How to Deploy a Kubernetes Cluster on AWS

This article provides an in-depth guide on how to deploy a Kubernetes cluster on Amazon Web Services (AWS) using two methods - the AWS console and your local machine. It begins by explaining what a Kubernetes cluster is, its components, and the role of Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service (EKS). The article then delves into understanding the Amazon EKS architecture, which includes various components such as availability zones, virtual private cloud, public subnet, private subnet, network address translation, bastion host, and Amazon EKS cluster. The first method involves deploying a Kubernetes cluster to AWS without writing any code or using your CLI. This is done by creating an account on AWS, logging into the console, creating a virtual private cloud with configured public and private subnets, creating an IAM role with security groups that give permission to work with EKS, and finally creating a cluster on the Amazon EKS dashboard. The second method involves using your local machine to deploy a Kubernetes cluster to Amazon EKS. This requires installing and configuring AWS CLI and setting up an elastic Kubernetes cluster master node using the eksctl command. The Elastic Kubernetes service command tool (eksctl) is a simple CLI tool for creating clusters on Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service, which simplifies the process of deploying a Kubernetes cluster. The article concludes by reminding readers to shut down all services or instances created for this tutorial to avoid future charges and introduces Edge Stack API Gateway as a solution for modern traffic management in routing traffic into your Kubernetes cluster.