloud storage ls command to list the contents of the bucket:

If successful, the command returns a message similar to:

That's everything currently in your bucket.

Task 6. List details for an object

• Use the gcloud storage ls command, with the -l flag to get some details about the image file you uploaded to your bucket:

If successful, the command returns a message similar to:

Now you know the image's size and date of creation.

Task 7. Make your object publicly accessible

• Use the gsutil acl ch command to grant all users read permission for the object stored in your bucket:

If successful, the command returns:

Your image is now public, and can be made available to anyone.

Test completed ask

Click Check my progress to verify your performed task. If you have successfully shared an object from your storage bucket, you will see an assessment score.

Validate that your image is publicly available.

• Go to Navigation menu > Cloud Storage, then click on the name of your bucket.

You should see your image with the Public link box. Click the Copy URL and open the URL in a new browser tab.

Test your understanding

Below is a multiple choice question to reinforce your understanding of this lab's concepts. Answer it to the best of your ability.

Task 8. Remove public access

1. To remove this permission, use the command:

If successful, the command returns:

You have removed public access to this object.

2. Verify that you've removed public access by clicking the Refresh button in the console. The checkmark will be removed.

Test your understanding

Below is a multiple choice question to reinforce your understanding of this lab's concepts. Answer it to the best of your ability.

Delete objects

1. Use the gcloud storage rm command to delete an object - the image file in your bucket:

If successful, the command returns:

2. Refresh the console. The copy of the image file is no longer stored on Cloud Storage (though the copy you made in the image-folder/ folder still exists).

Congratulations!

You created a storage bucket, organized it by creating folders and subfolders, then uploaded objects to it. You also made objects in your bucket publicly accessible using Cloud Shell.

Next steps / Learn more

This lab is also part of a series of labs called Qwik Starts. These labs are designed to give you a little taste of the many features available with Google Cloud. Search for "Qwik Starts" in the lab catalog to find the next lab you'd like to take!

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Manual Last Updated October 29, 2024

Lab Last Tested October 25, 2024

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