# Google Storage Authentication

## Google Storage Authentication

### Description

This metadata type can be used to add a new Google Cloud Storage file system to your project. This allows you to connect to multiple storage accounts at the same time.

{% hint style="info" %}
We support variables, but VFS filesystems are only loaded at startup. This means only variables from the Hop system, project or environment level are supported.
{% endhint %}

### Options

| Option              | Description                                                        |
| ------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| Name                | Name of the file system, this will be used in file paths `name://` |
| Description         | Description field for additional information                       |
| Storage Account Key | The primary or secondary key of the storage account                |


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