Description

Hands-on Challenge Day - Kubernetes on Google Cloud Platform (GCP)

Introduction

What is Kubernetes?

Kubernetes, also known as K8s, is an open-source system for automating deployment, scaling, and management of containerized applications. It groups containers that make up an application into logical units for easy management and discovery. Kubernetes is designed to be extensible and fault-tolerant by allowing application deployment across a network of machines.

Features of Kubernetes:

• Container Orchestration: Automatically deploy, scale, and manage containerized applications.
• Load Balancing: Automatically distributes network traffic across the containers to ensure that the application remains accessible.
• Automatic Binpacking: Automatically places containers based on their resource requirements and other constraints, while not sacrificing availability.
• Self-healing: Automatically restarts failed containers, replaces, and reschedules containers when nodes die.
• Automated rollouts and rollbacks: Kubernetes progressively rolls out changes to your application or its configuration, monitoring application health to ensure it doesn't kill all your instances at the same time.

Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE)

Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE) is a managed, production-ready environment for deploying containerized applications. It brings the benefits of Kubernetes without the complexity and operational overhead.

Challenge Scenario

Imagine WebShop Ltd., a fast-growing e-commerce company that specializes in handmade crafts. WebShop Ltd. has been experiencing traffic spikes, especially during holiday seasons, which results in slow website performance and unhappy customers. To address this issue, they are looking to migrate their web application to a more scalable and resilient infrastructure.

Problem Statement: WebShop Ltd.'s current infrastructure cannot handle the fluctuating traffic efficiently. They need a solution that scales dynamically in response to real-time traffic and maintains high availability.

Your Mission: Create a Kubernetes-based solution on Google Cloud Platform (GCP) to deploy WebShop Ltd.'s web application. The solution should be scalable, resilient, and capable of handling traffic spikes without downtime.

Challenge: Deploy and Scale a Web Application using Kubernetes on GCP

Requirements:

1. GCP Account: Access to a Google Cloud Platform account.