2_create-eks-cluster.md

Create AWS ELS Kubernetes cluster

1. Change public key file name in the following eksctl command

    eksctl create cluster --name <cluster name> --version 1.17 --region us-east-2 --nodegroup-name linux-nodes --nodes 1 --node-type t2.small --nodes-min 1 --nodes-max 3 --node-volume-size 200 --ssh-access=true --ssh-public-key pub<key name>.pem --managed
   

2. Update kubeconfig

    aws eks --region <region> update-kubeconfig --name <cluster name>
   

3. Test k8s configuration

    kubectl get svc
   

4. Create kubernets name space for our jenkins installation

    kubectl create ns jenkins
   

If any issues, refer to https://docs.aws.amazon.com/eks/latest/userguide/getting-started-console.html