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Use Calico for NetworkPolicy

This page shows a couple of quick ways to create a Calico cluster on Kubernetes.

Before you begin

Decide whether you want to deploy a cloud or local cluster.

Creating a Calico cluster with Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE)

Prerequisite: gcloud.

  1. To launch a GKE cluster with Calico, include the --enable-network-policy flag.

    Syntax

    gcloud container clusters create [CLUSTER_NAME] --enable-network-policy
    

    Example

    gcloud container clusters create my-calico-cluster --enable-network-policy
    
  2. To verify the deployment, use the following command.

    kubectl get pods --namespace=kube-system
    

    The Calico pods begin with calico. Check to make sure each one has a status of Running.

Creating a local Calico cluster with kubeadm

To get a local single-host Calico cluster in fifteen minutes using kubeadm, refer to the Calico Quickstart.

What's next

Once your cluster is running, you can follow the Declare Network Policy to try out Kubernetes NetworkPolicy.

Last modified February 19, 2023 at 7:46 PM PST: Fixed Calico Quickstart link (e2e8192cb6)