Firestore (Datastore Mode)
Connecting to Firestore (Datastore Mode) from a DevZero workspace.
Connecting to an Firestore instance to your DevBox.
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Prerequisites
- Follow the Connecting to GCP guide.
Existing Database
Step 1: Accessing GCP Firestore Instance from a DevBox
- Connect to your DevZero workspace.
- Store the Google Authentication Credentials on the workspace.
- Install Python and PIP:
sudo apt update
sudo apt install python3 python3-dev python3-venv
sudo apt-get install wget
wget https://bootstrap.pypa.io/get-pip.py
- Install Firestore Admin API:
pip install --upgrade google-cloud-datastore
- Set the GOOGLE_APPLICATION_CREDENTIALS environment variable.
export GOOGLE_APPLICATION_CREDENTIALS=/path/to/the/key.json
- Write a Python scipt to test the Firestore Admin API Connection:
from google.cloud import datastore
datastore_client = datastore.Client(project='content-gen-418510', database='devzero-test')
if datastore_client:
print('Connected')
else:
pass
- Run the Python Script:
python3 <file-name>.py
If the connection is successful, you should see "Connected" printed in the terminal output.
New Database
Step 1: Creating an Firestore Instance
- Go to Firestore > Databases and click on Create database.
- Choose the Datastore Mode and click on Continue.
- Enter your Database ID and select the between Region and Multi-region mode.
- Choose your desired region and click on Create Database.
Step 2: Accessing Firestore Database from DevBox
- Connect to your DevZero workspace.
- Store the Google Authentication Credentials on the workspace.
- Install Python and PIP:
sudo apt update
sudo apt install python3 python3-dev python3-venv
sudo apt-get install wget
wget https://bootstrap.pypa.io/get-pip.py
- Install Firestore Admin API:
pip install --upgrade google-cloud-datastore
- Set the GOOGLE_APPLICATION_CREDENTIALS environment variable.
export GOOGLE_APPLICATION_CREDENTIALS=/path/to/the/key.json
- Write a Python scipt to test the Firestore Admin API Connection:
from google.cloud import datastore
datastore_client = datastore.Client(project='content-gen-418510', database='devzero-test')
if datastore_client:
print('Connected')
else:
pass
- Run the Python Script:
python3 <file-name>.py
If the connection is successful, you should see "Connected" printed in the terminal output.