> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.magicmealkits.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Check billing

> Use this right before installing Magic Meal Kits, to confirm your Google Cloud billing account is open and linked to the project. Follow the same checks when the install wizard's billing check fails.

Cloud Run, the Google Cloud service that hosts the Magic Meal Kits server, only works in a project
with a linked billing account, and the install wizard checks billing before it deploys. Check these
two things before you start and you won't get stuck halfway.

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<Steps>
  <Step title="Check that a billing account is open">
    Signed in with your install account, open
    [console.cloud.google.com/billing](https://console.cloud.google.com/billing). You should see a
    billing account with the status **Active**. If the list is empty, you haven't finished entering
    billing details in [Sign up for Google Cloud](/onboarding/google-cloud-signup).
    <Info>Screenshot coming soon: billing account list</Info>
  </Step>

  <Step title="Check that the project is linked">
    Open
    [console.cloud.google.com/billing/projects](https://console.cloud.google.com/billing/projects).
    The project you will install into should show a billing account name next to it. If the billing
    account column is empty or shows billing as disabled, open the menu on that project's row,
    click **Change billing** and choose an active billing account.
    <Info>Screenshot coming soon: projects linked to billing accounts</Info>
  </Step>
</Steps>

<Note>
  A new Google Cloud account often already has one project created for you. You can pick that project
  in the install wizard or create a new one. Either way, it needs a linked billing account. See
  [Installation](/installation) for each screen.
</Note>

## If the billing check keeps failing

* Make sure the account signed in to the install wizard is the same one signed in to the Google
  Cloud console. With several accounts in one browser, the console often opens under a different
  account.
* If the free trial has ended and the billing account is closed, upgrade it with
  [Activate Google Cloud billing](/operations/google-cloud-billing).
* If it still fails, [message us on KakaoTalk](https://open.kakao.com/me/pureugong).

## Next step

<Card title="Install Magic Meal Kits" icon="rocket" href="/installation">
  Once billing checks out, start the install wizard.
</Card>


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