README.md

GKE Via Terraform

Prerequisites

• get CGP account
• add a billing account
• create GCP project
• enable Kubernetes Service (GKE) API on Project
• collect GCP Project ID
• install gcloud cli utility
  • login with your gcloud -> gcloud auth login
  • setup your project
• install Terraform

Process

• Initialize Terraform project -> terraform init
• Plan the work for Terraform -> terraform plan --out plan.out
  • and supply it your GCP project
  • don't know it? gcloud config list
• Run Terraform -> terraform apply "plan.out"

Delete

• Delete Cluster via Terraform -> terraform destroy
• Clean up GCP Disks
  • List disks -> gcloud compute disks list --filter="-users:*"
  • Delete disks -> gcloud compute disks delete ${DISK} --zone=${ZONE} --quiet

Notes

Get Kubernetes Credentials

gcloud container clusters get-credentials ${CLUSTER_NAME} --region ${REGION}

Get Supported Kubernetes Versions

gcloud container get-server-config --region $REGION

Note: only look at the versions listed under validMasterVersions:.

Get ClusterAdmin Rights

kubectl create clusterrolebinding cluster-admin-binding  --clusterrole cluster-admin  --user $(gcloud config get-value account)

References