How to request GCP credits and link them to your project - cs327e-summer2022/snippets GitHub Wiki

Retrieving your coupon

  1. Request your GCP coupon from this retrieval link here. Once there, enter your UTEXAS.EDU account. The project partners should use one coupon first, and the other coupon later in the semester.

  2. After requesting your coupon, you will receive an email at that UT account asking you to verify your information; upon verification, you will receive your coupon code by email.

Activating your coupon

NOTE: BEFORE MOVING AHEAD, CHECK THAT YOU ARE LOGGED IN TO YOUR GMAIL ACCOUNT AND NOT THE UTEXAS.EDU ACCOUNT WHEN ACTIVATING THE COUPON CODE. THE UTEXAS.EDU ACCOUNT IS TO BE USED ONLY FOR RETRIEVING THE COUPON CODE, BUT THE ACTIVATION OF THE COUPON MUST BE DONE ON THE GMAIL ACCOUNT. IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS, PLEASE POST A QUESTION ON ED DISCUSSION OR HAVE A CONVERSATION WITH THE INSTRUCTORS.

  1. Once you receive your coupon code, log out of your UTEXAS.EDU account (see NOTE above) and log in to your gmail account before activating your coupon. Click here to activate your coupon.

  2. Copy and paste your coupon code into the form and click Accept and Continue. This will activate the coupon and a billing account named 'Billing Account for Education' will be created.

Linking your GCP Project to the 'Billing Account for Education'

Note: The following steps may not be necessary since we are using coupon credits.

  1. Click on the Billing menu via the navigation menu (the three bars) on the top-left corner of the UI.

  2. Look for 'My Projects' on the Billing dashboard.

  3. Locate your GCP project and click on the three dots to the left of it.

  4. Select 'Change billing' and choose 'Billing Account for Education' from the dropdown, and click on SET ACCOUNT.