> ## 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.

# Prepare a Google account

> Use this when choosing the Google account for your Magic Meal Kits install. It explains why a regular Gmail account is required and how to create one if you don't have it.

Magic Meal Kits installs into your own Google Cloud project, so before you start you need to decide
which Google account to use.

<Warning>
  **Use a regular Gmail account (`@gmail.com`).** Google Workspace accounts issued by a company or
  school are not supported for installation.
</Warning>

## Which account to use

<Steps>
  <Step title="Use the same account for install and Google Cloud">
    Sign in to [make.magicmealkits.com](https://make.magicmealkits.com), sign up for Google Cloud and
    link the billing account **all with the same Gmail account**. If the accounts differ, the
    install wizard won't show your projects or billing details.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Your Make.com account can be different">
    This rule only applies to installing Magic Meal Kits. Your Make.com account and the accounts
    you connect inside Make can be Workspace accounts.
  </Step>
</Steps>

<Tip>
  With several Google accounts signed in to the same browser, it's easy to install with the wrong
  one. While installing, use a separate Chrome profile or an incognito window with only the install
  account signed in.
</Tip>

## If you don't have a Gmail account

<Steps>
  <Step title="Open the sign-up page">
    Go to [accounts.google.com/signup](https://accounts.google.com/signup).
  </Step>

  <Step title="Follow the prompts">
    Enter your name, date of birth, the Gmail address you want and a password. Google's help page
    [Create a Google Account](https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/27441?hl=en) walks through
    each screen.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Check that you can sign in">
    Once you can sign in to [gmail.com](https://mail.google.com) with the new account, move on to
    the next step.
  </Step>
</Steps>

## Next step

<Card title="Sign up for Google Cloud" icon="cloud" href="/onboarding/google-cloud-signup">
  Sign up for Google Cloud with this account and check billing.
</Card>


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