Kubernetes Clusters w/EKS is Kewl as (S)hell!

Goal:

Shells are da bomb right? Just like in Mario Kart! Cloud Shell can be dope too in creating a Kubernetes cluster using EKS, lets party Mario.

Lessons Learned:

• Create an EKS cluster in a Region
• Deploy a Application to Mimic the Application
• Use DNS name of Load Balancer to Test the Cluster

AWS Stuff:

Create user w/admin access for CLI, & download access keys:

Create EC2:

Create an EKS cluster in a Region:

Download AWS CLI v2, kubectl, ekcctl, & move directory files:

Create the cluster, connect, & verify running eksctl:

Deploy a Application to Mimic the Application

Run thru some kubectl applys to yaml files & test to see those pods running:

Use DNS name of Load Balancer to Test the Cluster:

• Now curl the load balancer DNS name…walllll-ahhhhh