When your Ursa Major project has been set up, Research Computing sends the PI and named lab members a welcome email with the project ID. This guide covers the first steps.
1. Open your project
Sign in at the Google Cloud console with your @ucr.edu account (not a personal Gmail account), then choose your project from the project picker.
- Dashboard: an overview of the project.
- IAM and admin: who has access. The PI approves changes to project membership.
2. AI model access
Tier 1 AI model access is arranged by Research Computing, with a per-lab allowance, and your welcome email explains how to connect. If you create API keys for Google Cloud AI services directly in a recharged project, that usage is billed to the project.
- Treat any key like a password. Do not put it in code you share or commit to a repository.
- See KB005: Ursa Major service tiers for what is campus-supported and what is recharged.
3. Watch your spending
If your project carries a recharge, set a budget alert. See Creating a project budget.
4. Getting help
For billing questions or quota increases, reply to the ticket from your welcome email, or contact research-computing@ucr.edu.