GKE Network Endpoint Group Pre-provisioning Enters Public Preview
Google Kubernetes Engine now offers Network Endpoint Group (NEG) pre-provisioning in Preview. This feature allows users to create empty zonal GCE_VM_IP_PORT NEGs during Service creation for specified or all zones in a region, regardless of node presence. It extends the `cloud.google.com/neg` Service annotation with a custom `zones` parameter. This streamlines infrastructure automation, enabling attachment of NEGs to backend services without waiting for workload deployment.
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- Google Kubernetes Engine
Network Endpoint Group (NEG) pre-provisioning is now available in Preview. With this feature, you can force the creation of empty zonal GCE_VM_IP_PORT NEGs in specified zones (or all zones within a region) during Service creation, regardless of whether the cluster has nodes in those zones. By extending the cloud.google.com/neg Service annotation with a custom zones parameter, you can seamlessly automate infrastructure deployments (such as attaching NEGs to backend services) without waiting for workloads to deploy. For more information, see Pre-provisioning empty NEGs .
https://docs.cloud.google.com/release-notes#August_27_2026
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