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### Google Cloud Storage (`gcs`)

| Variable | Description | Default Value |
| --------------------------------- | ---------------------------- | ------------- |
| `STORAGE_<LOCATION>_KEY_FILENAME` | Path to key file on disk. | |
| `STORAGE_<LOCATION>_BUCKET` | Google Cloud Storage bucket. | |
| Variable | Description | Default Value |
| ---------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------- |
| `STORAGE_<LOCATION>_KEY_FILENAME` | Path to a service account key file on disk. | |
| `STORAGE_<LOCATION>_CREDENTIALS`<sup>[1]</sup> | Service account JSON credentials provided inline. Must be prefixed with`json:`. | |
| `STORAGE_<LOCATION>_BUCKET` | Google Cloud Storage bucket. | |

<sup>[1]</sup> Use this when a key file is unavailable or impractical, such as on platforms that inject secrets through environment variables. The value must contain the full service account JSON and be prefixed with `json:` so Directus parses it as an object rather than a string. See [Environment Syntax Prefix](/configuration/intro#environment-syntax-prefix) for details.

```env
STORAGE_GCS_CREDENTIALS="json:{\"type\":\"service_account\",\"project_id\":\"...\",\"private_key\":\"...\",\"client_email\":\"...\"}"
```

`STORAGE_<LOCATION>_KEY_FILENAME` and `STORAGE_<LOCATION>_CREDENTIALS` are mutually exclusive. Configure only one.

### Azure (`azure`)

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