Local Clusters for Amazon EKS on AWS Outposts

Publication date: June 02, 2023 (Diagram history)

This reference architecture diagram helps you deploy a local cluster for Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service (Amazon EKS) on AWS Outposts.

Local Clusters for Amazon EKS on AWS Outposts Diagram

1. Ensure that you have a reliable network connection between AWS Outposts and its parent Region. Use a highly available, low-latency connectivity, such as AWS Direct Connect.

2. Create the Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service (Amazon EKS) local cluster VPC and its required constructs.

3. Create a local Amazon EKS cluster, specifying the Kubernetes control plane subnet on AWS Outposts.

4. Create self-managed Amazon EKS nodes on AWS Outposts, following the recommended prerequisites.

5. Allow administrative access from the on-premises network to the Amazon EKS cluster endpoint using the local gateway (LGW). For more information, refer to Local gateway basics.

6. Refer to the local cluster for Amazon EKS on AWS Outposts considerations.

Note

Deploying a local cluster for Amazon EKS is currently only available through the AWS Outposts Rack offering.

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