Amazon EKS Distro
An open-source distribution of Kubernetes from AWS
Perform reproducible builds using the same open-source Kubernetes source code, tooling, and documentation as Amazon EKS.
Deploy EKS Distro on your own self-provisioned hardware infrastructure, including bare-metal servers, VMware vSphere virtual machines, Amazon EC2 instances, and infrastructure on other clouds.
Update your builds with the latest security patches, plus extended support in alignment with the Amazon EKS Version Lifecycle Policy.
How it works
![Diagram that shows the workflow for Amazon EKS Distro. Described at the link, “Enlarge and read image description."](https://d1.awsstatic.com/product-marketing/EKS/EKSDistro/product-page-diagram_EKSDistro.6f65b85a7307732fe05b0f311f26574a96594565.png "Diagram that shows the workflow for Amazon EKS Distro. Described at the link, “Enlarge and read image description."")
The diagram shows the Amazon EKS Distro workflow, from building Kubernetes clusters to viewing and exploring the apps on the Amazon EKS dashboard in the AWS Management Console.
The first section represents Amazon EKS Distro with the following text: "Download and build Kubernetes clusters with your own tooling."
The second section is called "Self-managed resources," and it includes the following text: "Bare metal, virtual machines, or Amazon EC2 instances."
The third section includes the following text: "Run Kubernetes apps."
The last section is called "Amazon EKS dashboard in the AWS Management Console," and it includes the following text: "View and explore running Kubernetes apps."
Use cases
Deploy consistently on premises and in the cloud
Run the same secure, validated, and tested Kubernetes components that power Amazon EKS within self-managed infrastructure on AWS, on premises, and on other clouds.
Modernize on-premises applications
Remove the need to keep up with upstream Kubernetes and security patches so you can focus on your core business.
Use existing hardware investments
Continue using your own hardware and data center investments to run your Kubernetes workloads.
How to get started
Download Amazon EKS Distro
Find everything you need to build the source components that make up EKS Distro.
Get answers to your questions
Visit the FAQ page to learn more about EKS Distro availability, cluster creation, and version support.