Google Cloud Platform (GCP) offers compute, storage, networking, data analytics, AI/ML, and developer services across a global backbone. GCP emphasizes software-defined networking, managed Kubernetes, and data/AI services.
How GCP Works #
Projects are the isolation boundary for resources and billing, organized under folders and organizations. Networking uses VPC (global or regional), subnets, firewall rules, and routes. Compute options include Compute Engine VMs, Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE), and Cloud Run. Identities and policies are handled by IAM with service accounts and roles.
Core Services #
- Compute: Compute Engine (managed instance groups), GKE, Cloud Run, Cloud Functions.
- Storage & Data: Cloud Storage, Persistent Disks, Filestore; Cloud SQL/Spanner/Bigtable; Memorystore.
- Networking & Edge: VPC, Cloud NAT, Cloud Router, External/Internal Load Balancing, Cloud CDN, Cloud Armor.
- Operations: Cloud Logging, Monitoring, Trace, Error Reporting.
- Security: KMS, Secret Manager, Organization Policy, VPC SC.
Reference Architecture #
- Create a regional VPC with subnets across at least two zones.
- Run workloads on MIGs or GKE; place backends in private subnets with Cloud NAT.
- Front apps with a load balancer and configure health checks and URL maps.
- Use service accounts and least-privilege IAM; centralize logs and metrics.
Why Deploy RELIANOID Load Balancer on GCP? #
Deploying RELIANOID as Compute Engine instances (standalone or managed instance group) provides a consistent L4/L7 gateway across environments:
- Performance & efficiency: Optimized proxying with HTTP/2 and connection reuse to improve backend utilization.
- Multi-zone resilience: Distribute instances across zones with health checks; use hot restart to apply changes with minimal impact.
- Security controls: Central TLS termination, optional mTLS for service-to-service traffic, and layer-7 policy enforcement.
- Operational consistency: Same policies on GCP, other clouds, and on-prem—ideal for hybrid migration patterns.
- Automation: Provision via instance templates, MIGs, and startup scripts; manage configuration via CI/CD and IaC.
This design is useful when you need advanced routing or strict protocol behavior that must remain uniform across multiple platforms.
Resources #
Deploy RELIANOID Enterprise Edition on Google Cloud Platform
Deploy RELIANOID Community Edition on Google Cloud Platform
