Ch 7 · Networking
Architecture
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One team owns the network; every project just consumes it.

Custom mode gives deliberate IP planning; Shared VPC reconciles project-per-environment with one consistent network.

Host: meridian-shared-networkingOwns the VPC and subnets centrally
Service: meridian-shipment-prodUses host subnets directly
Service: meridian-shipment-stagingUses host subnets directly

Shared VPC vs Peering

Shared VPC: one team manages the network for everyone. Peering: two genuinely separate networks stay independently managed, connected privately.

Peering is NOT transitive — A peers with B, B peers with C, A cannot reach C without a direct A-C peering.