Integration
Google Cloud Platform (GCP) is a public cloud platform provided by Google. meshStack supports project creation, configuration, access control and cost management for GCP.
Integration Overview
The recommended way to set up GCP as a meshPlatform is via the public terraform GCP meshPlatform Module. If you decide to use it, you do not need the steps below.
To enable integration with GCP, platform engineers configure one or multiple meshPlatforms of PlatformType GCP in the Platform Administration in meshPanel.
Google Cloud Platform relies on Google Cloud Identity (GCI) for authentication and authorization. meshStack can seamlessly integrate with GCI and various hybrid identity setups. Organizations already using Google Cloud Directory Sync or Google Workspace can use meshStack with an externally provisioned identities configuration.
meshcloud helps organizations implement Google Cloud Platform in line with governance best-practices by integrating with the GCP Organization Resource Hierarchy and Organization Policy Service using Landing Zones.
In order to plan and execute a successful integration of GCP using meshcloud, organizations need to consider the following parts described in the sections below.
As part of an integration project meshcloud typically delivers a configuration tailored to your organization's specific requirements using infrastructure as code (IaC) tools. The descriptions below serve as a general reference.
Cloud Identity Setup
Cloud Identity "Free" is sufficient for automated GCP IAM management through meshStack. meshStack does not require Cloud Identity Premium nor Google Workspace features.
We recommend using externally provisioned identities with GCP.
Organization Setup
Platform engineers need to set up a GCP Organization to be used by meshStack. Please review the official GCP documentation on creating and managing organizations.
How to integrate GCP as a meshPlatform into meshStack
This is described in the Guide section under How to integrate a meshPlatform into meshStack.