How to Automate The Setup Of A Kubernetes Cluster on GCP

Using Ansible to install, setup, and configure a Google Kubernetes Cluster (GKE) on Google Cloud Platform (GCP). We will learn how to automate the setup of a Kubernetes cluster on GCP.

Using Ansible to install, setup, and configure a Google Kubernetes Cluster (GKE) on Google Cloud Platform (GCP).

As I briefly described in this article, Infrastructure as Code (IaC)¹ is paramount to maintain consistency across different environments. IaC resolves the environment drift issue where each environment has unique configurations that are not reproducible automatically.

The code used to create this tutorial is available in this repository.

Ansible² is the tool of choice to implement this tutorial. It helps us to create the necessary code to provision a basic Kubernetes cluster on GCP (GKE)³ automation.

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Our original Kubernetes tool list was so popular that we've curated another great list of tools to help you improve your functionality with the platform.

This article explains how you can leverage Kubernetes to reduce multi cloud complexities and improve stability, scalability, and velocity.

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Get Hands-on experience on Kubernetes and the best comparison of Kubernetes over the DevOps at your place at Kubernetes training

Microsoft announced the general availability of Bridge to Kubernetes, formerly known as Local Process with Kubernetes.