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EKS Create Cluster

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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.


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 with appropriate values.


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.

user inputs