Below are list of apps we will be using throughout the program.

User Account

• Gmail account (@gmail.com)
  Access GCP resources with your Gmail account. Access granted for the duration of the program.
• User account with Docker
  https://app.docker.com/login ^↗️
  Note: This account may have email other than the Gmail account mentioned above.

Dev tools

• Helm
  https://helm.sh/docs/intro/install/ ^↗️
  

  Windows OS users
  winget install Helm.Helm

  Mac OS users
  brew install helm

• VS Code IDE
  https://code.visualstudio.com/download ^↗️
• Project Lens UI app (Personal or Team version)
  https://k8slens.dev ^↗️
• GCP Cloud SDK (gcloud CLI) along with Python
  https://cloud.google.com/sdk/docs/install ^↗️

  Download URL for Python. Make sure python is added to the PATH variable.
  https://www.python.org/downloads/ ^↗️

• Docker Desktop app
  https://www.docker.com/products/docker-desktop/ ^↗️

  
  # Instructions for Windows OS
  # Open powershell window and run this command to check the Processor: AMD or ARM
  # Docker Desktop app install comes in two variations for WindowsOS: AMD or ARM
  Prompt> echo $env:PROCESSOR_ARCHITECTURE

• Java 21, Keytool and Openssl
  Youtube: JDK and Keytool install on Windows ^↗️
  Youtube: OpenSSL install on Windows ^↗️

  Download URL for OpenJDK 21 (includes keytool)
  Java 21 ^↗️

  Download URL for OpenSSL
  https://github.com/openssl/openssl/wiki/Binaries ^↗️

  Below are the specific versions or higher recommended for the program.
  $ java -version
  openjdk version "21.0.2"
  
  $ keytool -version
  keytool 21.0.2
  
  $ openssl -version
  OpenSSL 3.5.2 5 Aug 2025 (Library: OpenSSL 3.5.2 5 Aug 2025)
  
  

• Git for Windows
  https://git-scm.com/downloads ^↗️
  Commands presented are tested on MacOS. If you are running Windows OS, Git Bash is recommended to ensure compatibility.
• Install NodeJS, npm and Zbctl
  

  Download and install NodeJS (include npm) from the link below:
  https://nodejs.org/en/download ^↗️

  sudo apt install npm
sudo npm i -g zbctl
  Windows OS steps may vary. Install npm first, followed by zbctl.