Complete GCP Kubernetes Deployment with GKE - Fully Automated with Terraform (Full Version)
*Deploying Kubernetes Applications on GCP with GKE – End-to-End Terraform & Shell Automation*
In this video, we containerize a Flask microservice and browser-based JavaScript games using Docker, then deploy everything to *Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE)* using Terraform and shell scripting for a *fully automated Kubernetes solution* .
What You'll Learn:
*1️⃣ Building and Pushing Docker Containers*
Containerize a Python-based *Flask microservice*
Package classic games: *Tetris**, **Frogger**, **Breakout*
Push images to *Google Artifact Registry*
*2️⃣ Deploying on Google Kubernetes Engine*
Launch a fully managed *GKE cluster* in the `us-central1` region
Define and scale two node pools:
`flask-nodes` for microservice pods
`game-nodes` for game workloads
Provision infrastructure and node pools using *Terraform*
*3️⃣ Integrating Firestore and GCP Networking*
Connect Flask API to *Google Firestore* for NoSQL storage
Deploy services within a *custom VPC*
Route traffic through a *Google Cloud Load Balancer*
*4️⃣ Deploying Kubernetes Workloads*
Use Kubernetes manifests to deploy:
`flask-app.yaml` for the microservice
`games.yaml` for the web games
Use *NGINX* Ingress Controller to expose all services via a *single Load Balancer*
*5️⃣ Understanding the GCP Kubernetes Stack*
*Control Plane* is fully managed by Google Cloud
*Node pools* are implemented using *Managed Instance Groups (MIGs)*
Load balancing managed by *GKE controller manager*
*Labels* power routing, autoscaling, and IAM integrations
*6️⃣ Testing Cluster Autoscaling and Ingress*
Validate pods, deployments, services, and ingress with `kubectl`
Apply `stress.yaml` to simulate load and trigger autoscaler
Watch GKE scale nodes up and down automatically
*7️⃣ Full Build Automation and Cleanup*
Deploy using `apply.sh` and clean up with `terraform destroy`
Validate GKE connectivity and endpoint behavior
Tear everything down to avoid unnecessary costs
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📌 *Watch now and follow along to deploy Kubernetes apps on Google Cloud with GKE!*
🔗 *Check out the GitHub project and README for more details:*
https://github.com/mamonaco1973/gcp-k8s
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