# GCS repository issues

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/gcs-repository-issues/149872>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [September 25, 2018, 4:11pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/gcs-repository-issues/149872 "2018-09-25T16:11:44Z")\
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**Author:** ![joropito](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/joropito/32/32138_2.png) [@joropito](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/joropito)\
**Post date:** [September 25, 2018, 4:11pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/gcs-repository-issues/149872/1 "2018-09-25T16:11:44Z")

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Hello everyone.

I'm having some problems trying to setup my google repository to make snapshots.

I've already added the credentials file to the keystore with add-file and I've done almost everything I found on the web but it keeps saying

> ```
> "type" : "blob_store_exception",
> "reason" : "Unable to check if bucket [xxxxx] exists"
> 
> ```

Now I'm thinking it's a license issue.  
Do I need xpack licensed to be able to use this? I'm currently using the basic license.

Any help will be appreciated.

Thanks in advance.

PD: I'm using ELK 6.4.1

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\
**Post date:** [October 23, 2018, 4:11pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/gcs-repository-issues/149872/2 "2018-10-23T16:11:49Z")

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