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Mastering Docker, Fourth Edition - Fourth Edition

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Mastering Docker, Fourth Edition - Fourth Edition

Overview of this book

Docker has been a game changer when it comes to how modern applications are deployed and created. It has now grown into a key driver of innovation beyond system administration, with a significant impact on the world of web development. Mastering Docker shows you how you can ensure that you're keeping up with the innovations it's driving and be sure you're using it to its full potential. This fourth edition not only demonstrates how to use Docker more effectively but also helps you rethink and reimagine what you can achieve with it. You'll start by building, managing, and storing images along with exploring best practices for working with Docker confidently. Once you've got to grips with Docker security, the book covers essential concepts for extending and integrating Docker in new and innovative ways. You'll also learn how to take control of your containers efficiently using Docker Compose, Docker Swarm, and Kubernetes. By the end of this Docker book, you’ll have a broad yet detailed sense of what's possible with Docker and how seamlessly it fits in with a range of other platforms and tools.
Table of Contents (22 chapters)
1
Section 1: Getting Up and Running with Docker
8
Section 2: Clusters and Clouds
16
Section 3: Best Practices

Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE)

The GKE, as you may have already guessed, is very tightly integrated with Google's Cloud platform. Rather than going into more detail on how Kubernetes started off life at Google, let's dive straight in and launch a cluster.

Going ahead, I am assuming that you already have a Google Cloud account and a project with billing enabled.

Launching a cluster using the web portal

Once you are logged into https://console.cloud.google.com/, enter Kubernetes into the search box at the top of the page and select Kubernetes Engine. If you don't have the service enabled for your project, it will automatically be enabled, and after a few seconds, you will be presented with a page that looks like the following:

Figure 13.14 – The Kubernetes page in the Google Cloud web portal

Again, as you might have already guessed, the first step to launching the cluster is to click on the Create cluster button. You will then be...