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="abc@email.com" \
    --domains="example.com" \
    --dns="gcloud" \
    --path="${HOME}/.lego" \
    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
GCE_PROPAGATION_TIMEOUT Maximum waiting time for DNS propagation
GCE_TTL The TTL of the TXT record used for the DNS challenge
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.

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