Category: Kubernetes

Google Config Connector – from GKE add-on to manual

The GCP Config Connector (CC) is a Kubernetes add-on which allows you to create, change or delete cloud resources outside your cluster. It can deploy various GCP resources such as storage, databases, network and others representing them as a set of Kubernetes resources. It helps with a unified approach for deployment using Kubernetes to deploy the full stack for your application. The resources can be deployed by kubectl, helm or any CD (Continuous Deployment) tool you use in the organization.

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Docker image to work with GKE in GCP

Lately I work primarily with Google Public Cloud (GCP) and in particular with Kubernetes services (GKE). As result my daily routine command line tools are gcloud, kubectl, nomos and other. And when the GCP cloud shell is really amazing environment which doesn’t require any effort to fire up, sometimes it is not possible to use. When it comes to work from your own laptop you have different options. You can install the tools like Google Cloud SDK following several simple steps from the Google website or you can prepare a docker image and run it in a container. I personally prefer the second way. In such case I can periodically update entire environment without too much effort and easily can span a new environment on any laptop fairly quickly. Here I am sharing what I personally use for my day-to-day activity.

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