# Integrate with GKE

With a Kubernetes cluster in GKE on Google Cloud, GKE handles the complexities of Kubernetes management. Google Cloud provides a reliable, scalable database service.

Through this integration, Apono helps you securely manage access to your Google Cloud Kubernetes cluster.

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### Prerequisites

<table><thead><tr><th width="221">Item</th><th>Description</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>Apono Connector</strong></td><td>On-prem <a href="../apono-connector-for-gcp">connection</a> installed on the GKE cluster that serves as a bridge between a Kubernetes cluster and Apono</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Kubernetes Engine Cluster Role</strong></td><td><a href="https://cloud.google.com/kubernetes-engine/docs/how-to/iam">Google Cloud role</a> that grants the Apono connector's service account access to retrieve and list GKE clusters<br><br>Apono does not require admin permissions to the Kubernetes environment.</td></tr></tbody></table>

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### Integrate with Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE)

<figure><img src="https://1094436629-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2Fv6MBfUGvblSdAz31yJXm%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-5b3c141838e8be91eaa307702879c24cfb05ded5%2Fintegration-gke.png?alt=media" alt="" width="563"><figcaption><p>Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE) tile</p></figcaption></figure>

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You can also use the steps below to integrate with Apono using Terraform.

In step **11**, instead of clicking **Confirm**, follow the **Are you integrating with Apono using Terraform?** guidance.
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Follow these steps to complete the integration:

1. On the [**Catalog**](https://app.apono.io/catalog?search=GKE) tab, click **Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE)**. The **Connect Integration** page appears.
2. Under **Discovery**, click one or more resource types and cloud services to sync with Apono.

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Apono automatically discovers and syncs all the instances in the environment. After syncing, you can manage [access flows](https://docs.apono.io/docs/access-flows/access-flows) to these resources.
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3. Click **Next**. The **Apono connector** section expands.
4. From the dropdown menu, select a connector.

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If the desired connector is not listed, click **+ Add new connector** and follow the instructions for creating a [GCP](https://docs.apono.io/docs/gcp-environment/creating-secrets-in-google-secret-manager) connector.
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5. Click **Next**. The **Integration Config** section expands.
6. Define the **Integration Config** settings.

   <table><thead><tr><th width="188">Setting</th><th>Description</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>Integration Name</strong></td><td>Unique, alphanumeric, user-friendly name used to identify this integration when constructing an access flow</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Server URL</strong></td><td>(Optional) URL of the server where the cluster is deployed<br><br>Leave this field blank to connect the cluster where the Apono connector is deployed.</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Certificate Authority</strong></td><td>(Optional) Ensures that the Kubernetes API server you are communicating with is trusted and authentic<br><br>Leave this field blank to connect the cluster where the Apono connector is deployed.</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Project ID</strong></td><td>(Optional) ID of the GCP project where the cluster is deployed</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Region</strong></td><td>(Optional) Location where the cluster is deployed</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Cluster Name</strong></td><td>(Optional) Name of the cluster to connect<br><br>The cluster name should be the same as it appears in GKE.</td></tr></tbody></table>
7. Click **Next**. The **Secret Store** section expands.
8. (User/Password only) [Associate the secret or credentials](https://docs.apono.io/docs/connectors-and-secrets/apono-integration-secret).

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When the Apono connector is installed on the GKE cluster, you do not need to enter values for the optional fields or to provide a secret.
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9. Click **Next**. The **Get more with Apono** section expands.
10. Define the **Get more with Apono** settings.

    <table><thead><tr><th width="187">Setting</th><th>Description</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>Credential Rotation</strong></td><td>(Optional) Number of days after which the database credentials must be rotated<br><br>Learn more about the <a href="../../architecture-and-security/credentials-rotation-policy">Credentials Rotation Policy</a>.</td></tr><tr><td><strong>User cleanup after access is revoked (in days)</strong></td><td><p>(Optional) Defines the number of days after access has been revoked that the user should be deleted</p><p><br>Learn more about <a href="../../architecture-and-security/periodic-user-cleanup-and-deletion">Periodic User Cleanup &#x26; Deletion</a>.</p></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Custom Access Details</strong></td><td>(Optional) Instructions explaining how to access this integration's resources<br><br>Upon accessing an integration, a message with these instructions will be displayed to end users in the User Portal. The message may include up to <strong>400 characters</strong>.<br><br>To view the message as it appears to end users, click <strong>Preview</strong>.</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Integration Owner</strong></td><td><p>(Optional) Fallback approver if no <a href="../../access-flows/dynamic-access-management/resource-and-integration-owners">resource owner</a> is found<br><br>Follow these steps to define one or several integration owners:</p><ol><li>From the <strong>Attribute</strong> dropdown menu, select <strong>User</strong> or <strong>Group</strong> under the relevant identity provider (IdP) platform.</li><li>From the <strong>Value</strong> dropdown menu, select one or multiple users or groups.</li></ol><p><br><strong>NOTE</strong>: When <strong>Resource Owner</strong> is defined, an <strong>Integration Owner</strong> must be defined.</p></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Resource Owner</strong></td><td><p>(Optional) Group or role responsible for managing access approvals or rejections for the resource<br><br>Follow these steps to define one or several <a href="../../access-flows/dynamic-access-management/resource-and-integration-owners">resource owners</a>:</p><ol><li>Enter a <strong>Key name</strong>. This value is the name of the tag created in your cloud environment.</li><li>From the <strong>Attribute</strong> dropdown menu, select an attribute under the IdP platform to which the key name is associated.<br><br>Apono will use the value associated with the key (tag) to identify the resource owner. When you update the membership of the group or role in your IdP platform, this change is also reflected in Apono.</li></ol><p><br><strong>NOTE</strong>: When this setting is defined, an <strong>Integration Owner</strong> must also be defined.</p></td></tr></tbody></table>
11. Click **Confirm**.

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<summary>💡Are you integrating with Apono using Terraform?</summary>

If you want to integrate with Apono using Terraform, follow these steps instead of clicking **Confirm**:

1. At the top of the screen, click **View as Code**. A modal appears with the completed Terraform configuration code.
2. Click to copy the code.
3. Make any additional edits.
4. Deploy the code in your Terraform.

Refer to [Integration Config Metadata](https://docs.apono.io/metadata-for-integration-config/integration-metadata/gcp-gke) for more details about the schema definition.

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Now that you have completed this integration, you can [create access flows](https://docs.apono.io/docs/access-flows/access-flows) that grant permission to your Google Cloud Kubernetes cluster.