How to Create EKS Cluster on AWS using Eksctl

Prerequisites:

AWS CLI Access with Admin Privileges.

One Instance (AWS Cli must have installed)

SSH Key (Optional)

Steps Involved:

Step 1: Install Eksctl and Kubectl utility

curl --silent --location "https://github.com/weaveworks/eksctl/releases/latest/download/eksctl_$(uname -s)_amd64.tar.gz" | tar xz -C /tmp

sudo mv /tmp/eksctl /usr/local/bin

eksctl version

curl -o kubectl https://amazon-eks.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/1.17.7/2020-07-08/bin/linux/amd64/kubectl

chmod +x ./kubectl

sudo mv ./kubectl /usr/local/bin

kubectl version --short --client

Step 2: Create EKS Cluster on AWS using Eksctl utility

eksctl create cluster

--name eks-cluster-demo

--version 1.15

--region us-west-1

--nodegroup-name eks-worker-nodes

--node-type t3.medium

--nodes 2

--nodes-min 2

--nodes-max 4

--ssh-access

--ssh-public-key selvakey.pub

--managed

Step 3: Deploying Demo Application.

Get our Demo Application from GitHub repository

git clone https://github.com/learnitguide/kubernetes-knote.git

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How to Create EKS Cluster on AWS using Eksctl