Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE) is Google Cloud’s managed Kubernetes service for creating a cluster where Kubernetes workloads can run. It offers a mature, relatively easy starting point, while the same Kubernetes examples can transfer to other platforms. section 3.2.1
A usable GKE setup requires:
- A Kubernetes cluster created through GKE or an equivalent provider. section 3.2.1
- The kubectl command-line tool installed and authenticated to that cluster. section 3.2.1
- Provider-specific access arrangements for locally built images and Services, especially where public load balancers are unavailable. section 3.2.1
Create and connect to an Autopilot cluster
Set the cluster name and region, run gcloud container clusters create-auto, then retrieve credentials with gcloud container clusters get-credentials. Verify access with kubectl get pods. section 3.2.1
CLUSTER_NAME=my-cluster REGION=us-west1 gcloud container clusters create-auto $CLUSTER_NAME --region $REGION gcloud container clusters get-credentials $CLUSTER_NAME --region $REGION
Shows the compact command sequence for creating a GKE Autopilot cluster and configuring kubectl access. section 3.2.1
