Introduction
As the demand for scalable and resilient cloud-native applications grows, orchestrating containers with Kubernetes has become the go-to solution for many organizations. Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service (Amazon EKS) provides a managed Kubernetes service that simplifies the deployment and operation of containerized applications on AWS. In this article, we will explore how to leverage Terraform, an infrastructure-as-code tool, to streamline the process of deploying Amazon EKS clusters.
Benefits of Using Terraform for EKS:
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Infrastructure-as-Code: With Terraform, you define your infrastructure as code, enabling version control, collaboration, and easy reproducibility. This ensures consistency and reduces the risk of configuration drift.
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Automation and Scalability: Terraform allows you to automate the deployment and scaling of your EKS clusters. You can easily modify your Terraform configuration to add or remove resources as per your requirements, enabling seamless scalability.
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Infrastructure Visibility: Terraform provides a clear and concise view of your infrastructure through its declarative syntax. You can easily understand and visualize your EKS cluster resources, making it easier to manage and troubleshoot.
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Community and Ecosystem:
Prerequisites
- AWS CLI
- Terraform
- kubectl
- aws-iam-authenticator
Usage
terraform init
terraform plan
terraform applyLicense
This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details
Tools
- Terraform
- AWS
- EKS
- Kubernetes
- Helm
- Flux
- Flagger
- ArgoCD
- Argo Rollouts
- Argo Events
- Argo Workflows
- Argo Tunnel
References
- Terraform EKS
- Terraform EKS Module
- Terraform EKS Cluster
- Terraform EKS Node Group
- Terraform EKS Worker Node
- Terraform EKS Auth
- Terraform EKS Fargate Profile
- Terraform EKS OIDC Provider
- Terraform EKS OpenID Connect
- Terraform EKS Managed Node Group
- Terraform EKS Cluster Auth
- Terraform EKS Cluster