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Update google instructions#600

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@wtgee wtgee commented Sep 17, 2018

One of #599 . Basic instructions for getting authenticated on the google network.

This includes some config items that will be used in forthcoming PRs but should be okay to merge here.

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msg_port: 6510

############ Google Network ############
# By default all images are stored on google
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See comment in #602 about this block of the config.

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# output_timestamp: False

state_machine: simple_state_table
state_machine: simple_state_table No newline at end of file
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Can we keep the newlines at the ends of files?

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Sorry, I think my autopep8 is doing that. I noticed a lot of those changes. I'll try to fix.

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# PANOPTES Google Network

PANOPTES uses various google technologies in order to effectively
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Perhaps c/google/Google Cloud/

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PANOPTES uses various google technologies in order to effectively
create a network of automated observatories. This includes basic
image storage on google servers (called storage _buckets_) as well
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c/google/Google/

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## Prerequisites

To use the google network it is required that a few google software
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c/google/Google/ twice

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with the network, which means you have been given an official unit_id
designation (e.g. PAN001, PAN017, etc) and have also been given a
_service account key_. Currently this process is manual, which means
if you need one you should ask the core [PANOPTES team](https://projectpanoptes.org/contact.html).
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How about a pointer to forum.projectpanoptes.org, and request that folks post there to ask for a unit id.

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# PANOPTES Google Network
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I'm not keen on the name here, probably because I know too much. How about "Enabling Access to Project PANOPTES Cloud Services" or some such?

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> :warning: **Warning** Your service account key is basically a password file and should be kept secret. Do not share the key with others or save in the git repository.

You should place this key in a hidden directory within `$PANDIR`.
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Non-linux folks don't necessarily realize that a period at the start of a directory or file name hides it from ls, though we also shouldn't delude them into thinking it is anything more than a convenience to clean up busy directories.

@wtgee wtgee merged commit 4438170 into panoptes:develop Sep 18, 2018
@wtgee wtgee deleted the update-google-instructions branch September 18, 2018 02:33
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