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Setting up an Amazon EKS Cluster

Learn to deploy scalable, resilient Kubernetes clusters on AWS with Amazon EKS. This course guides you through setting up a fully functional EKS cluster using best practices, while teaching the core components and architecture involved.

Patrick Rusch - Pluralsight course - Setting up an Amazon EKS Cluster
by Patrick Rusch

What you'll learn

Managing Kubernetes clusters in AWS can be complex, especially when ensuring security, scalability, and proper integration with AWS services. In this course, Setting up an Amazon EKS Cluster, you’ll learn to deploy and configure a fully functional EKS cluster following best practices. First, you’ll explore the prerequisites for setting up an EKS cluster, including IAM roles, VPC configuration, and compute resources. Next, you’ll discover how to provision an EKS cluster using both the AWS Management Console and CLI. Finally, you’ll learn how to configure worker nodes, integrate them with the control plane, and verify cluster health using kubectl and AWS tools. When you’re finished with this course, you’ll have the skills and knowledge of Amazon EKS needed to confidently set up and manage Kubernetes clusters in AWS.

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About the author

Patrick Rusch - Pluralsight course - Setting up an Amazon EKS Cluster
Patrick Rusch

Senior Consultant and IT Instructor with focus on automating on-premise and public cloud environments, as well as Kubernetes clusters.

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