Set up GKE on other public clouds

This page provides a quick overview of how to set up GKE on other public clouds.

This page is for IT administrators and Operators who set up, monitor, and manage cloud infrastructure, including backup infrastructure. To learn more about common roles and example tasks that we reference in Google Cloud content, see Common GKE user roles and tasks.

Setting up GKE on AWS

• Prerequisites and requirements: See GKE on AWS prerequisites

• Installing GKE on AWS: Follow the GKE on AWS installation guides to set up your management and user clusters on AWS.

For a complete guide to using GKE on AWS, including cluster setup and administration, see GKE on AWS.

Setting up GKE on Azure

• Prerequisites and requirements: See GKE on Azure prerequisites

• Installing GKE on Azure: Follow the GKE on Azure installation guides to set up your user clusters on Azure.

For a complete guide to using GKE on Azure, including cluster setup and administration, see GKE on Azure.

Adding third-party clusters on other public clouds

The GKE attached clusters feature lets you add non-managed Kubernetes clusters to your project and use some GKE features with them, including viewing them in the Google Cloud console. While you can add any conformant Kubernetes cluster, the following options on other public clouds have been validated by Google:

• Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service (Amazon EKS)
• Microsoft Azure Kubernetes Service (Microsoft AKS)

For more information, see the Attached clusters documentation. For compatible version information, see Version and upgrade support.

Registering clusters to the fleet

All the clusters you want to use with GKE must be registered to your project's fleet.

• You don't need to do anything to register your multicloud GKE clusters (both on AWS and Azure). As part of the setup process, each cluster that you create automatically runs the Connect Agent and is registered to the fleet.

• To register a third-party cluster, use the following instructions:

  • Attach your EKS cluster using the GKE Multi-Cloud API.
  • Attach your AKS cluster using the GKE Multi-Cloud API.

After a cluster is registered, you can authenticate to and manage the cluster from the Google Cloud console or from the command line, as well as use fleet-enabled features.

Enabling Google Cloud features

After you set up your project and your GKE clusters, use the following guides to enable additional Google Cloud features for your applications.

Enabling features on AWS

• Cloud Service Mesh:

  • Install Cloud Service Mesh
  • Set up a multi-cluster mesh outside Google Cloud

• Configuration and policy management:

  • Set up Config Sync
  • Install Policy Controller

Enabling features on Azure

• Configuration and policy management:
  • Before you begin
  • Set up Config Sync
  • Install Policy Controller

What's next?

• If you also need to set up GKE clusters on Google Cloud, see the GKE setup guide.
• If you also need to set up clusters on-premises as part of a hybrid deployment, see the on-premises (Google Distributed Cloud) setup guide.