I just launched my first Kubernetes cluster on AWS EKS! This project was a rollercoaster, from spinning up an EC2 instance and installing eksctl, to diving into CloudFormation and IAM policies.
How I did it:
✅ Set up an EC2 instance as my development environment.
✅ Installed eksctl to run commands for creating an EKS cluster.
✅ Learnt how eksctl uses CloudFormation under the hood to create the cluster.
✅ Used IAM access control policies to see my EKS cluster in the console.
The biggest challenge was getting the right IAM permissions configured for accessing the EKS cluster. It was a good reminder of how important security is in the cloud.
📸 Check out my documentation for my step-by-step process: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ZpHZSXFptL5g49gXZMDzAopMm6gRNuGj/view?usp=sharing
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props for spinning up that first cluster - always takes some patience. you think getting the IAM bits down early actually helps folks avoid headaches later or does it just push the pain around?
I think it helps avoid the headaches.