website/docs/tasks/administer-cluster/calico-network-policy.md

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caseydavenport	Use Calico for NetworkPolicy

{% capture overview %} This page shows a couple of quick ways to create a Calico cluster on Kubernetes. {% endcapture %}

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Creating a Calico cluster with Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE)

Prerequisite: gcloud.

1. To launch a GKE cluster with Calico, just include the --enable-network-policy flag.

   Syntax

   gcloud container clusters create [CLUSTER_NAME] --enable-network-policy
   

   Example

   gcloud container clusters create my-calico-cluster --enable-network-policy
   

2. To verify the deployment, use the following command.

   kubectl get pods --namespace=kube-system
   

   The Calico pods begin with calico. Check to make sure each one has a status of Running.

Creating a local Calico cluster with kubeadm

To get a local single-host Calico cluster in fifteen minutes using kubeadm, refer to the Calico Quickstart.

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{% capture whatsnext %} Once your cluster is running, you can follow the Declare Network Policy to try out Kubernetes NetworkPolicy. {% endcapture %}

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