cluster

Terraform a Simple GKE Cluster

Based on the following Terraform example we'll create a public cluster.

Assumes a service account has been created with appropriate role and permissions to create a GKE cluster.

Copy sample configuration

cp terraform.tfvars.sample terraform.tfvars

Edit terraform.tfvars

Amend the values for

• gcp_project
• gcp_service_account_credentials
• gcp_region

You're also free to update any other input variable value

Create the cluster

./create-cluster.sh

List available clusters

./list-clusters.sh

Update kubeconfig

Use the name and location of the cluster you just created to update kubeconfig and set the current context for kubectl

./set-kubectl-context.sh <gke-cluster-name> <gke-zone>

Resizing a cluster

See Resizing a cluster.

Validate you have some pods running

kubectl get pods -A

Tear down the cluster

./destroy-cluster.sh