kubernetes-the-hard-way/docs/01-prerequisites.md

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# Prerequisites
## Google Cloud Platform
This tutorial leverages the [Google Cloud Platform](https://cloud.google.com/) to streamline provisioning of the compute infrastructure required to bootstrap a Kubernetes cluster from the ground up. [Sign up](https://cloud.google.com/free/) for $300 in free credits.
[Estimated cost](https://cloud.google.com/products/calculator/#id=78df6ced-9c50-48f8-a670-bc5003f2ddaa) 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](https://cloud.google.com/sdk/) to install and configure the `gcloud` command line utility.
Verify the Google Cloud SDK version is 183.0.0 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 list` command to view additional regions and zones.
Next: [Installing the Client Tools](02-client-tools.md)