How Do You Deploy a Kubernetes Cluster in Google Cloud Platform?

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Updated on 8/18/19

Problem Scenario
How do you deploy a Kubernetes cluster in Google Cloud Platform?

Solution
There are three ways to do this.  (You could use the console in a web browser.  A second way is with a command line interface method.  A third way is with a REST API.)

Possible solution #1
One way is with the console.

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How Do You Install Jenkins 2.x on Debian Linux in Google Cloud Platform?

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Problem scenarios
#1  You have a Debian server in GCP with roughly 0.592 GB of RAM.  You want to install Jenkins on it.  How do you do this?

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#2  You have a nano flavor of an EC2 instance running Ubuntu Linux (i.e., 0.5 GB of RAM).  You want to install Jenkins on it.  How do you install Jenkins 2.x on Ubuntu Linux in AWS?  (If you do not want to install a “apt-transport-https” package,

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How Do You Resize a Server in Google Cloud Platform?

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Problem scenario
You want to increase the amount of RAM that a VM instance has in GCP.  How do you do this?

Possible Solution #1
1.  Log into Google Cloud Platform
2.  In the “Cloud Engine” screen click on VM “instances.”
3.  You should see a list of VM instances.  Under the “Recommendation” tab you will see “Increase perf.”  Click on this.

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How Do You Log into a Windows Server in Google Cloud Platform?

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Problem scenario
You created a Windows server in GCP.  How do you obtain credentials and connect to it?

Solution
1.  Make sure the firewalls allow for the connection.  See this posting if you need to change that.

2.  In the GCP console, go to Computer Engine -> VM Instances.  

3.  Go to the VM you want to connect to. 

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How Do You Log into a Linux Server in Google Cloud Platform?

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Problem scenario
You created a Linux VM in GCP.  How do you get credentials to connect to it?  What do you have to do to log in with PuTTY?

Solution
1.  Make sure the firewalls allow for the connection.  See this posting if you need to change that.
2.  In the GCP console, go to Computer Engine -VM Instances.  
3. 

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How Do You Change a Firewall Rule in Google Cloud Platform?

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Problem scenario
You want to create an exception to your GCP firewall to allow connectivity from a different workstation or server.  What should you do?

Solution
1.  In the upper right hand corner of the console, click the icon with three horizontal bars.  This is the “Products and Services” button.  Then go to “VPC Network” -“Firewall Rules.”

2.  Click “Create Firewall Rule.”

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