Google cloud deploy error - Could not retrieve the default Google Cloud Storage bucket for [project]

Question

Not entirely sure on the steps I need to take here. I have my rails app setup and ready to deploy on the google cloud platform the last thing to do is run gcloud preview app deploy

Problem is when I run it I get the errors

ERROR: Error Response: [403] Request had insufficient authentication scopes.
ERROR: (gcloud.preview.app.deploy) Could not retrieve the default Google Cloud Storage bucket for [project]. Please try again or use the [bucket] argument.
root@project-small-group-1-po7p:/home/project/site/site# 

I'm pretty sure the errors are related. From looking up the error I found enabling the google storage API can fix the issue and it created default buckets for the project. The Storage API is now enabled and I can see the buckets have been enabled but the error is still there.

Maybe I need to create some sort of permissions from the servers to the buckets but I don't know if this is the problem and if it is what steps to I need to make to setup these permissions?

What do I need to do? I have 2 instances setup and an SQL instance, with a rails app setup on them.

Answer 1

Zachary Newman is on the right track. Check to see if you are properly authenticated into gcloud. I use one of two options for my projects:

gcloud auth login

OR

gcloud auth activate-service-account --key-file SERVICE_ACCOUNT_JSON

I use the first for my personal testing. I use the second on my CI service. To create the service account JSON, from the main menu on the Google Cloud project:

• Navigate to "Permissions > Service Accounts tab".
• Click 'Create service account' button.
• Enter a useful name.
• Click on 'Furnish a new private key' checkbox
• Use the JSON key type.
• Click 'Create' button.

This is the only chance you'll get to save the JSON file so keep it safe.

Try that and see what happens.