Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE)

Big picture

Enable Calico in GKE managed Kubernetes service.

Value

GKE has built-in support for Calico, providing a robust implementation of the full Kubernetes Network Policy API. GKE users wanting to go beyond Kubernetes network policy capabilities can make full use of the Calico Network Policy API.

How to

To enable Calico network policy enforcement, follow these step-by-step instructions: Enabling network policy enforcement.

The geeky details of what you get:

Policy	IPAM	CNI	Overlay	Routing	Datastore

Next steps

Required

• Install calicoctl command line tool

Recommended

• Video: Everything you need to know about Kubernetes networking on Google cloud
• Get started with Kubernetes network policy
• Get started with Calico network policy
• Enable default deny for Kubernetes pods