GKE App Onboarding Skill

This skill provides workflows for preparing applications that are not yet running on Kubernetes and deploying them to GKE for the first time.

Workflow

1. App Assessment

Before containerizing, assess the application's requirements:

• Language & Framework: Identify the tech stack.
• Dependencies: List required libraries and services.
• Configuration: Determine how the app is configured (e.g., environment variables, config files).
• Statefulness: Identify if the app needs persistent storage (databases, file storage).
• Networking: Determine port mapping and protocol (HTTP, TCP, etc.).

2. Containerization

Create a container image suitable for the application: