EKS Create Cluster

Introduction

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.

Prerequisites

Before integrating the EKS Create Cluster plugin make sure that you have a AWS account with valid permissions to provision EKS.

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Steps

1. Navigate to the Jobs section, click Create, and choose Job.
2. In the 'Create job' window, enter Job Name and choose a target project.
3. Click Create Job.
4. In the 'Configurations' tab, fill the required fields under the 'Source code' section and click Save.
5. In Workflow Editor, click + Job Pipeline.
6. Give a name to the workflow and click Create Workflow.
7. Click Add job pipeline to this workflow.
8. Fill the required fields in ‘Basic configuration’ tab.
9. Go to the ‘Tasks to be executed’ tab.
10. Under ‘Tasks’, click the + Add task button.
11. Select the EKS Create Cluster plugin.
12. Enter the following user inputs with appropriate values.

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User Inputs

Task Name

Enter the name of your task

e.g., EKS Create Cluster

Description

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.

Input Variables

Variable	Format	Description	Sample Value
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

Trigger/Skip Condition

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.

Output Variables

Variable	Format	Description
CreatedClusterName	STRING	Name of the created EKS cluster.
EKSKubeConfigPath	STRING	File path of the generated EKS cluster kubeconfig

Click Update Pipeline.