1. Set up a Google Cloud Platform project and enable billing.
2. Download the GCP SDK to install Google Cloud CLI on your computer with the tutorial at the following link: https://cloud.google.com/sdk/docs/install-sdk
3. Set up Firestore in a GCP project
   • In the Google Cloud Platform Console, click the Firestore menu, then click the Select Native Mode button
4. Clone the github repository to your computer.

   git clone https://github.com/HydroMon/hydromon-cloud-computing.git
   

5. Create key service account to link GCP project with back-end application
   • Create service account:
     • Open the Service Account page or on the Google Cloud Console, select the IAM & Admin menu > Service Account
     • Click the + CREATE SERVICE ACCOUNT button in the top navigation bar
     • Enter the service account details according to the fields provided. Fill in the name in the Service account name field, then the Service account ID field will be filled automatically according to the name filled in.
     • Click Create and Continue.
     • Select the Role for the service account according to the access you want to give.
     • Click Done if finished.
   • Create service account key:
     • Click on the email service account that was created earlier.
     • Select the KEYS tab
     • Click the ADD KEY dropdown and select Create new key
     • Select the JSON key type, then click CREATE
     • The key in the form of .json file will be downloaded automatically
6. Move the json key service account file into the directory cloned from the previous repository
7. Make .env file

   TOKEN_SECRET = <RANDOM_STRING>
   

8. Make sure you are in the desired GCP Project
   • Open a terminal into the previous cloned folder
   • Type the following command to see the list of GCP projects

     gcloud projects list
     

   • Type the following command to set the project you want to use

     gcloud config set project <PROJECT_ID>
     

9. Deploy to GCP with the App Engine service

   gcloud app deploy
   

10. Select the server location according to the closest location
11. Wait until the deployment process is complete. When finished, the application can be opened with the command:

    gcloud app browse
    

    The intended link can be used as the API base url

https://documenter.getpostman.com/view/13459345/UzBiPULP