---
title: "Add-VBRGoogleCloudExternalRepository"
description: "This cmdlet adds external Google Cloud storage repository to the backup infrastructure."
canonical: "https://helpcenter.veeam.com/docs/vbr/powershell/add-vbrgooglecloudexternalrepository.html"
breadcrumb: "Veeam PowerShell Reference > Veeam PowerShell Reference > Backup Infrastructure > External Repositories > Add-VBRGoogleCloudExternalRepository"
dateModified: "2026-08-19"
---

# Add-VBRGoogleCloudExternalRepository

## Short Description
Adds external Google Cloud storage repository to the backup infrastructure.

**Product Edition**: Standard, Enterprise, Enterprise Plus, Veeam Universal License

## Syntax
```
Add-VBRGoogleCloudExternalRepository [-Name <String>] [-Description <String>]
 -GoogleCloudFolder <VBRGoogleCloudFolder> -Connection <VBRGoogleCloudExternalConnection>
 [-MountServerOptions <VBRRepositoryMountServerOptions[]>] [-DecryptBackups]
 [-DecryptionKey <VBREncryptionKey>] [-Force] [<CommonParameters>]
```

## Detailed Description
This cmdlet adds external Google Cloud storage repository to the backup infrastructure.

## Parameters

<table style="width:100%;" class="Blue_Table">
      <tr style="vertical-align:top">
        <th style="width:20%;">
          <p>Parameter</p>
        </th>
        <th style="width:20%;">
          <p>Description</p>
        </th>
        <th style="width:20%;">
          <p>Type</p>
        </th>
        <th style="width:10%;">
          <p>Required</p>
        </th>
        <th style="width:10%;">
          <p>Position</p>
        </th>
        <th style="width:10%;">
          <p>Accept Pipeline Input</p>
        </th>
      </tr>
      <tr style="vertical-align:top">
        <td>
          <p class="Table_Text_Bold"><span class="Table_Text_Bold">Connection</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Specifies the active session with the Google Cloud storage that you want to add as an external repository.</p><p>Accepts the <code>VBRGoogleCloudExternalConnection</code> object. To get this object, run the <a href="connect-vbrgooglecloudservice.md"><code>Connect-VBRGoogleCloudService</code></a> cmdlet and set the <code>ExternalRepository</code> property as the <code>ServiceType</code> parameter value.</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p><code>VBRGoogleCloudExternalConnection</code></p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>True</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>Named</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>False</p>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr style="vertical-align:top">
        <td>
          <p class="Table_Text_Bold"><span class="Table_Text_Bold">DecryptBackups</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Defines that Veeam Backup & Replication will decrypt encrypted backups.</p><p>Default: <code>False</code>.</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p><code>SwitchParameter</code></p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>False</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>Named</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>False</p>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr style="vertical-align:top">
        <td>
          <p class="Table_Text_Bold"><span class="Table_Text_Bold">DecryptionKey</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Specifies the password that Veeam Backup & Replication will use to decrypt the backup files.</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p><code>VBREncryptionKey</code></p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>False</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>Named</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>False</p>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr style="vertical-align:top">
        <td>
          <p class="Table_Text_Bold"><span class="Table_Text_Bold">Description</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Specifies the description of the Google Cloud storage that you want to add as an external repository.</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p><code>String</code></p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>False</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>Named</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>False</p>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr style="vertical-align:top">
        <td>
          <p class="Table_Text_Bold"><span class="Table_Text_Bold">Force</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Defines that the cmdlet will add an external repository without showing warnings in the PowerShell console.</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p><code>SwitchParameter</code></p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>False</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>Named</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>False</p>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr style="vertical-align:top">
        <td>
          <p class="Table_Text_Bold"><span class="Table_Text_Bold">GoogleCloudFolder</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Specifies the name of a folder in the external repository. Veeam Backup & Replication will import backups from this folder into the backup infrastructure.</p><p>Accepts the <code>VBRGoogleCloudFolder</code> object. To create this object, run the <a href="get-vbrgooglecloudfolder.md"><code>Get-VBRGoogleCloudFolder</code></a> cmdlet.</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p><a href="vbrgooglecloudfolder.md"><code>VBRGoogleCloudFolder</code></a></p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>True</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>Named</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>True (ByValue)</p>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr style="vertical-align:top">
        <td>
          <p class="Table_Text_Bold"><span class="Table_Text_Bold">MountServerOptions</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Specifies the mount server settings for the servers that you plan to use as mount servers during the restore process.</p><p>Accepts the <code>VBRRepositoryMountServerOptions[]</code> object. To create this object, run the <a href="new-vbrrepositorymountserveroptions.md"><code>New-VBRRepositoryMountServerOptions</code></a> cmdlet.</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p><a href="vbrrepositorymountserveroptions.md"><code>VBRRepositoryMountServerOptions[]</code></a></p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>False</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>Named</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>True (ByPropertyName)</p>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr style="vertical-align:top">
        <td>
          <p class="Table_Text_Bold"><span class="Table_Text_Bold">Name</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Specifies the name of the Google Cloud storage that you want to add as an external repository.</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p><code>String</code></p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>False</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>Named</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>False</p>
        </td>
      </tr>
    </table>

`<CommonParameters>`

This cmdlet supports Microsoft PowerShell common parameters. For more information on common parameters, see [ Microsoft Docs](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/module/microsoft.powershell.core/about/about_commonparameters?view=powershell-7).

## Output Object
The cmdlet returns the `VBRGoogleCloudExternalRepository` object that contains settings of external Google Cloud storage repository.

## Examples

::: example
### Adding External Google Cloud Storage

This example shows how to add the `Google_Repository` Google Cloud storage as an external repository to the backup infrastructure.

```
$account = Get-VBRGoogleCloudAccount -AccessKey "XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX"
$connection = Connect-VBRGoogleCloudService -Account $account
$bucket = Get-VBRGoogleCloudBucket -Connection $connection -Region $region
$folder = Get-VBRGoogleCloudFolder -Connection $connection -Bucket $bucket
Add-VBRGoogleCloudExternalRepository -GoogleCloudFolder $folder -Connection $connection -Name "Google_Repository"
```

Perform the following steps:

1. Get the Google Cloud folder:

   1. Run the [`Get-VBRGoogleCloudAccount`](get-vbrgooglecloudaccount.md) cmdlet. Specify the `AccessKey` parameter value. Save the result to the `$account` variable.
   2. Run the [`Connect-VBRGoogleCloudService`](connect-vbrgooglecloudservice.md) cmdlet. Set the `$account` variable as the `Account` parameter value. Save the result to the `$connection` variable.
   3. Run the [`Get-VBRGoogleCloudBucket`](get-vbrgooglecloudbucket.md) cmdlet. Set the `$connection` variable as the `Connection` parameter value. Set the `$region` variable as the `Region` parameter value. Save the result to the `$bucket` variable.
   4. Run the [`Get-VBRGoogleCloudFolder`](get-vbrgooglecloudfolder.md) cmdlet. Set the `$connection` variable as the `Connection` parameter value. Set the `$bucket` variable as the `Bucket` parameter value. Save the result to the `$folder` variable.

2. Run the `Add-VBRGoogleCloudExternalRepository` cmdlet. Set the `$folder` variable as the `GoogleCloudFolder` parameter value. Set the `$connection` variable as the `Connection` parameter value. Specify the `Name` parameter value.

:::

## Related Commands

- [`Get-VBRGoogleCloudAccount`](get-vbrgooglecloudaccount.md)
- [`Connect-VBRGoogleCloudService`](connect-vbrgooglecloudservice.md)
- [`Get-VBRGoogleCloudBucket`](get-vbrgooglecloudbucket.md)
- [`Get-VBRGoogleCloudFolder`](get-vbrgooglecloudfolder.md)