The Amazon EKS community add-ons catalog simplifies cluster operations by integrating popular community add-ons through native AWS management tools.
Customers can now directly install a variety of add-ons such as metrics-server, kube-state-metrics, prometheus-node-exporter, cert-manager, and external-dns to their Amazon EKS clusters.
The add-ons offer essential functionalities for monitoring, security, and network management, contributing to improved cluster performance and operational status.
Amazon EKS ensures version compatibility and assists in managing updates for these add-ons while maintaining consistency across multiple clusters.
The process of adding community add-ons involves selecting them from the Amazon EKS console, specifying versions, configuring access through IAM roles, and deploying the chosen add-ons to the cluster.
Once deployed, users can view the status of the add-ons on the Cluster add-ons dashboard and benefit from their functionalities without additional manual configurations.
Amazon EKS provides notifications for new add-on versions and guides users on updating add-ons for existing clusters when necessary.
Integration with EKS Pod Identity or AWS IAM roles facilitates access configuration for add-ons like External DNS, ensuring secure communication and DNS management.
Community add-ons can be added to EKS clusters during creation or to existing clusters through various AWS tools, enhancing cluster capabilities and adaptability.
Users interested in contributing their own community add-ons can submit requests through the Amazon EKS Roadmap on GitHub for potential inclusion in the catalog.