# Google Cloud Storage

Procedure: Install the Remote File Systems plugin

This functionality relies on the   plugin, which   you need to install and enable.

> **Note:**
> The Remote File Systems plugin is not available in IntelliJ IDEA without the Ultimate subscription.

1. Press `Ctrl+Alt+S` (Windows), `⌘ Comma` (macOS), `⌘ Comma` (IntelliJ IDEA Classic (macOS)), `⌘ Comma` (macOS System Shortcuts), `Ctrl+Alt+S` (XWin), `Ctrl+Alt+S` (GNOME), `Ctrl+Alt+S` (KDE), `Ctrl+Alt+S` (Emacs), `Ctrl+Alt+S` (Sublime Text), `⌘ Comma` (Sublime Text (macOS)), `Ctrl+Alt+S` (NetBeans), `Ctrl+Alt+S` (Visual Studio), `⌘ Comma` (Visual Studio (macOS)), `Ctrl+Alt+S` (Eclipse), `⌘ Comma` (Eclipse (macOS)) to open settings and then select `Plugins`.

2. Open the Marketplace tab, find the Remote File Systems plugin, and click Install (restart the IDE if prompted).

Procedure: Connect to Google Cloud Storage

1. In the Big Data Tools window, click ![Add a connection](https://resources.jetbrains.com.cn/help/img/idea/2026.2/app-client.expui.general.add.svg) and select Google Cloud Storage.

2. In the Big Data Tools dialog that opens, specify the connection parameters:

![Connection settings for Google Cloud Storage](https://resources.jetbrains.com.cn/help/img/idea/2026.2/bdt_gs_connection.png)

* Name: the name of the connection to distinguish it between the other connections.

* Choose the way to get buckets: * To get specific buckets only, select Custom roots and, in the Roots field, specify the name of the bucket or the path to a directory in the bucket. You can specify multiple names or paths by separating them with a comma. * To get all buckets, select All buckets in the account . You can then use the bucket filter to show only buckets with particular names.

* In the Authentication type list, select an authentication method: * GCloud Account: this will open your browser where you can sign in to your Google account. Once authenticated, select the Project ID. * Credential File: enter a path to the credential JSON file. * Anonymous: select if you want to sign in anonymously, for example, to public buckets.

Optionally, you can set up:

* Per project: select to enable these connection settings only for the current project. Clear the checkbox if you want this connection to be visible in other projects.

* Enable connection: clear the checkbox if you want to disable this connection. By default, the newly created connections are enabled.

* Proxy: select if you want to use [IDE proxy settings](settings-http-proxy.html) or if you want to specify custom proxy settings.

* `Extended Connection Settings | Custom host`: enter your custom endpoint URL, for example, if you want to use it to mock a Google Cloud Storage server .

3. Once you fill in the settings, click Test connection to ensure that all configuration parameters are correct. Then click OK.

Once you have established a connection, you can view the storage and [work with data files](big-data-tools-data-files.html) in it.