aws-eks

Create a new EKS cluster

$ aws eks create-cluster --name [my-cluster] --role-arn [arn:aws:iam::account:role/eks-role] --resources-vpc-config subnetIds=[subnet-1],[subnet-2],securityGroupIds=[sg-123]

$ aws eks list-clusters

$ aws eks describe-cluster --name [my-cluster]

$ aws eks update-kubeconfig --name [my-cluster]

$ aws eks create-nodegroup --cluster-name [my-cluster] --nodegroup-name [my-nodes] --node-role [arn:aws:iam::account:role/node-role] --subnets [subnet-1] [subnet-2] --instance-types [t3.medium]

$ aws eks list-addons --cluster-name [my-cluster]

$ aws eks delete-cluster --name [my-cluster]

aws eks command [options]

aws eks is the AWS CLI interface for Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service (EKS), a managed Kubernetes service. EKS runs the Kubernetes control plane across multiple AWS availability zones, automatically detecting and replacing unhealthy control plane nodes.
EKS integrates with AWS services for networking (VPC), security (IAM), load balancing (ELB), and storage (EBS/EFS). It supports managed node groups, self-managed nodes, and AWS Fargate for serverless containers.

create-cluster

Create a new EKS cluster

Delete an EKS cluster

Get cluster details and status

List all clusters in the account

Configure kubectl for cluster access

Create a managed node group

Delete a node group

List node groups in a cluster

Install a cluster add-on

Create a Fargate profile for serverless pods

Upgrade Kubernetes version

Cluster creation takes 10-15 minutes. The control plane and node groups must be upgraded separately and in order. IAM roles for service accounts (IRSA) requires OIDC provider configuration. Node groups cannot span multiple instance types in the same group.

Amazon EKS launched in June 2018 as a managed Kubernetes service. Fargate support was added in December 2019, managed node groups earlier that year. EKS Anywhere for on-premises deployments launched in 2021, and Pod Identity simplified IAM access in 2023.

aws(1), kubectl(1), aws-ecr(1), eksctl(1)