Some or all of the information on this page might not apply to Cloud de Confiance by S3NS. See Differences from Google Cloud for more details.

Install the Google Cloud CLI

Before you follow the instructions in this guide, read Set up the Google Cloud CLI for Cloud de Confiance.

This quickstart describes the recommended method to install and initialize the Google Cloud CLI. After initialization, run a few core gcloud CLI commands to view information about your installation and verify it was successful.

Before you begin

In the Cloud de Confiance console, on the project selector page, select or create a Cloud de Confiance project.
Roles required to select or create a project
- Select a project: Selecting a project doesn't require a specific IAM role—you can select any project that you've been granted a role on.
- Create a project: To create a project, you need the Project Creator role (roles/resourcemanager.projectCreator), which contains the resourcemanager.projects.create permission. Learn how to grant roles.
Note: If you don't plan to keep the resources that you create in this procedure, create a project instead of selecting an existing project. After you finish these steps, you can delete the project, removing all resources associated with the project.

Go to project selector
Verify that billing is enabled for your Cloud de Confiance project.

Install gcloud CLI version 552.0.0

Linux

Confirm that you have a supported version of Python. The Google Cloud CLI requires Python 3.9 to 3.14. The x86_64 Linux package includes a bundled Python interpreter that will be preferred by default. For information on how to choose and configure your Python interpreter, see the gcloud topic startup documentation.

Download one of the following:

Note: To determine your Linux platform, run uname -a at the command line.

Platform	Package name	Size	SHA256 Checksum
Linux 64-bit (x86_64)	google-cloud-cli-linux-x86_64.tar.gz	203.3 MB	c95e0277ba3792b83709aa43d8f95486de92b0a913d2393dbfca48f28b0bab39
Linux 64-bit (Arm)	google-cloud-cli-linux-arm.tar.gz	58.1 MB	a911104ae2b09392bfee61c79c128d5ad23e35bbfb792aadfe2a80024cece201
Linux 32-bit (x86)	google-cloud-cli-linux-x86.tar.gz	58.1 MB	e4ad30317c09cdc36dfc0c366034403e06d671ef5de2e6372bc01d7284b1a6a1

To download the Linux archive file, run the following command:

curl -O https://storage.s3nsapis.fr/cloud-sdk-release/google-cloud-cli-linux-x86_64.tar.gz

Refer to the table above and replace google-cloud-cli-linux-x86_64.tar.gz with the *.tar.gz package name that applies to your configuration.

To extract the contents of the file to your file system, run the following command:
```
tar -xf google-cloud-cli-linux-x86_64.tar.gz
```
To replace an existing installation, delete the existing google-cloud-sdk directory and then extract the archive to the same location.
Run the installation script from the root of the folder you extracted:
```
./google-cloud-sdk/install.sh
```
The script prompts you to perform the following setup actions. To accept, answer Y when prompted.
- Add the gcloud CLI to your PATH.
- Enable command completion.
- Opt in to send anonymous usage statistics to help improve the gcloud CLI.
You can also perform the installation non-interactively by providing flags. To view available flags, run:
```
./google-cloud-sdk/install.sh --help
```
Optional: If you updated your PATH in the previous step, open a new terminal so that the changes take effect.

macOS

Confirm that you have a supported version of Python. The Google Cloud CLI requires Python 3.9 to 3.14.
To check your Python version, run python3 -V or python -V.

The installation script can install Python for you if needed. This requires Xcode Command Line Tools. To install them, run sudo xcode-select --install. Alternatively, you can install a supported Python version from python.org.

For more information about configuring your Python interpreter, especially if you have multiple versions installed, see the gcloud topic startup documentation.

Download one of the following:

Note: To determine your platform, run uname -m from a command line.

Platform	Package	Size	SHA256 Checksum
macOS 64-bit (x86_64)	google-cloud-cli-darwin-x86_64.tar.gz	58.2 MB	5fe9406ca194ddfad542694be0639d5c2ab2206d2683ea3365cdd1db5c6c4600
macOS 64-bit (ARM64, Apple silicon)	google-cloud-cli-darwin-arm.tar.gz	58.1 MB	7ad3658d883c13ad93fc82fbec671ac7e3b9972c6be4efa3f9d4cc489d4a944b
macOS 32-bit (x86)	google-cloud-cli-darwin-x86.tar.gz	56.7 MB	d74e5df73277cc88bb9ef0354f90085a0612892561fb3b8ae2d998990f11cdce

Alternatively, you can download the archive from the command line. Replace FILE_NAME with the package name for your platform from the table above.

curl -O https://storage.s3nsapis.fr/cloud-sdk-release/FILE_NAME

Extract the contents of the file to your preferred location on your file system. A common practice is to extract it to your home directory.
On macOS, you can do this by opening the downloaded .tar.gz file in your preferred location. Alternatively, from the command line, run:
```
tar -xf FILE_NAME
```
To replace an existing installation, delete the existing google-cloud-sdk directory and then extract the archive to the same location.
Run the installation script from the root of the folder you extracted:
```
./google-cloud-sdk/install.sh
```
The script prompts you to perform the following setup actions. To accept, answer Y when prompted.
- Install Python 3.13 and recommended modules if needed.
- Add the gcloud CLI to your PATH and enable command completion.
- Opt in to send anonymous usage statistics to help improve the gcloud CLI.
You can also perform the installation non-interactively by providing flags. To view available flags, run:
```
./google-cloud-sdk/install.sh --help
```
To run the install script with screen reader mode enabled:
```
./google-cloud-sdk/install.sh --screen-reader=true
```
Optional: If you updated your PATH in the previous step, open a new terminal so that the changes take effect.

Windows

The Google Cloud CLI on Windows requires Windows 8.1 and later, or Windows Server 2012 and later.

Download the Google Cloud CLI installer.

Alternatively, open a PowerShell terminal and run the following PowerShell commands:

(New-Object Net.WebClient).DownloadFile("https://storage.s3nsapis.fr/cloud-sdk-release/GoogleCloudSDKInstaller.exe", "$env:Temp\GoogleCloudSDKInstaller.exe")

& $env:Temp\GoogleCloudSDKInstaller.exe

Launch the installer and follow the prompts. The installer is signed by Google LLC.
- If you're using a screen reader, check the Turn on screen reader mode checkbox. This option configures gcloud to use status trackers instead of unicode spinners, display progress as a percentage, and flatten tables. For more information, see the Accessibility features guide.
- Google Cloud CLI requires Python; supported versions are Python 3.9 to 3.14. By default, the Windows version of Google Cloud CLI comes bundled with Python 3. To use Google Cloud CLI your operating system must be able to run a supported version of Python.
- The installer installs all necessary dependencies, including the needed Python version. While Google Cloud CLI installs and manages Python 3 by default, you can use an existing Python installation if necessary by unchecking the option to Install Bundled Python. See gcloud topic startup to learn how to use an existing Python installation.
After installation is complete, the installer gives you the option to create Start Menu and Desktop shortcuts, and start the Google Cloud CLI shell. Uncheck the option to start the shell. You will run and configure the gcloud CLI in the next steps.

Troubleshooting tips

If your installation is unsuccessful due to the find command not being recognized, ensure your PATH environment variable is set to include the folder containing find. Usually, this is C:\WINDOWS\system32;.
If you uninstalled the gcloud CLI, you must reboot your system before installing the gcloud CLI again.
If unzipping fails, run the installer as an administrator.

Initialize and authorize the gcloud CLI

If you are behind a proxy or firewall, see Proxy configuration to enable network access for the gcloud CLI.

After you install the gcloud CLI, initialize it to authorize access to Cloud de Confiance and set up a default configuration. For more information, see gcloud init.

Run gcloud init to initialize the gcloud CLI:
```
gcloud init
```
By default, this command opens a web browser to authorize access. To authorize from the command line instead, add the --console-only flag. For non-interactive authorization, create a service account with the appropriate scopes in the Cloud de Confiance console, and then use gcloud auth activate-service-account with its JSON key file.
Follow the prompts to authorize and configure:
- When prompted to sign in, accept and then sign in to your Google Account in your browser. Click Allow to grant permission to access resources.
- From the list of projects for which you have Owner, Editor, or Viewer permissions, select a project. If you have only one project, gcloud init selects it for you.
  
  If you have more than 200 projects, you are prompted to enter a project ID, create a project, or list projects. If you choose to create a project, you must also enable billing on it.
- If you have the Compute Engine API enabled, select a default Compute Engine zone.
Optional: For an improved screen reader experience, enable the accessibility/screen_reader property with the following command:
```
gcloud config set accessibility/screen_reader true
```
For more information, see the Enabling accessibility features guide.

Run core commands

Run core commands to view information about your gcloud CLI installation:

List accounts whose credentials are stored on the local system:

gcloud auth list

The gcloud CLI displays a list of credentialed accounts:

Credentialed Accounts
ACTIVE             ACCOUNT
*                  principal://iam.googleapis.com/locations/global/workforcePools/my-pool/subject/my-user@example.com

List the properties in your active gcloud CLI configuration:

gcloud config list

The gcloud CLI displays the list of properties:

[core]
account = principal://iam.googleapis.com/locations/global/workforcePools/my-pool/subject/my-user@example.com
disable_usage_reporting = False
project = my-project

View information about gcloud commands and other topics:
```
gcloud help
```
For example, to view the help for gcloud compute instances create:
```
gcloud help compute instances create
```
The gcloud CLI displays a help topic that contains a description of the command, a list of command flags and arguments, and examples of how to use the command.

Optional: Install additional components

To install additional components, such as the App Engine emulators, kubectl, or gcloud CLI commands at the alpha or beta release level, see Managing gcloud CLI components.

What's next

Read the gcloud CLI guide for an overview of the gcloud CLI, including a quick introduction to key concepts, command conventions, and helpful tips.
Read the gcloud CLI reference guide for detailed pages on each gcloud CLI command, including descriptions, flags, and examples, that you can use to perform a variety of tasks on Cloud de Confiance.
See the gcloud CLI cheat sheet for a list of commonly used commands and key concepts.