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# The Google GKE cloud and Juju

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This document describes details specific to using your existing Google GKE cloud with Juju. 

> See more: [Google GKE](https://cloud.google.com/kubernetes-engine/docs) 

When using this cloud with Juju, it is important to keep in mind that it is a (1) Kubernetes cloud and (2) not some other cloud.

> See more: {ref}`cloud-differences`

As the differences related to (1) are already documented generically in the rest of the docs, here we record just those that follow from (2).

## Notes on `add-k8s`

Starting with Juju 3.0, because of the  fact that the `juju` client snap is strictly confined but the GKE cloud CLI snap is not, you must run the `add-k8s` command with the 'raw' client. See note in {ref}`add-a-kubernetes-cloud`.