GKE Autopilot deployment
We already know what differentiates GKE Standard and Autopilot, and we will focus on GKE deployment in Autopilot mode.
Cloud Console
Similar to standard GKE deployment, we need to click the Create button to start. As you will see in the screenshots and overall deployment flow, the deployment is much more simplified than with Standard mode, and this is a very good thing. We want an automated and simplified experience of running containerized applications in this mode. Follow these steps:
- The first two pieces of information we need to provide are the cluster name and desired region:
Figure 5.23 – GKE Autopilot initial configuration screen
- We can choose a network access option in the Networking section. It can be either a public or private cluster, and we already know the implications from the architecture overview. We will select a public cluster for this deployment:
Figure 5.24...
