Deploying a Google Cloud GKE cluster
To deploy a Kubernetes cluster on Google Cloud, we need to set up a Google Cloud account and install the gcloud command-line interface (CLI). To do that, go to https://cloud.google.com/ and click on Start free to create a new account. Follow the instructions and, when your new account is created, navigate to the console at https://console.cloud.google.com/. This is where you can manage all your Google Cloud resources.
Before we can deploy a GKE cluster, we need to enable the necessary APIs. Click on the navigation menu icon in the top left and go to APIs & Services. Search for Kubernetes Engine API and click on it. Make sure it is enabled. It is also a good practice to enable Cloud Resource Manager API and Cloud Billing API. This will allow us to create and manage the cluster resources. Next, we need to install and initialize the gcloud CLI. This will allow us to manage Google Cloud resources from the command line.
The gcloud CLI can be...
