-
Sign up for a GCP account:
- Go to https://cloud.google.com/vertex-ai and sign up for a GCP account.
- You can get $150 free credits without a credit card, or $300 free credits by providing a credit card. (Note that the free credits expire in 90 days)
-
Enable Vertex AI API:
- Go to https://console.cloud.google.com/marketplace/product/google/aiplatform.googleapis.com to enable the Vertex AI API for your project.
-
Apply for Claude models:
- Go to https://console.cloud.google.com/vertex-ai and apply for access to the Claude models.
-
Create a Service Account:
- Select the project ID you created earlier.
- Make sure to grant the role of "Vertex AI User" or "Vertex AI Administrator" to the service account.
- On the service account page you just created, go to the "Keys" tab and click "Add Key".
- Select "Create new key" and choose "JSON" as the key type.
- The key file will be downloaded automatically. This file contains the required variables for the worker, such as project_id, private_key, and client_email.
The worker requires several environment variables to be set:
CLIENT_EMAIL: This is the email associated with your GCP service account. You can find this in your service account's JSON key file.PRIVATE_KEY: This is the private key associated with your GCP service account. You can find this in your service account's JSON key file.PROJECT: This is the ID of your GCP project. You can find this in your service account's JSON key file.API_KEY: This is a string that you define. It is used to authenticate requests to the worker.