Google Container Engine with external IP, no load balancing

Question

I can connect to the application running in my container in Kubernetes, but this was using the load balancing gateway based on the documentation here:

https://cloud.google.com/container-engine/docs/tutorials/http-balancer

Is there a way to run the web server in the Google Container Engine without paying $ 18 per month for a separate balancer?

Answer 1

Try using type: Nodeportfor service. This will open a port on all of your nodes. You can use direct traffic for this port. See https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/services-networking/service/