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date: 2026-05-03
created: 2026-05-03
updated: 1980-01-01
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## What is EKS?
is aws managed kubernetes service
aws will be managing controle-plane
Provisionning/mantaining master nodes
Install controll plane processes
scalling ana backups
user only worries about worker nodes

## Why EKS?
scalling ins easy w beacause it's maanged by aws
easy integration with other aws services

## Worker nodes
it's up to user to setup the
3 ways to do it:
1. self-managed nodes
2. managed node group
3. fargate

### self managed
Based on EC2 instances
user should install kubelt, kube-proxy, container-runtime
updates and security patches managed by user
register node with control-plane

### Manage node group
Based on ec2
Auto provisioned and life cycle managed by aws
But uses a specific EKS optimized mages

### Fargate
serveless architecture
fargate will auto create worker nodes
no need to provision any ec2 servers

Good tools: EKsctl