Accessing Google Cloud Storage bucket with WinSCP

With WinSCP you can easily upload and manage files on your Google Cloud Storage bucket using S3 protocol.

Before starting you should:

• Have WinSCP installed;
• Have Google Cloud Storage bucket set up.

First you need to generate your access keys, if you do not have them yet:

• Go to Storage service of your project on the Google Cloud Platform;
• There, go to Settings > Interoperability;
• Check the Request endpoint. It should be https://storage.googleapis.com.
• Go to Access keys for service accounts or Access keys for your user account to add or manage your accesskeys.
• Go to Default project for interoperable access and select your project the default project.

Finally, start WinSCP. Login dialog will appear. On the dialog:

• Make sure New site node is selected.
• On the New site node, select the S3 protocol.
• Enter the hostname of your request endpoint to the Host name box. Typically it is storage.googleapis.com.
• Enter your access keys to the Access key ID and Secret access key boxes.
• Save your site settings using the Save button.
• Login using the Login button.