Google is the inventor of Kubernetes and, to this date, the driving force behind it. You would therefore expect that Google has a compelling offering around hosted Kubernetes. Let's have a peek into it now. To continue, you need to either have an existing account with Google Cloud or create a test account here: https://console.cloud.google.com/freetrial. Proceed with the following steps:
- In the main menu, select Kubernetes Engine. The first time you do that, it will take a few moments until the Kubernetes engine is initialized.
- Next, create a new project and name it massai-mara; this may take a moment.
- Once this is ready, we can create a cluster by clicking on Create Cluster in the popup.
- Select the Your first cluster template on the left-hand side of the form.
- Name the cluster animals-cluster, select the region or zone that...
