Kubernetes cluster on GCP for Dummies

Agenda : Bring up kubernetes cluster on Google Cloud Platform

Reference :  https://github.com/kelseyhightower/kubernetes-the-hard-way

1. Bring up https://cloud.google.com, sign in as your google id or create a new google account. Note : Currently $300 is free per account on GCP, *still need credit card
2. Follow the instruction in the reference section https://github.com/kelseyhightower/kubernetes-the-hard-way

Sequence of steps

1. Cloud Infrastructure Provisioning
2. Setting up a CA and TLS Cert Generation
3. Bootstrapping an H/A etcd cluster
4. Bootstrapping an H/A Kubernetes Control Plane
5. Bootstrapping Kubernetes Workers
6. Configuring the Kubernetes Client - Remote Access
7. Managing the Container Network Routes
8. Deploying the Cluster DNS Add-on
9. Smoke Test
10. Cleaning Up

Result
I got the cluster up and working and when i tried to install kube-dashboard, it did not work.
"Unauthorized" error when accessed web UI.

Screens

Some more readings : https://thehftguy.com/2016/06/15/gce-vs-aws-in-2016-why-you-should-never-use-amazon/