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GCP GKE Terraform on Google Kubernetes Engine DevOps SRE IaC

Master Terraform on GCP GKE with 40 real-world demos covering GKE cluster provisioning, VPC networking, Ingress with Google Cloud Load Balancers, Gateway API, Cloud SQL integration, Cloud Build CI/CD, Horizontal & Vertical Pod Autoscaling, Cluster Autoscaler, and production monitoring.

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Created by Kalyan Reddy Daida Last updated March 2025 English
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192
Lectures
41
Sections
40
Hands-on Demos
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What You'll Learn

Master Terraform on GCP GKE with 40 real-world demos covering 40+ Kubernetes and 30+ Terraform concepts
Learn Terraform basics — providers, resources, variables, loops, functions, and state management
Build GCP VPC networks with subnets, firewall rules, and Cloud NAT using Terraform
Provision GKE Standard and Autopilot clusters with node pools using Terraform
Master Kubernetes fundamentals — Pods, Deployments, Services, ConfigMaps, and Secrets
Implement Kubernetes Deployments and Services using Terraform Kubernetes Provider
Configure GKE Ingress with Google Cloud HTTP(S) Load Balancers using Terraform
Implement Gateway API resources with advanced routing and multi-cluster support
Integrate GKE with Cloud SQL for production database workloads using Terraform
Build CI/CD pipelines with Cloud Build for automated container deployments
Configure External DNS for automatic Cloud DNS record management
Implement GKE Autoscaling — HPA, VPA, and Cluster Autoscaler with Terraform
Master GKE Workload Identity for secure service account access
Implement Kubernetes storage with GCE Persistent Disks using Terraform
Deploy workloads with SSL certificates, domain routing, and HTTPS configuration

Technologies You'll Master

Terraform
GKE
Kubernetes
VPC Network
Cloud Build
Cloud SQL
Cloud DNS
Gateway API
Ingress
Cloud IAM
Autoscaling
External DNS
Artifact Registry
Helm

Course Resources

Every course comes with companion resources — follow along step-by-step.

GitHub Repository

Step-by-step code, manifests, and Terraform configs

What's Inside

41 sections covering the complete DevOps lifecycle — from Docker basics to production CI/CD.

1

Terraform Basics — Providers, Resources, Variables

1 demos

2

Terraform Input Variables, Outputs, and Datasources

1 demos

3

Terraform Loops, Functions, and Meta-Arguments

1 demos

4

GCP VPC Network Design with Terraform

1 demos

5

GKE Cluster — Standard Mode with Terraform

1 demos

6

GKE Cluster — Autopilot Mode with Terraform

1 demos

7

Kubernetes Fundamentals on GKE

2 demos

8

Terraform Kubernetes Provider — Deployments & Services

1 demos

9

Terraform Remote State with GCS Backend

1 demos

10

GKE Ingress — HTTP Load Balancer Basics

1 demos

11

GKE Ingress — Context Path Routing

1 demos

12

GKE Ingress — Domain Routing with Cloud DNS

1 demos

13

GKE Ingress — SSL Certificates (Google-Managed)

1 demos

14

GKE Ingress — Frontend and Backend HTTPS

1 demos

15

Cloud DNS — External DNS Integration

1 demos

16

GKE Gateway API — HTTPRoute and Routing

2 demos

17

GKE with Cloud SQL — Database Integration

2 demos

18

GKE Workload Identity — Secure Access

1 demos

19

Kubernetes Storage — PV, PVC with GCE PD

2 demos

20

Cloud Build CI/CD — Build, Push, Deploy

2 demos

21

GKE Node Pools, Taints, and Affinity

1 demos

22

Kubernetes RBAC and Network Policies

1 demos

23

GKE Horizontal Pod Autoscaler (HPA)

2 demos

24

GKE Vertical Pod Autoscaler (VPA)

1 demos

25

GKE Cluster Autoscaler

1 demos

26

GKE Monitoring and Logging with Cloud Operations

2 demos

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What Students Are Saying

Real reviews from Udemy students — 156 ratings, 4.5 average

This is THE BEST Terraform online course I have come across on Udemy specially for GCP. Very well explained fundamentals. I have tried many other courses but this one is a GEM.

Abhishek Chauhan

This course is a game-changer! It is clear, concise, and packed with hands-on examples to help you master Terraform and automate GKE use cases. The instructor's teaching style is engaging.

Matt Duame

This is an excellent training course for automating GCP GKE using Terraform. Kalyan covers a lot of ground, topics are discussed in great detail, absolute real-world. I am totally impressed.

Richard Roy

Awesome course. Extremely thorough and well-paced. Packed with many practical sessions. Loved the approach of first showing how to implement using YAML files and then with Terraform.

Lisa Ray

I can't thank you enough for this incredible course! It has guided me to a solid level of Terraform programming knowledge mainly on complex topics like Kubernetes in Google Cloud.

Adam Hale

The total course content is very good and very well explained. The hands-on exercises give you a much better understanding of the concept. Learned a lot! Keep up the great work!

Ronak Mitra

Outstanding course. Explained every concept with a practical demo.

Christine J

The course is really good. I highly recommend you take this course. Probably worth it.

John Carlos

Great way to document all the steps. I would have liked to see an alternative to Cloud Build as well, like GitHub Actions, but overall excellent.

Barouch Maxime

He really knows his stuff. A+ Very good job!

Maurice Ruff

Amazing, above expectations! Great Terraform + GKE content.

Roshni Pawar

I do appreciate the very detailed approach to go through topics. Also GitHub with very detailed information.

Anonymized User

Good session covering Terraform and GKE comprehensively.

Suman K

Good Terraform on GKE course with practical demos.

Venkata Suman Pasupuleti

Very good Terraform and GKE course with hands-on labs.

Rupesh Kumar M

Who Is This Course For?

Infrastructure Architects, Sysadmins, or Developers planning to master Terraform on GCP with GKE
DevOps Engineers wanting hands-on Terraform + Kubernetes experience on Google Cloud
Cloud Engineers looking to automate GKE cluster provisioning and management with Terraform

Requirements

What You Need

  • GCP Account with permissions to create resources (GKE, VPC, Cloud SQL). Free tier works for most labs
  • Computer with terminal access and web browser (Windows, macOS, or Linux)
  • Basic command line familiarity — terminal and basic Linux commands

No Prior Experience Needed

  • No prior Terraform experience — course starts from the very basics
  • No prior Kubernetes experience — fundamentals taught step by step

Your Instructor

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Kalyan Reddy Daida

DevOps & Cloud Architect | AWS, Azure & Google Cloud

4.6 Instructor Rating 32,000+ Reviews 383,000+ Students 21 Courses

Architect with 15+ years of experience in cloud infrastructure. Every StackSimplify course focuses on real-world, hands-on implementation with step-by-step instructions and companion GitHub repos — not just theory, but production-ready skills.

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