EKS Anywhere

Jan 1, 0001

Definition

EKS Anywhere is an extension of Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service (EKS) that allows users to create and operate Kubernetes clusters on-premises using VMware vSphere. It provides a consistent Kubernetes experience across on-premises and AWS environments, leveraging the same EKS Distro and tooling. EKS Anywhere simplifies cluster management by integrating with AWS services for monitoring, logging, and security, while offering flexibility to run workloads closer to where data is generated or consumed.

Secure Settings Example

apiVersion: anywhere.eks.amazonaws.com/v1alpha1
kind: Cluster
metadata:
  name: secure-cluster
spec:
  podSecurityPolicy:
    enabled: true
  networking:
    cni: aws-cni
  controlPlane:
    endpoint:
      host: "secure-cluster.local"
  security:
    encryption:
      secrets: true
  identityProviders:
    - name: oidc
      type: OpenIDConnect
      config:
        issuerUrl: "https://example.com/oidc"
        clientId: "eks-anywhere-client"

Insecure Settings Example

apiVersion: anywhere.eks.amazonaws.com/v1alpha1
kind: Cluster
metadata:
  name: insecure-cluster
spec:
  podSecurityPolicy:
    enabled: false
  networking:
    cni: none
  controlPlane:
    endpoint:
      host: "insecure-cluster.local"
  security:
    encryption:
      secrets: false
  identityProviders: []