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# GCP Secret Manager Setup

1. Login to your Google Cloud Platform.
2. Go to the GCP Console home page - <https://console.cloud.google.com/>. Save the Project number for future usage.
3. Click on 'Go to project settings'.

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1. Click on the 'Service Accounts' menu on the left navigation bar.
2. Click on 'Create Service Account'.

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6. Enter the service account name and description details. Save the Service account ID for future usage.

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7. Grant the service account access to the project and create the account.

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8. Select the newly created service account and click on the 'KEYS' tab.

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9. Click the 'ADD KEY' dropdown, select 'Create New Key' and select JSON as the key type.

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10. The service account key JSON file is automatically downloaded to your local machine.