Merge pull request #3981 from backstage/orkohunter/improve-gcs-credentials-handling

plugins/techdocs/config.d.ts

@@ -123,23 +123,19 @@ export interface Config {
            */
           googleGcs?: {
             /**
-             * API key used to write to a storage bucket.
-             * attr: 'credentials' - accepts a string value
-             * @visibility secret
-             */
-            credentials: string;
-            /**
-             * GCP Project ID where the Cloud Storage Bucket is hosted.
-             * attr: 'projectId' - accepts a string value
-             * @visibility secret
-             */
-            projectId: string;
-            /**
-             * Cloud Storage Bucket Name
+             * (Required) Cloud Storage Bucket Name
              * attr: 'bucketName' - accepts a string value
              * @visibility secret
              */
             bucketName: string;
+            /**
+             * (Optional) API key used to write to a storage bucket.
+             * If not set, environment variables will be used to authenticate.
+             * Read more: https://cloud.google.com/docs/authentication/production
+             * attr: 'credentials' - accepts a string value
+             * @visibility secret
+             */
+            credentials?: string;
           };
         };
   };