Workload Identity with Config Connector

In the previous post, we discussed how you can use Config Connector to provision isolated and secure workspace for your teams. For each of them, we created a team Kubernetes namespace, which we then linked to a team GCP project. We configured permissions on the namespace, so that each team can create K8s resources. Likewise, … Read more

Provisioning Multiple Teams with Config Connector

Provisioning multiple teams with Config Connector

With Config Connector you can initialize your Google Cloud resources in the same way you’re provisioning your Kubernetes workloads. As we explain this concept to organizations, we see excitement about using declarative, idempotent, eventually-consistent and self-healing model. Often we demo Config Connector to platform teams. Platform teams are responsible for spinning up infrastructure for multiple … Read more

Creating Policies for GCP resources

Creating policies for GCP resources

In the last several posts we explored building configurations with Config Connector. Config Connector is a Kubernetes extension that enables managing Google Cloud resources. It allows you to use Kubernetes resource model: declarative, idempotent, eventually consistent. In this post we’ll discuss Gatekeeper – open policy agent for Kubernetes. Using Gatekeeper you can create policies for … Read more

Load Balancing with Config Connector: MCI part 3

Configuring load balancing with Config Connector

In the first part of the post on multi-cluster ingress, we covered simpler options of exposing your cluster to receive external traffic: ClusterIP, NodePort, LoadBalancer, Ingress. In the second part we proceeded to create regional clusters spanning multiple zones. This final post will focus on adding the load balancing resources using Config Connector. This will … Read more

Kubernetes Multi-Cluster Ingress With Config Connector – part 1

If you want to expose your cluster to receive external traffic, there are multiple ways to do it. Before we get to how you can configure Kubernetes multi-cluster ingress with Config Connector, let’s review other load balancing concepts. Specifically, you can use the following to expose a single cluster to receive external traffic. ClusterIP – … Read more

WordPress on Kubernetes with GCP and Workload Identity: part 2

Wordpress on Kubernetes with GCP and Workload Identity

Continuing from the previous post, in this second part we will be provisioning Kubernetes objects. Once we are done, this will complete WordPress on Kubernetes with GCP MySQL and Workload Identity sample. WordPress on Kubernetes In the last part, we used Config Connector to create GCP objects that we need to power our WordPress site. … Read more

WordPress on Kubernetes with GCP and Workload Identity: part 1

Config Connector enables Wordpress on Kubernetes with GCP and Workload Identity

We just announced Beta availability of Config Connector – Kubernetes Extension that allows you to manage Google Cloud service as native Kubernetes resources. This post is part 1 of the two part series that will show, how you can configure a WordPress site running on Kubernetes, powered by GCP MySQL database and Workload Identity. As … Read more