Kubernetes + Amazon EKS + Karpenter

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Karpenter

• https://karpenter.sh/

Terraform + Karpenter + Amazon EKS

• Terraform module: https://github.com/terraform-aws-modules/terraform-aws-eks/tree/master/examples/karpenter
• Tutorial

  • https://rtfm.co.ua/en/terraform-building-eks-part-2-an-eks-cluster-workernodes-and-iam/

    

  • https://antonputra.com/amazon/kubernetes-node-autoscaling-with-karpenter/

Methods

• terraform-aws-eks
• terraform-aws-eks-blueprints
• Relationship: terraform-aws-eks-blueprints is currently based on terraform-aws-eks based on this doc:
  

ExternalDNS

Helm

• https://artifacthub.io/packages/helm/bitnami/external-dns
• https://artifacthub.io/packages/helm/external-dns/external-dns

Tutorials

Route53, Amazon EKS, ExternalDNS

• https://www.infralovers.com/blog/2023-10-13-amazon-eks-with-alb-and-external-dns-for-route53/
• https://www.padok.fr/en/blog/external-dns-route53-eks
• https://nahuelhernandez.com/blog/ingress_and_external_dns_with_route53_on_eks/
• https://community.aws/content/2dxHaSe8R2Kpzqt1wvFMqM5PyLl/navigating-amazon-eks-automating-dns-records-for-microservices-using-externaldns?lang=en
• What does "eksctl create iamserviceaccount" do? https://stackoverflow.com/questions/65934606/what-does-eksctl-create-iamserviceaccount-do-under-the-hood-on-an-eks-cluster