# The new fastest way to try Kong on Kubernetes - courtesy of Google Cloud Platform

**URL:** <https://discuss.konghq.com/t/the-new-fastest-way-to-try-kong-on-kubernetes-courtesy-of-google-cloud-platform/2040>\
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**Created:** [October 5, 2018, 6:49pm UTC](https://discuss.konghq.com/t/the-new-fastest-way-to-try-kong-on-kubernetes-courtesy-of-google-cloud-platform/2040 "2018-10-05T18:49:40Z")\
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**Author:** ![Cooper](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/discuss.konghq.com/cooper/32/9_2.png) [@Cooper](https://discuss.konghq.com/u/Cooper)\
**Post date:** [October 5, 2018, 6:49pm UTC](https://discuss.konghq.com/t/the-new-fastest-way-to-try-kong-on-kubernetes-courtesy-of-google-cloud-platform/2040/1 "2018-10-05T18:49:41Z")

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[Kong Kubernetes App on Google Cloud Platform Marketplace](https://console.cloud.google.com/marketplace/details/kong/kong) is now the fastest and easiest way to get hands-on with Kong on Kubernetes.

1. Google Cloud Platform (GCP) has a free tier with credits for first-time users - signup is quick and easy at [https://cloud.google.com/free/](https://cloud.google.com/free/)
2. Once you have a GCP account, [deploying a Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE) cluster](https://cloud.google.com/kubernetes-engine/) is one-click easy (or one-command, for those that prefer the CLI)
3. Once you have a Kubernetes cluster on GKE, deploying Kong to that cluster takes only a few more clicks

The following video is a walk-through of the process starting with step #2 and ending with tearing down the Kubernetes cluster to preserve your Google Cloud Platform credits.

[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/MPlSyWDAOpw/maxresdefault.jpg "Kong on Google Kubernetes Engine") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MPlSyWDAOpw)

You may want to start your journey on[Kong’s install page for Kubernetes](https://docs.konghq.com/install/kubernetes/), which presents various options for deploying Kong on Kubernetes - if you prefer a Helm chart, manifest files, Minikube, an ingress controller, or even Kong Enterprise, we’ve got you covered!

And if you don’t love what you find, we welcome your feedback on [Kong Nation](https://discuss.konghq.com/c/kubernetes), or better yet, contribute clarifications and improvements via Pull Requests on our [documentation repo](https://github.com/Kong/docs.konghq.com/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md) or the new repo for [Kong on Kubernetes via GCP Marketplace](https://github.com/Kong/google-marketplace-kong-app).