Google Cloud Storage

Store uploaded files to your Medusa backend on Google Cloud Storage.

Features

• Store product images on Google Cloud Storage.
• Support for both private and public buckets.
• Download/Delete product images on Google Cloud Storage.
• Get URL product images on Google Cloud Storage.

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Prerequisites

• Medusa backend
• Google Cloud Storage

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How to Install Plugin

1. Run the following command in the directory of the Medusa backend:

npm install medusa-plugin-file-cloud-storage

2. Set the following environment backend medusa variables in .env. If you are deploying to a GCP product that supports Application Default credentials, you can leave CLIENT_EMAIL and PRIVATE_KEY this omitted, and authentication will work automatically.:

CLIENT_EMAIL=<CLIENT_EMAIL>
PRIVATE_KEY=<PRIVATE_KEY>
BUCKET_NAME=<PRIVATE_KEY>

3. In medusa-config.js add the following at the end of the plugins array:

const plugins = [
  // ...
  {
    resolve: `medusa-plugin-file-cloud-storage`,
    options: {
        credentials : {
          client_email: process.env.CLIENT_EMAIL,
          private_key: process.env.PRIVATE_KEY
        },
        privateBucketName: process.env.GCP_STORAGE_PRIVATE_BUCKET_NAME,
        publicBucketName: process.env.GCP_STORAGE_PUBLIC_BUCKET_NAME,
        basePublicUrl: process.env.GCP_STORAGE_BASE_PUBLIC_URL,
    }, 
  },
]

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Test the Plugin

1. Run the following command in the directory of the Medusa backend to run the backend:

npm run start

2. Upload an image for a product using the admin dashboard or using the Admin APIs.

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