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  1. GCP PlayCloud Labs
  2. Guided Lab: How to Launch a GCP Compute Engine Linux Instance
  3. Guided Lab: Creating a VM Using Instance Templates
  4. Guided Lab: Creating and Managing Instance Groups in Compute Engine
  5. Guided Lab: Creating a Spot VM Instance
  6. Guided Lab: Configuring Shielded VM Options
  7. Guided Lab: Exploring Instance Metadata in Google Cloud
  8. Guided Lab: Vertically Scaling a VM Instance
  9. Guided Lab: Setting up a Web Server on a VM Instance
  10. Guided Lab: Using Startup Scripts in GCP VM Instances
  11. Guided Lab: Creating a Custom Image from a VM Instance with Web Server in Google Cloud
  12. Guided Lab: Setting Up and Managing a Database on a VM Instance
  13. Guided Lab: Installing WordPress on an Ubuntu VM Instance with LEMP Stack
  14. Guided Lab: Reserving or Promoting a Static IP Address for a VM Instance
  15. Guided Lab: SSH Access to GCP VM Instance from Local Machine using SSH Key Pair
  16. Guided Lab: Guarding Your VM with Deletion Protection
  17. Guided Lab: Creating a Cloud Storage Bucket
  18. Guided Lab: Hosting a Static Website in Google Cloud Storage Bucket
  19. Guided Lab: Protecting Data on Cloud Storage Bucket Against Accidental Delete and Overwrite Using Object Versioning
  20. Guided Lab: Using Cloud Storage Lifecycle Rules to Automate Object Management
  21. Guided Lab: Managing Cloud Storage Buckets via SSH Commands
  22. Guided Lab: Creating a Cloud SQL Instance
  23. Guided Lab: Running SQL Commands in Cloud SQL Studio
  24. Guided Lab: Creating and Restoring Cloud SQL Backups
  25. Guided Lab: Integrating Cloud SQL Database instance with a VM instance
  26. Guided Lab: Connecting Cloud SQL Database with MySQL Workbench (Local)
  27. Guided Lab: Guarding Your Cloud SQL Instances with Deletion Protection
  28. Guided Lab: Creating a Cloud NAT Gateway
  29. Guided Lab: Creating a Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE) Cluster
  30. Guided Lab: Connecting to a Kubernetes Engine Cluster
  31. Guided Lab: Deploying a Simple Web Application on GKE
  32. Guided Lab: Creating a Custom Virtual Private Cloud (VPC)
  33. Guided Lab: Establishing VPC Peering for Secure Cross‑Network Communication
  34. Guided Lab: Configuring Firewall Rules to Secure and Access a VM
  35. Guided Lab: Deploying a LAMP Stack on a Compute Engine VM
GCP PlayCloud Labs Guided Lab: Creating a Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE) Cluster
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Guided Lab: Creating a Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE) Cluster

Jon-Bonso

Description

Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE) is a managed container orchestration service that allows you to deploy, manage, and scale containerized applications using Kubernetes on Google Cloud. Before creating a Kubernetes cluster, the Google Kubernetes Engine API must be enabled for your project, as it allows Google Cloud to provision and manage Kubernetes resources on your behalf.

Creating a GKE cluster sets up the control plane, worker nodes, and networking required to run containerized workloads. GKE handles much of the underlying infrastructure management, allowing you to focus on deploying and operating applications.

In this guided lab, you’ll learn how to create a basic Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE) cluster using the Google Cloud Console, including configuring core cluster settings and verifying that the cluster is successfully created.

Objectives

In this lab, you will:

  • Enable the Google Kubernetes Engine API (if still not enabled)
  • Create a Google Kubernetes Engine cluster
  • Review and verify the cluster configuration and status

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Lab Steps

Enabling the Google Kubernetes Engine API

1. In the Google Cloud console, go to the unified search bar at the top.

2. Type “Kubernetes Engine API” and select Kubernetes Engine API from the results.

    3. If the API is not yet enabled, click Enable and wait for the process to complete.

    4. Once enabled, the button will change to Manage, confirming the API is active.

      Navigating to Google Kubernetes Engine

      1. In the Google Cloud console, use the unified search bar again.

      2. Type “Kubernetes” and select Kubernetes Engine.

      3. The Kubernetes Engine page will appear. Navigate to Clusters then click Create either in the top menu bar or in the middle of the page

        Creating a GKE Cluster

        On the cluster creation page, configure the following:

        • Cluster type: Standard
        • Cluster name: <your preferred cluster name>
        • Location type: Zonal
        • Zone: us-central1-a
        • On the Node pools, click the default-pool -> Nodes
          • Machine configuration: General purpose
          • Machine type: e2-micro
          • Boot disk size: 15 GB
        • Leave the remaining settings as default unless otherwise specified. Once done, click Create.
        Verifying the GKE Cluster
        • Wait for the cluster provisioning process to complete. This may take several minutes. You can monitor the progress on the Kubernetes Engine page.
        • Once the cluster status shows Status: Running, the cluster has been successfully created.
        • You can review the cluster’s configuration to ensure it matches your selected settings, such as cluster name, zone, node pool size, and machine type.

        Congratulations! You’ve successfully enabled the Google Kubernetes Engine API and created a GKE cluster in Google Cloud. This guided lab provides hands-on experience with setting up a Kubernetes environment and understanding the prerequisites for cluster creation. In future guided labs, you’ll learn how to connect to your cluster using kubectl, deploy containerized applications, configure node pools, and explore scaling and networking features in GKE.

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