📅 2024-12-12 — Session: Configured OAuth and deployed app on Google App Engine
🕒 22:40–23:20
🏷️ Labels: Oauth, Google App Engine, N8N, Gmail, Automation
📂 Project: Dev
⭐ Priority: MEDIUM
Session Goal
The primary objective of this session was to set up a minimal application on Google App Engine and configure OAuth integration for n8n with Gmail.
Key Activities
- App Setup on Google App Engine:
- Utilized bash commands to create a minimal app directory structure.
- Configured deployment instructions for Google App Engine.
- Resolved Permissions Error:
- Addressed a permissions error for the service account
media-monitor-tool@appspot.gserviceaccount.comby granting necessary storage permissions and verifying project settings.
- Addressed a permissions error for the service account
- OAuth Integration for n8n and Gmail:
- Configured OAuth flow from n8n to Gmail, including updates to the OAuth consent screen and credentials.
- Set up OAuth2 authentication for Gmail in n8n, managing credentials and scopes.
- Configured the redirect URI in Google Cloud Console for OAuth 2.0.
Achievements
- Successfully set up and deployed a minimal app on Google App Engine.
- Resolved service account permissions issues.
- Configured OAuth integration between n8n and Gmail, including testing the OAuth flow.
Pending Tasks
- Further testing and validation of OAuth flows with different scenarios.
- Streamlining the deployment process for n8n on Google App Engine.