Sign in to your Google Cloud account. If you're new to
Google Cloud,
create an account to evaluate how our products perform in
real-world scenarios. New customers also get $300 in free credits to
run, test, and deploy workloads.
In the Google Cloud console, on the project selector page,
select or create a Google Cloud project.
Set the default Google Cloud project that is used by the Google Cloud CLI
to the Google Cloud project that you just created:
gcloudconfigsetprojectPROJECT-ID
Replace PROJECT_ID with the ID of your Google Cloud project.
Install the kubectl command-line tool:
gcloudcomponentsinstallkubectl
Update installed gcloud CLI components:
gcloudcomponentsupdate
Installing Knative serving on VMware
You can install Knative serving while creating new
Google Distributed Cloud by setting the cloudrun
configuration in the
config.yaml
file:
cloudrun:
enabled:true
Setting up the Google Cloud console
When using the Google Cloud console,
login to the cluster.
If you are using a Kubernetes Service Account, be sure to add the
cluster-admin role to that Service Account.
[[["Easy to understand","easyToUnderstand","thumb-up"],["Solved my problem","solvedMyProblem","thumb-up"],["Other","otherUp","thumb-up"]],[["Hard to understand","hardToUnderstand","thumb-down"],["Incorrect information or sample code","incorrectInformationOrSampleCode","thumb-down"],["Missing the information/samples I need","missingTheInformationSamplesINeed","thumb-down"],["Other","otherDown","thumb-down"]],["Last updated 2025-08-25 UTC."],[[["\u003cp\u003eThis guide outlines the process of setting up Google Distributed Cloud with Knative serving enabled for managing stateless workloads.\u003c/p\u003e\n"],["\u003cp\u003eInstalling Knative serving on VMware involves enabling the \u003ccode\u003ecloudrun\u003c/code\u003e configuration in the \u003ccode\u003econfig.yaml\u003c/code\u003e file during Google Distributed Cloud creation.\u003c/p\u003e\n"],["\u003cp\u003eSetting up the command-line environment requires installing and initializing the Google Cloud CLI, setting the default project, and installing/updating the \u003ccode\u003ekubectl\u003c/code\u003e tool.\u003c/p\u003e\n"],["\u003cp\u003eWhen using the Google Cloud console, you must log in to the cluster, and if a Kubernetes Service Account is used, it must be assigned the \u003ccode\u003ecluster-admin\u003c/code\u003e role.\u003c/p\u003e\n"]]],[],null,["# Setting up Knative serving on VMware\n\nThis guide shows you how to set up\n[Google Distributed Cloud](/gke-on-prem) with\nKnative serving enabled.\n\nNote that installing Knative serving on VMware installs\n[Knative Serving](/knative) into the cluster to connect and manage your\nstateless workloads.\n\nBefore you begin\n----------------\n\n1. This task assumes that you have active Google Distributed Cloud. [Learn how to create\n Google Distributed Cloud](/anthos/clusters/docs/on-prem/overview).\n\n\n For information about GKE Enterprise, see\n [GKE Enterprise Pricing](/anthos/pricing).\n- Sign in to your Google Cloud account. If you're new to Google Cloud, [create an account](https://console.cloud.google.com/freetrial) to evaluate how our products perform in real-world scenarios. New customers also get $300 in free credits to run, test, and deploy workloads.\n- In the Google Cloud console, on the project selector page,\n select or create a Google Cloud project.\n\n | **Note**: If you don't plan to keep the resources that you create in this procedure, create a project instead of selecting an existing project. After you finish these steps, you can delete the project, removing all resources associated with the project.\n\n [Go to project selector](https://console.cloud.google.com/projectselector2/home/dashboard)\n-\n [Verify that billing is enabled for your Google Cloud project](/billing/docs/how-to/verify-billing-enabled#confirm_billing_is_enabled_on_a_project).\n\n- In the Google Cloud console, on the project selector page,\n select or create a Google Cloud project.\n\n | **Note**: If you don't plan to keep the resources that you create in this procedure, create a project instead of selecting an existing project. After you finish these steps, you can delete the project, removing all resources associated with the project.\n\n [Go to project selector](https://console.cloud.google.com/projectselector2/home/dashboard)\n-\n [Verify that billing is enabled for your Google Cloud project](/billing/docs/how-to/verify-billing-enabled#confirm_billing_is_enabled_on_a_project).\n\n### Setting up the command-line environment\n\nSet up the gcloud CLI and `kubectl` for Knative serving on VMware:\n\n1. [Install and initialize the Google Cloud CLI](/sdk/docs).\n\n2. Set the default Google Cloud project that is used by the Google Cloud CLI\n to the Google Cloud project that you just created:\n\n ```bash\n gcloud config set project PROJECT-ID\n ```\n\n Replace \u003cvar translate=\"no\"\u003ePROJECT_ID\u003c/var\u003e with the ID of your Google Cloud project.\n3. Install the `kubectl` command-line tool:\n\n ```bash\n gcloud components install kubectl\n ```\n4. Update installed gcloud CLI components:\n\n ```bash\n gcloud components update\n ```\n\nInstalling Knative serving on VMware\n------------------------------------\n\nYou can install Knative serving while creating new\nGoogle Distributed Cloud by setting the `cloudrun`\nconfiguration in the\n[`config.yaml`](/anthos/gke/docs/on-prem/how-to/user-cluster-configuration-file#cloudrun-enabled-field)\nfile: \n\n```bash\ncloudrun:\n enabled: true\n```\n\nSetting up the Google Cloud console\n-----------------------------------\n\nWhen using the Google Cloud console,\n[login to the cluster](/anthos/multicluster-management/console/logging-in).\nIf you are using a Kubernetes Service Account, be sure to add the\n`cluster-admin` role to that Service Account.\n\nWhat's next\n-----------\n\n- [Knative serving on VMware Quickstart](/anthos/run/archive/docs/quickstarts/prebuilt-deploy-on-vmware)\n- [Deploying a container on Google Distributed Cloud](/anthos/run/archive/docs/deploying)\n- [Building containers](/anthos/run/archive/docs/building/containers)\n- [Troubleshooting](/anthos/run/archive/docs/troubleshooting)"]]
