Setting up a Google Cloud Storage bucket for centralised logging

This article outlines the steps required to set up a Google Cloud Storage bucket for use with centralised logging in Migrate Self-Hosted.

Creating the service account

Follow the steps in the below article to set up a service account.

• • Setting up the Service Account and enable the APIs within Google Workspace for CloudM Migrate

Creating the bucket

1. Log in to the Google Cloud Platform.
2. Click the hamburger menu in the top-left corner, then navigate to Cloud Storage > Buckets.
3. Click the "Create Bucket" button.
4. Enter a name for your bucket and click "Continue".
5. Choose the region where you want your bucket to be located and click "Continue".
6. Select the desired storage class and click "Continue".
   • Standard is recommended if you plan to access the logs frequently.
   • You can find more detail on storage costs in the below Google documentation.
     • Storage pricing 
     • Operations by class 
     • Pricing calculator 
7. Scroll down and click "Create". All other settings can be left as default.

Once the bucket is created:

1. Return to the bucket list, click the three dots to the right of your newly created bucket, and select Edit Access.
2. Click Add Member. In the New Members field, paste the service account email address you created earlier.
3. Click Select a Role and assign Storage Admin permissions.