Amazon EKS Beginner : Elastic Kubernetes Service by AWS

Amazon EKS (Elastic Container Service for Kubernetes): Your Guide to Managed Kubernetes on AWS

Looking to harness the power of Kubernetes without the operational headaches? This course dives into Amazon EKS, a fully managed Kubernetes service offered by AWS. EKS simplifies running containerized applications by abstracting away the complexities of managing the Kubernetes control plane.

What is Amazon EKS?

At its core, EKS allows you to deploy and manage Kubernetes clusters on AWS infrastructure. The Kubernetes control plane is the brain of your cluster, responsible for critical functions like:

• Starting and stopping containers
• Scheduling containers across your cluster
• Performing health checks
• Managing cluster resources

With EKS, you offload the burden of managing this control plane to AWS. You focus on your applications, and EKS handles the underlying infrastructure. You deploy worker nodes using Amazon Machine Images (AMIs) and Infrastructure as Code tools like CloudFormation, and EKS takes care of provisioning, scaling, and maintaining the control plane for high availability, security, and scalability.

What You'll Learn in This Course:

This course provides a comprehensive introduction to Amazon EKS, perfect for beginners and those looking to solidify their understanding. We'll cover everything from the foundational concepts to practical deployment strategies. You'll gain a solid understanding of managing container-based applications at scale by exploring the EKS architecture.

Here's a detailed breakdown of the topics covered:

• Kubernetes Basics & EKS Introduction: A quick refresher on Kubernetes fundamentals and an overview of what EKS offers.
• EKS Cluster Prerequisites: Learn how to install and configure the necessary prerequisites for a successful EKS cluster deployment.
• Creating an EKS Cluster: Step-by-step instructions on how to provision an EKS cluster on AWS.
• Authentication & Authorization in EKS/Kubernetes: Understand how to secure your EKS cluster with robust authentication and authorization mechanisms.
• Optimized Linux Nodes for EKS: Discover how to launch Amazon-optimized Linux nodes for optimal performance with your EKS cluster.
• Application Deployment in EKS: Learn how to create and deploy your containerized applications to your EKS cluster.
• POD Networking in EKS: Understand how POD networking functions within the EKS environment.
• Autoscaling in EKS: Explore autoscaling concepts, including both Vertical Pod Autoscaler (VPA) and Horizontal Pod Autoscaler (HPA), to dynamically adjust resources based on demand.
• Load Balancing & ALB Ingress Controller: Implement load balancing and utilize the ALB Ingress Controller for managing external access to your applications.
• EKS Cluster Logging: Configure and manage logging within your EKS cluster for monitoring and troubleshooting.

By the end of this course, you'll be equipped to confidently deploy and manage containerized applications on Amazon EKS, leveraging the power of Kubernetes on AWS.