Technical requirements
In this chapter, we will spin up a cloud-based Kubernetes cluster, Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE), for the exercises. At the time of writing, Google Cloud Platform (GCP) provides a free $300 trial for 90 days, so you can go ahead and sign up for one at https://console.cloud.google.com/.
You will also need to clone the following GitHub repository for some exercises: https://github.com/PacktPublishing/Modern-DevOps-Practices.
Run the following command to clone the repository into your home directory, and cd
into the ch12
directory to access the required resources:
$ git clone https://github.com/PacktPublishing/Modern-DevOps-Practices-2e.git \ modern-devops $ cd modern-devops/ch12
So, let’s get started!