Anthos hands-on example

For this example, we will be simulating a non-fungible token (NFT) store (if you don’t know what NFTs are, I added a link about them in the Further reading section at the end of the chapter). This will allow us to explore some of the key concepts that we have discussed in the last two chapters, including zonal clusters, sidecar proxies, canary deployments, and traffic splits. Let’s take a look at the architecture and we will be ready to begin!

Figure 7.3 – Hand-on example architecture

First, you can choose whether you prefer to create a Google Cloud Platform project for this example or whether you prefer to reuse another. Cleaning up will be extremely easy in this example, so either of the options will work well. Whichever one you choose, please copy your project ID to the clipboard since we will need it for the next step.

Now, open Cloud Shell, set the PROJECT_ID shell variable, and check that it has the...