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Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service Documentation

Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service (Amazon EKS) is a managed service that makes it easy for you to run Kubernetes on AWS without needing to install and operate your own Kubernetes clusters.

  1. User Guide

    Describes key concepts of Amazon EKS and provides instructions for using the features of Amazon EKS.

  2. Best Practices Guide

    Describes best practices for operating Amazon EKS and provides opinionated guidance for using the features of Amazon EKS.

  3. API Reference

    Documents the Amazon EKS API.

  4. Amazon EKS section of AWS CLI Reference

    Documents the Amazon EKS commands available in the AWS Command Line Interface (AWS CLI).

  5. Amazon EKS section of AWS CLI v2 Reference 

    Documents the Amazon EKS commands available in the AWS Command Line Interface (AWS CLI) version 2.

  6. Amazon EKS module of AWS Cloud Development Kit v2

    Describes how to define Amazon EKS clusters using the AWS Cloud Development Kit.

  7. Amazon EKS Workshop 

    Interactive workshop that shows how to use Amazon EKS features with other AWS services.

Additional Kubernetes deployment options

  1. Amazon EKS on AWS Outposts

    Describes how to use Amazon EKS on AWS Outposts.

  2. Amazon EKS Distro 

    Describes how to use the Amazon EKS Distro.

    • Amazon EKS Anywhere 

      Describes how to use Amazon EKS Anywhere to create and run Kubernetes clusters on premises.

      • Kubernetes Deployment Option Comparison

        Compare the features of the different Kubernetes deployment options.
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