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# GCP Cloud Storage
Profile images and Videos are stored in GCP Buckets.Configuration steps required :
* Creation of Buckets
* Service Account Creation
* Grant Access to Service Account on Buckets
* Updating environment variables in .env file
### Creation of Buckets
Navigate to Google Cloud Storage - Buckets
Create Bucket
Click on CREATE Button
Follow defaults and Provide "Public to internet " access by Granting "Storage Object Creator" Role to user "allUsers"
Two Buckets needs to be created - one for Storing videos and other for storing Profile images
### Service Account Creation
Navigate to IAM & Admin - Service Accounts
Create Service Account
Click on CREATE SERVICE ACCOUNT Button
Follow the defaults and create account
Create Key
For the Service Account, create key and download it for updating it in .env file
### Grant Access to Service Account on Buckets
Navigate to Buckets created in last step
Select PERMISSIONS tab and then click on GRANT ACCESS
Assign "Storage Object Admin" Role to the Service Account Created in last step
### Updating environment variables
Set following environments variables in .env file
gcp\_image\_bucket\_name=\
gcp\_video\_bucket\_name=\
gcp\_credentials='\'