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Amazon EKS Samples

Ready-to-use manifests, eksctl cluster configs, and Helm charts for learning and experimenting with Amazon EKS workloads.

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Pick a starting point — from cluster creation to storage, networking, and beyond.

5 Samples

eksctl

ClusterConfig YAML files for creating and managing EKS clusters. Covers Auto Mode, Fargate profiles, Ubuntu node groups, and reusing existing IAM roles.

eksctl Auto Mode Fargate IAM Ubuntu

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11 Samples

Kubernetes

Manifests for real-world EKS workloads — storage snapshots, cross-account DR, Fargate logging, network policies, IRSA, topology hints, and more.

EBS CSI NFS CSI IRSA OpenSearch NetworkPolicy

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1 Sample

Helm

Helm-installed stacks for Amazon EKS, starting with Prometheus and Grafana observability for Karpenter on EKS Auto Mode. Contributions welcome.

Helm 3 OCI Charts values.yaml Prometheus Grafana

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Quick Start

Run your first sample in minutes

Clone the repository, browse to an example, and apply the manifest to your EKS cluster. Each example folder contains a README.md with prerequisites and step-by-step instructions.

          
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        # 1. Clone the repo
git clone https://github.com/aws-samples/aws-eks-samples.git
cd aws-eks-samples

# 2. Browse an example
ls examples/kubernetes/

# 3. Apply the manifest
kubectl apply -f examples/kubernetes/network-policies/

# 4. Or create a cluster with eksctl
eksctl create cluster -f examples/eksctl/how-to-eks-auto-mode/eks-auto.yaml

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For learning and testing only

These examples are not production-ready. Always follow Amazon EKS Security Best Practices before deploying to production.