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page_title: "Google: google_container_node_pool"
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  Manages a GKE NodePool resource.
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# google\_container\_node\_pool

Manages a Node Pool resource within GKE. For more information see
[the official documentation](https://cloud.google.com/container-engine/docs/node-pools)
and
[API](https://cloud.google.com/container-engine/reference/rest/v1/projects.zones.clusters.nodePools).

## Example usage

```hcl
resource "google_container_node_pool" "np" {
  name               = "my-node-pool"
  zone               = "us-central1-a"
  cluster            = "${google_container_cluster.primary.name}"
  initial_node_count = 3
}

resource "google_container_cluster" "primary" {
  name               = "marcellus-wallace"
  zone               = "us-central1-a"
  initial_node_count = 3

  additional_zones = [
    "us-central1-b",
    "us-central1-c",
  ]

  master_auth {
    username = "mr.yoda"
    password = "adoy.rm"
  }

  node_config {
    oauth_scopes = [
      "https://www.googleapis.com/auth/compute",
      "https://www.googleapis.com/auth/devstorage.read_only",
      "https://www.googleapis.com/auth/logging.write",
      "https://www.googleapis.com/auth/monitoring",
    ]
  }
}
```

## Argument Reference

* `zone` - (Required) The zone in which the cluster resides.

* `cluster` - (Required) The cluster to create the node pool for.

* `initial_node_count` - (Required) The initial node count for the pool.

- - -

* `project` - (Optional) The project in which to create the node pool. If blank,
    the provider-configured project will be used.

* `name` - (Optional) The name of the node pool. If left blank, Terraform will
    auto-generate a unique name.

* `name_prefix` - (Optional) Creates a unique name for the node pool beginning
    with the specified prefix. Conflicts with `name`.