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# GCP CLI Cheat Sheet

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## Authentication

### Login

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{% tab title="Interactive Login" %}
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```shellscript
gcloud auth login ## complete auth in web browser
```

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{% tab title="Service Account" %}
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```shellscript
gcloud auth activate-service-account --key-file=<SERVICE_ACCOUNT_KEY>.json
```

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### Configuring Multiple Profiles

* Similar to aws `--profile` gcloud allows you to configure multiple profiles when you need to authenticate as different identities&#x20;

#### Profile Setup

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

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#### Switch Between Profiles

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

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#### Set Default Profile

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```shellscript
gcloud config configurations activate <PROFILE>
```

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### Configuration File

* The configurations live in `~/.config/gcloud/configurations`