Google Cloud :: Let’s Encrypt client and ACME library written in Go.
Author: Lego Team
Description: Configuration for Google Cloud.
Date: 2019-03-03T16:39:46+01:00

# Google Cloud

Configuration for Google Cloud.

- Code: `gcloud`
- Since: v0.3.0

Here is an example bash command using the Google Cloud provider:

    GCE_PROJECT="gc-project-id" \
    GCE_SERVICE_ACCOUNT_FILE="/path/to/svc/account/file.json" \
    lego --email you@email.com --dns gcloud -d '*.example.com' -d example.com run

## Credentials

Environment Variable Name | Description
--- | ---
`Application Default Credentials` | Documentation
`GCE_PROJECT` | Project name (by default, the project name is auto-detected by using the metadata service)
`GCE_SERVICE_ACCOUNT` | Account
`GCE_SERVICE_ACCOUNT_FILE` | Account file path

The environment variable names can be suffixed by `_FILE` to reference a file instead of a value. More information here.

## Additional Configuration

Environment Variable Name | Description
--- | ---
`GCE_ALLOW_PRIVATE_ZONE` | Allows requested domain to be in private DNS zone, works only with a private ACME server (by default: false)
`GCE_POLLING_INTERVAL` | Time between DNS propagation check in seconds (Default: 5)
`GCE_PROPAGATION_TIMEOUT` | Maximum waiting time for DNS propagation in seconds (Default: 180)
`GCE_TTL` | The TTL of the TXT record used for the DNS challenge in seconds (Default: 120)
`GCE_ZONE_ID` | Allows to skip the automatic detection of the zone

The environment variable names can be suffixed by `_FILE` to reference a file instead of a value. More information here.

## More information

- API documentation
- Go client