How to Create a Community Account

In order to use the Community to its full potential, you will need to create a Community account. You can learn more about the many benefits of joining the Google Cloud Security Community in our article here

Below, you can find the steps for creating a Community account. You can jump to the different sections of this article depending on your circumstances, such as whether you have a Google Account or a legacy community account.

Instructions if you’re new to the Google Cloud Security Community 

If you’re new to the Google Cloud Security Community and need to create a Community account, please follow these steps:

1. Go to the Community site, https://security.googlecloudcommunity.com, in your browser.
2. Click on the “Login” button at the top right of the page.
   
3. This will load the sign-in page. The next steps depend on whether or not you have a Google Account. 

With a Google Account

1. If you have a Google Account, from the sign in page, click on “Google login.”
2. You will be prompted to sign into your Google Account. Enter or select your Google account information and click “Next."

3. Then, complete your Community profile.

Choose a username. Your username is the name that you'll be known by in the Community. We recommend that you use your first name and last name initial, following this format: firstname_lastinitial (e.g. Jane_D for Jane Doe). However, you may choose a different username. The system will let you know if your username has already been taken. When you have entered and selected all information, click “Save.”

Without a Google Account

We strongly recommend signing in with a Google Account. If this is not an option for you and you cannot create a Google Account, follow these steps:

1. From the sign in page, click “Login” then click the "Create an account" button.
2. You will be taken to the registration page, where you will need to complete your Community profile. When you have entered and selected all information, check the box that asks you to confirm that you have read and accept the terms & conditions and click “Register.”
   

Instructions if you have a legacy community account

If you’re new to the Google Cloud Security Community, but have a legacy community account (i.e. Google Cloud Community), please follow the instructions below.

With a Google Account

If you have a legacy community account that was created with a Google Account, follow these steps. If your legacy community account was not created with a Google Account, please skip to the next section.

1. From the community homepage, click "Login"
2. After clicking “Login,” click the Login with SSO Google login button 

3. You will be prompted to sign into your Google Account. Enter or select your Google account information and click “Next."

Once you log in, please check your profile and validate that your content has successfully migrated from the legacy account. If it has not, please reach out to the Google Cloud Security Community team by leaving a post in the Community Feedback forum and someone from the team will be able to assist you. If you’re still running into issues, please reach out to the team at gcs-community@google.com.

Without a Google Account

If you’re new to the Google Cloud Security Community and have a legacy community account (i.e. Google Cloud Community) that was not created with your Google Account, please follow the below steps.

1. From the sign-in page, click “Login” and enter your former Username or Email and Password

Once you log in, please check your profile and validate that your content has successfully migrated from the legacy account. If it has not, please reach out to the Google Cloud Security Community team by leaving a post in the Community Feedback forum and someone from the team will be able to assist you. If you’re still running into issues, please reach out to the team at gcs-community@google.com.