You are using Google Kubernetes Engine with autoscaling enabled to host a new application. You want to expose this new application to the public, using HTTPS on a public IP address. What should you…

The correct answer is A. Create a Kubernetes Service of type NodePort for your application, and a Kubernetes Ingress to. You want to access Global HTTP(s) Load Balancing with GKE services, you must use Ingress https://cloud.google.com/kubernetes-engine/docs/concepts/service

Submitted by tunde_lagos· Mar 30, 2026Deploying and implementing a cloud solution

Question

You are using Google Kubernetes Engine with autoscaling enabled to host a new application. You want to expose this new application to the public, using HTTPS on a public IP address. What should you do?

Options

ACreate a Kubernetes Service of type NodePort for your application, and a Kubernetes Ingress to
BCreate a Kubernetes Service of type ClusterIP for your application. Configure the public DNS
CCreate a Kubernetes Service of type NodePort to expose the application on port 443 of each
DCreate a HAProxy pod in the cluster to load-balance the traffic to all the pods of the application.

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A
84% (26)
B
10% (3)
C
3% (1)
D
3% (1)

Explanation

You want to access Global HTTP(s) Load Balancing with GKE services, you must use Ingress https://cloud.google.com/kubernetes-engine/docs/concepts/service

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#GKE#Kubernetes Ingress#Kubernetes Service types#HTTPS

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