The EKS Create Cluster plugin streamlines the creation of a Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service (EKS) cluster through the eksctl config file or by providing some required input parameters. This plugin automates the provisioning of EKS by which you can save time, ensures consistency in cluster setup, maintain security standards, and provides a Kubernetes-ready environment for deploying your containerized applications.
Before integrating the EKS Create Cluster plugin make sure that you have a AWS account with valid permissions to provision EKS.
Navigate to the Jobs section, click Create, and choose Job.
In the 'Create job' window, enter Job Name and choose a target project.
Click Create Job.
In the 'Configurations' tab, fill the required fields under the 'Source code' section and click Save.
In Workflow Editor, click + Job Pipeline.
Give a name to the workflow and click Create Workflow.
Click Add job pipeline to this workflow.
Fill the required fields in ‘Basic configuration’ tab.
Go to the ‘Tasks to be executed’ tab.
Under ‘Tasks’, click the + Add task button.
Select the EKS Create Cluster plugin.
Enter the following user inputs with appropriate values.
Enter the name of your task
e.g., EKS Create Cluster
Add a brief explanation of the task and the reason for choosing the plugin. Include information for someone else to understand the purpose of the task.
e.g., The EKS Create Cluster plugin is integrated for provisioning of EKS cluster.
Here you can set conditions to execute or skip the task. You can select Set trigger conditions
for the execution of a task or Set skip conditions
to skip the task.
Click Update Pipeline.
Variable | Format | Description | Sample Value |
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Variable | Format | Description |
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MinNodes
STRING
Minimum number of nodes in the EKS NodeGroup.
1
MaxNodes
STRING
Maximum number of nodes in the EKS NodeGroup.
1
UseEKSConfigFile
BOOL
Flag to use a config file for EKS cluster creation (true/false).
false
EKSConfigFilePath
STRING
Path to the EKS cluster configuration file (required if UseEKSConfigFile
flag is true).
eksctl-configs/eks-arm-config.yaml
EnablePlugin
BOOL
Flag to enable the EKS Create Cluster plugin.
true
AutomatedName
BOOL
Flag to enable naming for the cluster (true/false).
false
UseIAMNodeRole
BOOL
Flag to use IAM Node Role for EKS cluster creation.
false
AWSAccessKeyId
STRING
Valid AWS access key ID for authentication.
VtbXliYXNlNjR2YWx1
AWSSecretAccessKey
STRING
AWS secret access key for authentication.
Njknsdcwjnchwjn34nk
ClusterName
STRING
Name for the EKS cluster.
prod-us
Version
STRING
Kubernetes version to use for the EKS cluster.
1.30
Region
STRING
AWS region where the EKS cluster will be provisioned.
ap-south-1
Zones
STRING
Availability zone for the EKS cluster.
ap-south-1a,ap-south-1b
NodeGroupName
STRING
Name for the EKS cluster's NodeGroup.
prod-us-01
NodeType
STRING
EC2 instance type for EKS worker nodes.
t3.medium
DesiredNodes
STRING
Desired number of nodes in the EKS cluster.
1
CreatedClusterName
STRING
Name of the created EKS cluster.
EKSKubeConfigPath
STRING
File path of the generated EKS cluster kubeconfig