Google Container Engine (Alpha)
Run Docker containers on Google Cloud Platform, powered by Kubernetes. Container Engine takes care of provisioning and maintaining the underlying virtual machine cluster, scaling your application, and operational logistics like logging, monitoring, and health management.
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Google Container Engine, powered by the open source technology Kubernetes, enables you to run and manage Docker containers on Google Cloud Platform’s virtual machines.
Container Engine is in alpha and we are working hard to improve existing features and add new capabilities. Try Container Engine, sign up for our customer programs, and share your feedback.
Docker support
Improve the predictability of your deployments with Docker containers. Containers make it easy to deploy applications across environments.
Better ops
Give ops a better system, starting with a managed compute cluster. Container Engine takes care of provisioning and maintaining the underlying virtual machines and operational logistics like logging, monitoring, and health management.
Declarative management
Use declarative syntax to define your application requirements. Container Engine will actively manage your application, ensuring your containers are running and scheduling additional as needed.
Scalable
Run multiple containers in a single virtual machine, or scale to many as your application grows. Container Engine makes it easy to manage your containers across a group of virtual machines.
Powered by Kubernetes
Container Engine is powered by the open source Kubernetes technology. Join the discussion on Kubernetes and be part of the growing community.
Decoupled apps
Let developers focus on code, with very few constraints. Create loosely coupled microservice apps that are more robust and easier to maintain and extend.
Pricing
Container Engine uses Google Compute Engine instances for nodes in the cluster, including the cluster master (created automatically for every cluster) and the number of worker nodes you specify. You will be billed for those instances according to Compute Engine's pricing, until the clusters are deleted. During this alpha phase, there is no additional charge for Container Engine on top of the Compute Engine pricing.