cloud storage

gcloud CLI init:

gcloud init

export bucket name (it must be unique)

export BUCKETNAME=my-awesome-bucket

Create bucket

gcloud storage buckets create gs://$BUCKETNAME/ --uniform-bucket-level-access

Upload an object into your bucket:

gcloud storage cp Desktop/kitten.png gs://$BUCKETNAME

Download the object from your bucket

gcloud storage cp gs://$BUCKETNAME/kitten.png Desktop/kitten2.png

Copy the object to a folder in the bucket

gcloud storage cp gs://$BUCKETNAME/kitten.png gs://$BUCKETNAME/just-a-folder/kitten3.png

List contents of a bucket or folder

gcloud storage ls gs://$BUCKETNAME

List details for an object

gcloud storage ls gs://$BUCKETNAME/kitten.png --long

Make the objects publicly accessible

• Use the gcloud storage buckets add-iam-policy-binding command to grant all users permission to read the images stored in your bucket:

gcloud storage buckets add-iam-policy-binding gs://$BUCKETNAME --member=allUsers --role=roles/storage.objectViewer

• To remove this access, use the command:

gcloud storage buckets remove-iam-policy-binding gs://$BUCKETNAME --member=allUsers --role=roles/storage.objectViewer

Give someone access to your bucket

Use the gcloud storage buckets add-iam-policy-binding command to give a specific email address permission to add objects to your bucket:

gcloud storage buckets add-iam-policy-binding gs://$BUCKETNAME --member=user:jane@gmail.com --role=roles/storage.objectCreator

To remove this permission, use the command:

gcloud storage buckets remove-iam-policy-binding gs://$BUCKETNAME --member=user:jane@gmail.com --role=roles/storage.objectCreator
   

Delete an object

Use the gcloud storage rm command to delete one of your images:

gcloud storage rm gs://$BUCKETNAME/kitten.png

Clean up

Use the gcloud storage rm command with the --recursive flag to delete the bucket and anything inside of it:

gcloud storage rm gs://$BUCKETNAME --recursive