diff --git a/docs/getting-started-guides/README.md b/docs/getting-started-guides/README.md index 9eafb5b9115..69279a585f7 100644 --- a/docs/getting-started-guides/README.md +++ b/docs/getting-started-guides/README.md @@ -9,12 +9,12 @@ If you are considering contributing a new guide, please read the IaaS Provider | Config. Mgmt | OS | Networking | Docs | Support Level | Notes -------------- | ------------ | ------ | ---------- | ---------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------- | ----- -GCE | Saltstack | Debian | GCE | [docs](../../docs/getting-started-guides/gce.md) | Project | Tested with 0.13.2 by @brendandburns +GKE | | | GCE | [docs](https://cloud.google.com/container-engine) | Commercial | Uses K8s version 0.14.1 +GCE | Saltstack | Debian | GCE | [docs](../../docs/getting-started-guides/gce.md) | Project | Tested with 0.14.1 by @brendandburns Mesos/GCE | | | | [docs](../../docs/getting-started-guides/mesos.md) | [Community](https://github.com/mesosphere/kubernetes-mesos) ([@jdef](https://github.com/jdef)) | Uses K8s v0.11.0 Vagrant | Saltstack | Fedora | OVS | [docs](../../docs/getting-started-guides/vagrant.md) | Project | Bare-metal | custom | Fedora | _none_ | [docs](../../docs/getting-started-guides/fedora/fedora_manual_config.md) | Project | Uses K8s v0.13.2 Bare-metal | Ansible | Fedora | flannel | [docs](../../docs/getting-started-guides/fedora/fedora_ansible_config.md) | Project | Uses K8s v0.13.2 -GKE | | | GCE | [docs](https://cloud.google.com/container-engine) | Commercial | Uses K8s version 0.9.2 AWS | CoreOS | CoreOS | flannel | [docs](../../docs/getting-started-guides/coreos.md) | Community | Uses K8s version 0.11.0 GCE | CoreOS | CoreOS | flannel | [docs](../../docs/getting-started-guides/coreos.md) | Community (@kelseyhightower) | Uses K8s version 0.11.0 Vagrant | CoreOS | CoreOS | flannel | [docs](../../docs/getting-started-guides/coreos.md) | Community (@pires) | Uses K8s version 0.11.0 diff --git a/docs/getting-started-guides/gce.md b/docs/getting-started-guides/gce.md index 0f0cc6be195..2761a2bf25e 100644 --- a/docs/getting-started-guides/gce.md +++ b/docs/getting-started-guides/gce.md @@ -2,6 +2,11 @@ The example below creates a Kubernetes cluster with 4 worker node Virtual Machines and a master Virtual Machine (i.e. 5 VMs in your cluster). This cluster is set up and controlled from your workstation (or wherever you find convenient). +### Before you start +If you want a simplified getting started experience and GUI for managing clusters, please consider trying [Google Container Engine](https://cloud.google.com/container-engine/) for hosted cluster installation and management. + +If you want to use custom binaries or pure open source Kubernetes, please continue with the instructions below. + ### Starting a Cluster You can install a cluster with one of two one-liners: @@ -16,7 +21,11 @@ or wget -q -O - https://get.k8s.io | bash ``` -This will leave you with a ```kubernetes``` directory and a running cluster. Feel free to move the ```kubernetes``` directory to the appropriate directory (e.g. ```/opt/kubernetes```) then cd into that directory. +### Installing the kubernetes client on your workstation + +This will leave you with a ```kubernetes``` directory on your workstation, and a running cluster. + +Feel free to move the ```kubernetes``` directory to the appropriate directory on your workstation (e.g. ```/opt/kubernetes```) then ```cd``` into that directory: ```bash mv kubernetes ${SOME_DIR}/kubernetes