Pro Google Kubernetes Engine: Network, Security, Monitoring, and Automation Configuration

Table of Contents
About the Authors
About the Technical Reviewers
Acknowledgments
Chapter 1: Introduction to GKE
	Introduction to Docker
	Introduction to Kubernetes
		Master Node
		Node (Worker) Component
	Managing Kubernetes
		Kubernetes Workload
		Introduction to GCP
	GCP Container Solutions for Container Ecosystems
	Google Kubernetes Engine
		Comparing EKS, AKS, and GKE
			Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service
			Azure Kubernetes Service
			Google Kubernetes Engine
		GKE Architecture
			Cluster Master
			Cluster Master and the Kubernetes API
			Nodes
				Types of Node Machines
	Container Registry
	Network
	Cloud Run
		Key Features
	Anthos
		Components of Anthos
			Anthos GKE
			Anthos Config Management
			Anthos Service Mesh
	Summary
Chapter 2: Setting Up an Environment on GCP
	Signing Up for Google Cloud
	Setting Up an Environment for Google GKE
		Setting Up the GCP CLI
		GCP Cloud Shell
		Creating a Project
		Launching Cloud Shell
		Creating a VM Instance in Compute Engine
		Setting Up CLI on the Created VM
		Configuring Google Cloud CLI on Local Machine
		How to Get Project ID
	Supporting Services for Containers
	Summary
Chapter 3: Container Image Management Using Google Container Registry
	Introduction to Google Container Registry
	Setting Up Google Container Registry
	Pushing a Docker Image into the GCP Container Registry
	Managing and Securing the GCP Container Registry
		Copying Images to a New Registry
		Deleting Images from the Container Registry
		Vulnerability Scanning an Image
		Setting Up Vulnerability Scanning
	Summary
Chapter 4: GKE Networking
	Introduction to Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE)
		Kubernetes on Google Cloud
	GKE Network Terminologies
		Network Namespace
		Virtual Ethernet Devices
		Bridges
		Iptables
		Services
		Kube-proxy
		HTTP(S) Load Balancer
		NodePort
		GKE IP Address Allocation
	Communication Among Containers
	Communication Between Pods on the Same Node
	Communication Between PODs on Different Nodes
	Communication of PODs with Services
	Communication of Pods with the Internet (Outside World)
	Load Balancing for Services
		External Load Balancer
		Internal Load Balancer (TCP/UDP) Load Balancer
		HTTP(s) Load Balancer (at Layer 7)
	Communication from an External Load Balancer to a Service
		Internal Load Balancer
	Communication from an Internal Load Balancer to a Service
		HTTP(S) Load Balancer
		Communication from an HTTP(S) Load Balancer to a Service
	Deployment of the GKE Cluster
		Cluster Basics
		Node Pool
			Node Metadata
			Automation
			Networking
			Advance Networking Options
			Security
			Metadata
			Features
			Cluster Management Dashboard
	Summary
Chapter 5: Deploying Containerized Applications with Google GKE
	Introduction
	Simple Application Architecture Overview
		Advantages of Microservice Architecture
	Introduction to the Sock Shop Microservice Application
		Services
	Application Deployment on GKE
		complete-demo.yaml: A Brief Explanation
	Deleting the Cluster
	Summary
Chapter 6: GKE Security
	Introduction
	Google Cloud Shared Responsibility Model (GCSRM)
	Infrastructure Security
		Identity and Access Management
			The GCP Console
				GCP Console Features
				Accessing the GCP Console
			Cloud SDK
				gcloud
				kubectl
				Install Cloud SDK
		Cloud IAM Policies
			Types of Cloud IAM Roles
				Predefined GKE Role
				Primitive Roles
					Service Account User Role
				Custom Roles
					Role-Based Access Control
		Audit Logging
			Viewing the Admin Activity Log Through the Google Cloud Console
		Network Security
			Enabling Authorized Networks for the Kubernetes Master
			Node Firewall
			Enabling Network Policy for Pods’ Secure Communication
				Enabling Network Policy Enforcement by the gcloud Command
				Enabling Network Policy Through the Google Console
				Enabling Network Policy Enforcement for an Existing Cluster Through the Google Console
			Creating a Network Policy
			Filtering Traffic Through a Load Balancer
			Creating a Private Kubernetes Cluster in GKE
		Compliance and Minimal Host OS
		Auto-upgrade Components
			Enable Automatic Upgrades Through the Cloud Console
				Enabling Automatic Node Repair
				Enabling Automatic Node Repair Through gcloud
				Enabling Automatic Node Repair Through the Cloud Console
		Encryption Keys and Secrets Encryption
		Workload Identity
			Defining Privileges and Access Control for Pods
		Managed SSL Certificates
	Application Development and Release Security
		Development Phase
		Build Phase
		Development and Release Phase
	Summary
Chapter 7: GKE Dashboarding Using Stackdriver (Google Operations) and Grafana
	Introduction to Google Stackdriver (Google Operations)
	Setting Up Google Stackdriver (Google Operations) with Grafana
		Setting Up the Environment
		Deploying and Validating Application Deployment on the GKE Cluster
		Deploying Grafana
		Connecting with the Grafana Installation
		Data Source Configuration
		Setting Up a Grafana Dashboard
	Summary
Chapter 8: Monitoring GKE Using Sysdig
	Introduction to the Sysdig Monitoring Solution
	Container Application Monitoring
		Open Port 6443 for Agent Ingress and Egress
			Installing Sysdig Agent on GKE
		Navigating GKE Monitoring Reports
	Summary
Chapter 9: GKE Monitoring Using Prometheus
	Introduction
	Overview of Prometheus
	Prometheus Architecture
		Prometheus Server
		Prometheus Pushgateway
		Exporters
		Alertmanager
		Web-UI
		Key Container Monitoring Features
			Multidimensional Data Model
			Accessible Format and Protocols
			Service Discovery
			Modular and Highly Available Components
			Native Query Language Support
			Support for Dashboarding and Reporting
	Prometheus on Google Kubernetes Engine
	Setting Up Prometheus on a Kubernetes Cluster
		Installing and Setting Up Prometheus on GKE
			Cloning Prometheus Code from GitHub
			Creating the Namespace
			Cluster Role YAML File
				Cluster Role Section
					apiVersion
					kind
					metadata
					rules
				Cluster Role Binding Section
					apiVersion
					kind
					metadata
			Creating a ConfigMap
			Prometheus Deployment
			Exporters
		Node Exporter
			Installation of Node Exporter in Prometheus Using a Helm Chart
		Blackbox Exporter
	Summary
Chapter 10: Automation of GKE Cluster, Application, and Monitoring Deployments
	Introduction
	Cleaning Up the GKE Environment Namespace
		Environment Setup
		Setting Up the Docker CE
		Setting Up kubectl
		Installing the Java Development Kit (JDK)
	Installing Jenkins
		Jenkins Slave Setup
	Creating a Service for the Jenkins Slave
	GKE Provisioning, Application Deployment, and Sysdig Agent, Using a Jenkins Pipeline
	Deleting the GKE Cluster from the Jenkins Pipeline
	Summary
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