class AlbController (construct)

Language	Type name
.NET	Amazon.CDK.AWS.EKS.AlbController
Go	github.com/aws/aws-cdk-go/awscdk/v2/awseks#AlbController
Java	software.amazon.awscdk.services.eks.AlbController
Python	aws_cdk.aws_eks.AlbController
TypeScript (source)	aws-cdk-lib » aws_eks » AlbController

Implements IConstruct, IDependable

Construct for installing the AWS ALB Contoller on EKS clusters.

Use the factory functions get and getOrCreate to obtain/create instances of this controller.

See also: https://kubernetes-sigs.github.io/aws-load-balancer-controller

Example

// The code below shows an example of how to instantiate this type.
// The values are placeholders you should change.
import { aws_eks as eks } from 'aws-cdk-lib';

declare const albControllerVersion: eks.AlbControllerVersion;
declare const cluster: eks.Cluster;
declare const policy: any;
const albController = new eks.AlbController(this, 'MyAlbController', {
  cluster: cluster,
  version: albControllerVersion,

  // the properties below are optional
  additionalHelmChartValues: {
    enableWaf: false,
    enableWafv2: false,
  },
  policy: policy,
  repository: 'repository',
});

Initializer

new AlbController(scope: Construct, id: string, props: AlbControllerProps)

Parameters

• scope Construct
• id string
• props AlbControllerProps

Construct Props

Name	Type	Description
cluster	Cluster	[disable-awslint:ref-via-interface] Cluster to install the controller onto.
version	AlbControllerVersion	Version of the controller.
additionalHelmChartValues?	AlbControllerHelmChartOptions	Additional helm chart values for ALB controller.
policy?	any	The IAM policy to apply to the service account.
repository?	string	The repository to pull the controller image from.

---

cluster

Type: Cluster

[disable-awslint:ref-via-interface] Cluster to install the controller onto.

---

version

Type: AlbControllerVersion

Version of the controller.

---

additionalHelmChartValues?

Type: AlbControllerHelmChartOptions (optional, default: no additional helm chart values)

Additional helm chart values for ALB controller.

---

policy?

Type: any (optional, default: Corresponds to the predefined version.)

The IAM policy to apply to the service account.

If you're using one of the built-in versions, this is not required since CDK ships with the appropriate policies for those versions.

However, if you are using a custom version, this is required (and validated).

---

repository?

Type: string (optional, default: '602401143452.dkr.ecr.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/amazon/aws-load-balancer-controller')

The repository to pull the controller image from.

Note that the default repository works for most regions, but not all. If the repository is not applicable to your region, use a custom repository according to the information here: https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/aws-load-balancer-controller/releases.

Properties

Name	Type	Description
node	Node	The tree node.

---

node

Type: Node

The tree node.

Methods

Name	Description
toString()	Returns a string representation of this construct.
static create(scope, props)	Create the controller construct associated with this cluster and scope.

---

toString()

public toString(): string

Returns

• string

Returns a string representation of this construct.

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static create(scope, props)

public static create(scope: Construct, props: AlbControllerProps): AlbController

Parameters

• scope Construct
• props AlbControllerProps

Returns

• AlbController

Create the controller construct associated with this cluster and scope.

Singleton per stack/cluster.