Use Calico for NetworkPolicy

This page shows a couple of quick ways to create a Calico cluster on Kubernetes.

Before you begin
Creating a Calico cluster with Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE)
Creating a local Calico cluster with kubeadm
What's next

Before you begin

Decide whether you want to deploy a cloud or local cluster.

Creating a Calico cluster with Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE)

Prerequisite: gcloud.

To launch a GKE cluster with Calico, just include the --enable-network-policy flag.

Syntax

gcloud container clusters create [CLUSTER_NAME] --enable-network-policy

Example

gcloud container clusters create my-calico-cluster --enable-network-policy

To verify the deployment, use the following command.
```
kubectl get pods --namespace=kube-system
```
The Calico pods begin with calico. Check to make sure each one has a status of Running.

Creating a local Calico cluster with kubeadm

To get a local single-host Calico cluster in fifteen minutes using kubeadm, refer to the Calico Quickstart.

What's next

Once your cluster is running, you can follow the Declare Network Policy to try out Kubernetes NetworkPolicy.

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