Technical requirements
In this chapter, we will be using Google Cloud for hands-on activities. If you are a first-time user, you may be eligible for free credits, as described at https://cloud.google.com/free. You will need a Google account to sign up; once you are signed up, please follow the Google documentation to install the Google CLI, as described at https://cloud.google.com/sdk/docs/install. After installing the Google CLI, you will need to initialize it using the steps described at https://cloud.google.com/sdk/docs/initializing. The init steps will make the necessary configurations so that you can interact with your Google Cloud account using the CLI.
Setting up Kubernetes clusters
Once you have the account set up, we will create two Kubernetes clusters using the Google Kubernetes Engine service. To do this, follow these steps:
- Create cluster 1 using the following commands:
% gcloud beta container --project "istio-book-370122" clusters create "cluster1...
