Setup Kubernetes Cluster on GCP From Scratch | The Ultimate Step-by-Step Tutorial (2025) | GCP VMs

Ready to build your own Kubernetes cluster on Google Cloud? Setting up K8s from scratch on Compute Engine VMs is the best way to truly understand how it works under the hood. In this video, I'll guide you through the entire process, step-by-step. No steps skipped! 🚀 Link to GitHub Tutorial - https://github.com/1Shubham7/kubernet... Here’s what you’ll learn: ✅ How to correctly configure and launch GCP Compute Engine instances for Kubernetes. ✅ Setting up the necessary GCP firewall rules for cluster communication. ✅ Installing all the required components: kubeadm, kubelet, and kubectl. ✅ Initializing the control plane (master node) from the ground up. ✅ How to join worker nodes securely to your cluster. ✅ Deploying a CNI network plugin (like Calico) so your pods can communicate. ✅ Verifying the cluster is healthy and deploying your first sample application! ✨ By the end of this tutorial, you’ll have a fully functional, self-managed Kubernetes cluster running on GCP, giving you deep insights beyond managed services like GKE! 📢 Found this video helpful? 👍 Like the video 💬 Let me know in the comments if you have any questions! 🔔 Subscribe for more Kubernetes and DevOps content. 📱 Connect with me: 🐦 X: https://x.com/1shubham7_ 💼 LinkedIn:   / 1shubham7   🐙 GitHub: https://github.com/1Shubham7 Thanks for watching! Let's get this cluster running. #Kubernetes #GCP #GoogleCloud #DevOps #k8s #CloudNative #Tutorial #ComputeEngine #ClusterSetup #kubeadm