GKE attached clusters documentation
GKE attached clusters
With GKE attached clusters you can manage any standard,
CNCF-compliant Kubernetes
installation, including clusters already in production. Then add
Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE) Enterprise edition
features to standardize and secure your clusters across multiple cloud
environments and Kubernetes vendors.
Standardize
GKE attached clusters can automatically install
Config Sync and Policy Controller
on your clusters, so your platform team can maintain consistent configurations
and security policies across all your Kubernetes environments. App teams are
free to use their continuous delivery tool of choice with policies in place to
provide necessary safeguards.
Secure
You can use
Policy Controller
and Cloud Service Mesh to apply security and
network configurations across all your cluster configurations. Additionally,
you can enable valuable intra-cluster telemetry.
Manage
Use the
Connect gateway
to connect to clusters across environments without proxies, inbound firewall
rules, or bastion hosts.
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Last updated 2025-08-25 UTC.
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Then add\n[Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE) Enterprise edition](/kubernetes-engine)\nfeatures to standardize and secure your clusters across multiple cloud\nenvironments and Kubernetes vendors.\n\n### Standardize\n\n\nGKE attached clusters can automatically install\n[Config Sync](/anthos-config-management/docs/config-sync-overview) and [Policy Controller](/anthos-config-management/docs/concepts/policy-controller)\non your clusters, so your platform team can maintain consistent configurations\nand security policies across all your Kubernetes environments. App teams are\nfree to use their continuous delivery tool of choice with policies in place to\nprovide necessary safeguards.\n\n### Secure\n\n\nYou can use\n[Policy Controller](/anthos-config-management/docs/concepts/policy-controller)\nand [Cloud Service Mesh](/anthos/service-mesh) to apply security and\nnetwork configurations across all your cluster configurations. Additionally,\nyou can enable valuable intra-cluster telemetry.\n\n### Manage\n\n\nUse the\n[Connect gateway](/anthos/multicluster-management/gateway#why_use_the_connect_gateway)\nto connect to clusters across environments without proxies, inbound firewall\nrules, or bastion hosts.\n[Get started for free](https://console.cloud.google.com/freetrial) \n\n#### Start your proof of concept with $300 in free credit\n\n- Get access to Gemini 2.0 Flash Thinking\n- Free monthly usage of popular products, including AI APIs and BigQuery\n- No automatic charges, no commitment \n[View free product offers](/free/docs/free-cloud-features#free-tier) \n\n#### Keep exploring with 20+ always-free products\n\n\nAccess 20+ free products for common use cases, including AI APIs, VMs, data warehouses,\nand more.\n\nDocumentation resources\n-----------------------\n\nFind quickstarts and guides, review key references, and get help with common issues. \ninfo\n\n### EKS clusters (AWS)\n\n-\n\n [Attach your EKS cluster](/kubernetes-engine/multi-cloud/docs/attached/eks/how-to/attach-cluster)\n\n-\n\n [Connect to your EKS cluster](/kubernetes-engine/multi-cloud/docs/attached/eks/how-to/connect-to-cluster)\n\n-\n\n [Install Config Management](/anthos-config-management/docs/how-to/installing-config-sync)\n\n-\n\n [Install Cloud Service Mesh](/service-mesh/docs/unified-install/install-anthos-service-mesh)\n\n-\n\n [Install logging for EKS attached clusters](/kubernetes-engine/multi-cloud/docs/attached/eks/how-to/install-cloud-logging)\n\n-\n\n [Install monitoring for EKS attached clusters](/kubernetes-engine/multi-cloud/docs/attached/eks/how-to/install-cloud-monitoring)\n\n-\n\n [Enable Binary Authorization for EKS attached clusters](/kubernetes-engine/multi-cloud/docs/attached/eks/how-to/enable-binary-authorization)\n\n-\n\n [Get support](/support)\n\ninfo\n\n### AKS clusters (Azure)\n\n-\n\n [Attach your AKS cluster](/kubernetes-engine/multi-cloud/docs/attached/aks/how-to/attach-cluster)\n\n-\n\n [Connect to your AKS cluster](/kubernetes-engine/multi-cloud/docs/attached/aks/how-to/connect-to-cluster)\n\n-\n\n [Install Config Management](/anthos-config-management/docs/how-to/installing-config-sync)\n\n-\n\n [Install Cloud Service Mesh](/service-mesh/docs/unified-install/install-anthos-service-mesh)\n\n-\n\n [Install logging for AKS attached clusters](/kubernetes-engine/multi-cloud/docs/attached/aks/how-to/install-cloud-logging)\n\n-\n\n [Install monitoring for AKS attached clusters](/kubernetes-engine/multi-cloud/docs/attached/aks/how-to/install-cloud-monitoring)\n\n-\n\n [Enable Binary Authorization for AKS attached clusters](/kubernetes-engine/multi-cloud/docs/attached/aks/how-to/enable-binary-authorization)\n\n-\n\n [Get support](/support)\n\ninfo\n\n### Other cluster distributions\n\n-\n\n [Attach other Kubernetes clusters](/kubernetes-engine/multi-cloud/docs/attached/generic/how-to/attach-cluster)\n\n-\n\n [Connect to your cluster](/kubernetes-engine/multi-cloud/docs/attached/generic/how-to/connect-to-cluster)\n\n-\n\n [Install Config Management](/anthos-config-management/docs/how-to/installing-config-sync)\n\n-\n\n [Install Cloud Service Mesh](/service-mesh/docs/unified-install/install-anthos-service-mesh)\n\n-\n\n [Install logging for attached clusters](/kubernetes-engine/multi-cloud/docs/attached/generic/how-to/install-cloud-logging)\n\n-\n\n [Install monitoring for attached clusters](/kubernetes-engine/multi-cloud/docs/attached/generic/how-to/install-cloud-monitoring)\n\n-\n\n [Get support](/support)\n\n-\n\n [Impact of temporary disconnection from Google Cloud](/anthos/docs/concepts/anthos-connectivity)\n\n-\n\n [Pricing](/contact/?form=anthos)"]]
