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Set up Google Cloud Marketplace subscriptions

Aiven makes its services available through the Google Cloud Marketplace on Google Cloud Platform (GCP). you can create a subscription that links the accounts.

Google Cloud Marketplace setup

  1. Go to Aiven Managed Database Services on the Google Cloud Marketplace to list available Aiven services and see how the marketplace subscription works.

  2. Click Subscribe.

  3. Select your desired billing account, then read and agree to the terms and conditions.

  4. Click Subscribe.

    important

    You won't be charged by clicking this button. This only sets up a billing subscription between GCP and Aiven.

    You will be charged after deploying Aiven services.

  5. A message saying Your order request has been sent to Aiven. Click Go to product page.

  6. Click Manage on provider to go to the Aiven console to complete the process.

    Google Cloud Marketplace page after subscribing, showing the Manage on provider button

Aiven account setup

  1. You should now be on a signup page at Aiven, asking you for your email address to create a new account.
  2. After entering your email address, you will be sent an email to confirm your registration. Click the link.
  3. You can now proceed to the Aiven console for GCP, where you can manage your Aiven services as normal.

The GCP version of the Aiven web console

note
  • The URL to log into your GCP subscription is console.gcp.aiven.io. Do not confuse it with Aiven Console URL: console.aiven.io.

  • If you have an existing Aiven account, create a new Aiven GCP account using the Aiven GCP console. When coming back to Aiven in the future, use https://console.gcp.aiven.io to log in.

  • When you view the Aiven page on GCP Marketplace, a new MANAGE ON PROVIDER is available. It takes you to the Aiven GCP Console at https://console.gcp.aiven.io.

Billing

Services you deploy through your subscription are billed per hour and metering is sent from Aiven to Google. You can view this in the Billing section in Google Cloud.

The subscription is shown as Use of Aiven and the following labels show your usage per service:

  • container_name: The name of the Aiven project
  • resource_name: The name of Aiven service

Sample view of Google cloud billing page