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Repository Settings

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Repository Settings

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The gcs repository type supports a number of settings to customize how data is stored in Google Cloud Storage.

These can be specified when creating the repository. For example:

PUT _snapshot/my_gcs_repository
{
  "type": "gcs",
  "settings": {
    "bucket": "my_other_bucket",
    "base_path": "dev"
  }
}

The following settings are supported:

bucket
The name of the bucket to be used for snapshots. (Mandatory)
client
The name of the client to use to connect to Google Cloud Storage. Defaults to default.
base_path
Specifies the path within bucket to repository data. Defaults to the root of the bucket.
chunk_size
Big files can be broken down into chunks during snapshotting if needed. The chunk size can be specified in bytes or by using size value notation, i.e. 1g, 10m, 5k. Defaults to 100m.
compress
When set to true metadata files are stored in compressed format. This setting doesn’t affect index files that are already compressed by default. Defaults to false.
application_name
Name used by the client when it uses the Google Cloud Storage service.

Recommended Bucket Permission

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The service account used to access the bucket must have the "Writer" access to the bucket:

  1. Connect to the Google Cloud Platform Console
  2. Select your project
  3. Got to the Storage Browser
  4. Select the bucket and "Edit bucket permission"
  5. The service account must be configured as a "User" with "Writer" access
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