# Multi-Cluster Deployment

> Deploy applications across multiple Kubernetes clusters for resilience

- **Category**: Cloud
- **Subcategory**: gcp
- **Canonical URL**: https://designpattern.fyi/patterns/gcp_multi_cluster_deployment/

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## Description
The Multi-Cluster Deployment pattern deploys applications across multiple Kubernetes clusters, often across different regions or availability zones. This provides resilience against regional failures, enables low-latency access for global users, and supports blue-green deployments across clusters. GKE supports multi-cluster deployments with Anthos.


## Use Cases
Use when you need high availability across regions or when deploying applications globally for low latency.





## Trade-offs


### Advantages

- Improved resilience

- Geographic distribution

- Low latency for global users

- Supports disaster recovery




### Considerations & Drawbacks

- Increased complexity

- Higher operational overhead

- Cross-cluster networking challenges







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**Reference**: [Original Source](https://cloud.google.com/architecture/hybrid-multicloud-patterns-and-practices)