GCP CLI Cheat Sheet

Quick reference for commonly used commands

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Authentication

Login

Interactive Login

gcloud auth login ## complete auth in web browser

Service Account

gcloud auth activate-service-account --key-file=<SERVICE_ACCOUNT_KEY>.json

Configuring Multiple Profiles

• Similar to aws --profile gcloud allows you to configure multiple profiles when you need to authenticate as different identities

Profile Setup

gcloud config configurations create <PROFILE_NAME>
gcloud auth activate-service-account --key-file=<SERVICE_ACCOUNT_KEY>.json
gcloud config set project <PROJECT_NAME>

Switch Between Profiles

gcloud compute instances list --configuration=dev
gcloud compute instances list --configuration=prod

Set Default Profile

gcloud config configurations activate <PROFILE>

Configuration File

• The configurations live in ~/.config/gcloud/configurations