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Prerequisites
Google Cloud Platform
This tutorial leverages the Google Cloud Platform to streamline provisioning of the compute infrastructure required to bootstrap a Kubernetes cluster from the ground up. Sign up for $300 in free credits.
Estimated cost to run this tutorial: $0.22 per hour ($5.39 per day).
The compute resources required for this tutorial exceed the Google Cloud Platform free tier.
Google Cloud Platform SDK
Install the Google Cloud SDK
Follow the Google Cloud SDK documentation to install and configure the gcloud command line utility.
Verify the Google Cloud SDK version is 173.0.0 or higher:
gcloud version
Set a Default Compute Region and Zone
This tutorial assumes a default compute region and zone have been configured.
If you are using the gcloud command-line tool for the first time init is the easiest way to do this:
gcloud init
Otherwise set a default compute region:
gcloud config set compute/region us-west1
Set a default compute zone:
gcloud config set compute/zone us-west1-c
Use the
gcloud compute zones listcommand to view additional regions and zones.
Important note for Windows users
The commands for Windows in this tutorial are intended to be run using PowerShell and will not work as intended using cmd. If you are at all unsure about what shell you're using execute the following command:
(dir 2>&1 *`|echo CMD);&<# rem #>echo PowerShell
If it outputs CMD then execute powershell.exe before continuing.