Amazon EKS optimized Windows AMIs
The Amazon EKS optimized AMI is built on top of Windows Server 2019, and is
configured to serve as the base image for Amazon EKS nodes. The AMI is configured
to work with Amazon EKS out of the box, and it includes Docker,
kubelet
, and the AWS IAM Authenticator.
You can track security or privacy events for Windows Server with the
Microsoft security update guide
The AMI IDs for the latest Amazon EKS optimized AMI are shown in the following
tables. Windows Server 2019 is a Long-Term Servicing Channel (LTSC) release
and Windows Server, version 2004 is a Semi-Annual Channel (SAC) release. For
more information, see Windows Server servicing channels: LTSC and SAC
- 1.19.6
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Kubernetes version 1.19.6
Region Windows Server 2019 Full Windows Server 2019 Core Windows Server 2004 Core US East (Ohio) ( us-east-2
)View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID US East (N. Virginia) ( us-east-1
)View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID US West (Oregon) ( us-west-2
)View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID US West (N. California) ( us-west-1
)View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID Africa (Cape Town) ( af-south-1
)View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID Asia Pacific (Hong Kong) ( ap-east-1
)View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID Asia Pacific (Mumbai) ( ap-south-1
)View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID Asia Pacific (Tokyo) ( ap-northeast-1
)View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID Asia Pacific (Seoul) ( ap-northeast-2
)View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID Asia Pacific (Osaka) ( ap-northeast-3
)View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID Asia Pacific (Singapore) ( ap-southeast-1
)View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID Asia Pacific (Sydney) ( ap-southeast-2
)View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID Canada (Central) ( ca-central-1
)View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID China (Beijing) ( cn-north-1
)View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID China (Ningxia) ( cn-northwest-1
)View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID Europe (Frankfurt) ( eu-central-1
)View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID Europe (Ireland) ( eu-west-1
)View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID Europe (London) ( eu-west-2
)View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID Europe (Milan) ( eu-south-1
)View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID Europe (Paris) ( eu-west-3
)View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID Europe (Stockholm) ( eu-north-1
)View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID Middle East (Bahrain) ( me-south-1
)View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID South America (São Paulo) ( sa-east-1
)View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID AWS GovCloud (US-East) ( us-gov-east-1
)View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID AWS GovCloud (US-West) ( us-gov-west-1
)View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID - 1.18.8
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Kubernetes version 1.18.8
Region Windows Server 2019 Full Windows Server 2019 Core Windows Server 2004 Core US East (Ohio) ( us-east-2
)View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID US East (N. Virginia) ( us-east-1
)View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID US West (Oregon) ( us-west-2
)View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID US West (N. California) ( us-west-1
)View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID Africa (Cape Town) ( af-south-1
)View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID Asia Pacific (Hong Kong) ( ap-east-1
)View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID Asia Pacific (Mumbai) ( ap-south-1
)View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID Asia Pacific (Tokyo) ( ap-northeast-1
)View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID Asia Pacific (Seoul) ( ap-northeast-2
)View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID Asia Pacific (Osaka) ( ap-northeast-3
)View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID Asia Pacific (Singapore) ( ap-southeast-1
)View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID Asia Pacific (Sydney) ( ap-southeast-2
)View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID Canada (Central) ( ca-central-1
)View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID China (Beijing) ( cn-north-1
)View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID China (Ningxia) ( cn-northwest-1
)View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID Europe (Frankfurt) ( eu-central-1
)View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID Europe (Ireland) ( eu-west-1
)View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID Europe (London) ( eu-west-2
)View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID Europe (Milan) ( eu-south-1
)View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID Europe (Paris) ( eu-west-3
)View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID Europe (Stockholm) ( eu-north-1
)View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID Middle East (Bahrain) ( me-south-1
)View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID South America (São Paulo) ( sa-east-1
)View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID AWS GovCloud (US-East) ( us-gov-east-1
)View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID AWS GovCloud (US-West) ( us-gov-west-1
)View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID - 1.17.11
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Kubernetes version 1.17.11
Region Windows Server 2019 Full Windows Server 2019 Core Windows Server 2004 Core US East (Ohio) ( us-east-2
)View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID US East (N. Virginia) ( us-east-1
)View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID US West (Oregon) ( us-west-2
)View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID US West (N. California) ( us-west-1
)View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID Africa (Cape Town) ( af-south-1
)View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID Asia Pacific (Hong Kong) ( ap-east-1
)View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID Asia Pacific (Mumbai) ( ap-south-1
)View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID Asia Pacific (Tokyo) ( ap-northeast-1
)View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID Asia Pacific (Seoul) ( ap-northeast-2
)View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID Asia Pacific (Osaka) ( ap-northeast-3
)View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID Asia Pacific (Singapore) ( ap-southeast-1
)View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID Asia Pacific (Sydney) ( ap-southeast-2
)View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID Canada (Central) ( ca-central-1
)View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID China (Beijing) ( cn-north-1
)View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID China (Ningxia) ( cn-northwest-1
)View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID Europe (Frankfurt) ( eu-central-1
)View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID Europe (Ireland) ( eu-west-1
)View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID Europe (London) ( eu-west-2
)View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID Europe (Milan) ( eu-south-1
)View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID Europe (Paris) ( eu-west-3
)View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID Europe (Stockholm) ( eu-north-1
)View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID Middle East (Bahrain) ( me-south-1
)View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID South America (São Paulo) ( sa-east-1
)View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID AWS GovCloud (US-East) ( us-gov-east-1
)View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID AWS GovCloud (US-West) ( us-gov-west-1
)View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID - 1.16.13
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Kubernetes version 1.16.13
Region Windows Server 2019 Full Windows Server 2019 Core Windows Server 2004 Core US East (Ohio) ( us-east-2
)View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID US East (N. Virginia) ( us-east-1
)View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID US West (Oregon) ( us-west-2
)View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID US West (N. California) ( us-west-1
)View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID Africa (Cape Town) ( af-south-1
)View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID Asia Pacific (Hong Kong) ( ap-east-1
)View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID Asia Pacific (Mumbai) ( ap-south-1
)View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID Asia Pacific (Tokyo) ( ap-northeast-1
)View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID Asia Pacific (Seoul) ( ap-northeast-2
)View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID Asia Pacific (Osaka) ( ap-northeast-3
)View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID Asia Pacific (Singapore) ( ap-southeast-1
)View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID Asia Pacific (Sydney) ( ap-southeast-2
)View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID Canada (Central) ( ca-central-1
)View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID China (Beijing) ( cn-north-1
)View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID China (Ningxia) ( cn-northwest-1
)View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID Europe (Frankfurt) ( eu-central-1
)View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID Europe (Ireland) ( eu-west-1
)View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID Europe (London) ( eu-west-2
)View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID Europe (Milan) ( eu-south-1
)View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID Europe (Paris) ( eu-west-3
)View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID Europe (Stockholm) ( eu-north-1
)View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID Middle East (Bahrain) ( me-south-1
)View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID South America (São Paulo) ( sa-east-1
)View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID AWS GovCloud (US-East) ( us-gov-east-1
)View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID AWS GovCloud (US-West) ( us-gov-west-1
)View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID - 1.15.11
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Kubernetes version 1.15.11
Region Windows Server 2019 Full Windows Server 2019 Core Windows Server 2004 Core US East (Ohio) ( us-east-2
)View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID US East (N. Virginia) ( us-east-1
)View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID US West (Oregon) ( us-west-2
)View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID US West (N. California) ( us-west-1
)View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID Africa (Cape Town) ( af-south-1
)View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID Asia Pacific (Hong Kong) ( ap-east-1
)View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID Asia Pacific (Mumbai) ( ap-south-1
)View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID Asia Pacific (Tokyo) ( ap-northeast-1
)View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID Asia Pacific (Seoul) ( ap-northeast-2
)View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID Asia Pacific (Osaka) ( ap-northeast-3
)View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID Asia Pacific (Singapore) ( ap-southeast-1
)View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID Asia Pacific (Sydney) ( ap-southeast-2
)View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID Canada (Central) ( ca-central-1
)View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID China (Beijing) ( cn-north-1
)View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID China (Ningxia) ( cn-northwest-1
)View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID Europe (Frankfurt) ( eu-central-1
)View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID Europe (Ireland) ( eu-west-1
)View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID Europe (London) ( eu-west-2
)View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID Europe (Milan) ( eu-south-1
)View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID Europe (Paris) ( eu-west-3
)View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID Europe (Stockholm) ( eu-north-1
)View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID Middle East (Bahrain) ( me-south-1
)View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID South America (São Paulo) ( sa-east-1
)View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID AWS GovCloud (US-East) ( us-gov-east-1
)View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID AWS GovCloud (US-West) ( us-gov-west-1
)View AMI ID View AMI ID View AMI ID
Amazon EKS Windows AMI release calendar
The following table lists the release and end of support dates for Windows versions on Amazon EKS. If an end date is blank, it's because the version is still supported.
Windows version | Amazon EKS release | Amazon EKS end of support |
---|---|---|
Windows Server 2004 Core | 8/19/2020 | |
Windows Server 2019 Full | 10/7/2019 | |
Windows Server 2019 Core | 10/7/2019 | |
Windows Server 1909 Core | 10/7/2019 | December 8, 2020 |