Create an EKS cluster

create-eks-cluster.md

Creating an EKS Cluster

Configure aws credentials:

brew install awscli
aws configure

Install eksctl and create cluster:

brew install weaveworks/tap/eksctl
eksctl create cluster

Create default storage class:

# https://docs.aws.amazon.com/eks/latest/userguide/storage-classes.html
kubectl apply -f -<<EOF;
    kind: StorageClass
    apiVersion: storage.k8s.io/v1
    metadata:
      name: gp2
    provisioner: kubernetes.io/aws-ebs
    parameters:
      type: gp2
    reclaimPolicy: Retain
EOF
kubectl patch storageclass gp2 -p '{"metadata": {"annotations":{"storageclass.kubernetes.io/is-default-class":"true"}}}'

Install Helm

brew install kubernetes-helm
kubectl create serviceaccount --namespace kube-system tiller
kubectl create clusterrolebinding tiller --clusterrole=cluster-admin --serviceaccount=kube-system:tiller
helm init --service-account tiller

Periodically check for updates to networking stack:

• https://docs.aws.amazon.com/eks/latest/userguide/cni-upgrades.html