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If you're using a local shell, then create local authentication credentials for your user account:\r\ngcloud auth application-default login\r\nYou don't need to do this if you're using Cloud Shell.\r\nIf an authentication error is returned, and you are using an external identity provider (IdP), confirm that\r\nyou have signed in to the gcloud CLI with your federated identity.\r\nFor more information, see Set up authentication for a local development environment.\r\nTo use the .NET samples on this page in a local development environment, install and initialize the gcloud CLI,\r\nand then set up Application Default Credentials with your user credentials.\r\n1. Install the Google Cloud CLI.\r\n2. If you're using an external identity provider (IdP), you must first sign in to the gcloud CLI with your\r\nfederated identity.\r\n3. If you're using a local shell, then create local authentication credentials for your user account:\r\nhttps://cloud.google.com/compute/docs/instances/create-start-instance#api_2\r\nPage 1 of 4\n\ngcloud auth application-default login\r\nYou don't need to do this if you're using Cloud Shell.\r\nIf an authentication error is returned, and you are using an external identity provider (IdP), confirm that\r\nyou have signed in to the gcloud CLI with your federated identity.\r\nFor more information, see Set up authentication for a local development environment.\r\nTo use the Go samples on this page in a local development environment, install and initialize the gcloud CLI, and\r\nthen set up Application Default Credentials with your user credentials.\r\n1. Install the Google Cloud CLI.\r\n2. If you're using an external identity provider (IdP), you must first sign in to the gcloud CLI with your\r\nfederated identity.\r\n3. If you're using a local shell, then create local authentication credentials for your user account:\r\ngcloud auth application-default login\r\nYou don't need to do this if you're using Cloud Shell.\r\nIf an authentication error is returned, and you are using an external identity provider (IdP), confirm that\r\nyou have signed in to the gcloud CLI with your federated identity.\r\nFor more information, see Set up authentication for a local development environment.\r\nTo use the Java samples on this page in a local development environment, install and initialize the gcloud CLI,\r\nand then set up Application Default Credentials with your user credentials.\r\n1. Install the Google Cloud CLI.\r\n2. If you're using an external identity provider (IdP), you must first sign in to the gcloud CLI with your\r\nfederated identity.\r\n3. If you're using a local shell, then create local authentication credentials for your user account:\r\ngcloud auth application-default login\r\nYou don't need to do this if you're using Cloud Shell.\r\nIf an authentication error is returned, and you are using an external identity provider (IdP), confirm that\r\nyou have signed in to the gcloud CLI with your federated identity.\r\nFor more information, see Set up authentication for a local development environment.\r\nhttps://cloud.google.com/compute/docs/instances/create-start-instance#api_2\r\nPage 2 of 4\n\nTo use the Node.js samples on this page in a local development environment, install and initialize the gcloud CLI,\r\nand then set up Application Default Credentials with your user credentials.\r\n1. Install the Google Cloud CLI.\r\n2. If you're using an external identity provider (IdP), you must first sign in to the gcloud CLI with your\r\nfederated identity.\r\n3. If you're using a local shell, then create local authentication credentials for your user account:\r\ngcloud auth application-default login\r\nYou don't need to do this if you're using Cloud Shell.\r\nIf an authentication error is returned, and you are using an external identity provider (IdP), confirm that\r\nyou have signed in to the gcloud CLI with your federated identity.\r\nFor more information, see Set up authentication for a local development environment.\r\nTo use the PHP samples on this page in a local development environment, install and initialize the gcloud CLI,\r\nand then set up Application Default Credentials with your user credentials.\r\n1. Install the Google Cloud CLI.\r\n2. If you're using an external identity provider (IdP), you must first sign in to the gcloud CLI with your\r\nfederated identity.\r\n3. If you're using a local shell, then create local authentication credentials for your user account:\r\ngcloud auth application-default login\r\nYou don't need to do this if you're using Cloud Shell.\r\nIf an authentication error is returned, and you are using an external identity provider (IdP), confirm that\r\nyou have signed in to the gcloud CLI with your federated identity.\r\nFor more information, see Set up authentication for a local development environment.\r\nTo use the Python samples on this page in a local development environment, install and initialize the gcloud CLI,\r\nand then set up Application Default Credentials with your user credentials.\r\n1. Install the Google Cloud CLI.\r\n2. If you're using an external identity provider (IdP), you must first sign in to the gcloud CLI with your\r\nfederated identity.\r\n3. If you're using a local shell, then create local authentication credentials for your user account:\r\nhttps://cloud.google.com/compute/docs/instances/create-start-instance#api_2\r\nPage 3 of 4\n\ngcloud auth application-default login\r\nYou don't need to do this if you're using Cloud Shell.\r\nIf an authentication error is returned, and you are using an external identity provider (IdP), confirm that\r\nyou have signed in to the gcloud CLI with your federated identity.\r\nFor more information, see Set up authentication for a local development environment.\r\nTo use the Ruby samples on this page in a local development environment, install and initialize the gcloud CLI,\r\nand then set up Application Default Credentials with your user credentials.\r\n1. Install the Google Cloud CLI.\r\n2. If you're using an external identity provider (IdP), you must first sign in to the gcloud CLI with your\r\nfederated identity.\r\n3. 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