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AWS EKS - manual creation

If you do not have cluster, create it in AWS console or use other ways like terraform. We will use AWS console as the simplest way to get kubernetes cluster. AWS console

EKS cluster creation step 1​

You need to create or select IAM role for cluster. Click to create role button. step 1

EKS cluster creation step 2.​

You need to create or select IAM role for cluster. Click to create role button. step 2

Create IAM role for cluster.​

Create IAM role

Create IAM role for cluster. Step 2​

Create IAM role step 2

Create IAM role for cluster. Step 3​

Create IAM role step 3

Create IAM role for cluster. Step 4​

Create IAM role step 4

Now we have a new role and can use it to create a new cluster. Come back to cluster creation form. Come back to cluster creation form

EKS cluster creation step 3​

EKS cluster creation step 3

EKS cluster creation step 4.​

Here you can select addons to your cluster. select addons to your cluster

EKS cluster creation step 5.​

Here you can configure selected addons to your cluster. configure selected addons

EKS cluster creation step 6​

cluster creation step 6

EKS cluster creation step 7​

Almoste done. Just wait until the cluster will be ready. Just wait until the cluster

Now it is ready. Now it is ready

Cluster is ready, but you need to add nodes to the cluster. add nodes

Again, you need new IAM role for nodegroup new IAM role

Create a role for nodegroup​

Create a role for nodegroup

Add permissions Add permissions

Add more permissions Add more permissions

Check permissions Check permissions

Continuer with node group creation flow (step 1) Continuer with node group creation 1

Continuer with node group creation flow (step 2) Continuer with node group creation 2

Nodegroup creation flow (step 3) Nodegroup creation flow (step 3)

Nodegroup creation flow (step 4) Nodegroup creation flow (step 4)

Almost ready Almost ready

Good. You have new kubernetes cluster.

The next step – install unifie into your cluster