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Mastering Amazon EKS - Hands-On

Name: Mastering Amazon EKS - Hands-On
Rating: 4.3 (105 reviews)

Build, Deploy, and Operate Kubernetes clusters with Amazon EKS

Created byYogesh Raheja, Thinknyx Technologies, Kulbhushan Mayer

Last updated 4/2026

English

What you'll learn

How to Design and Implement Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Cluster
How to Configure and Manage Network and Storage on a AWS EKS
Creating IAM Cluster Role, NodeGroup Role
Comparing Managed Node Groups and Fargate Profiles
Storage management using EBS (block storage) and EFS (shared storage)
Understanding Ingress Controllers and Application LoadBalancer
Understanding and implementing Cluster Autoscaler
Integrating private registry (ECR - Elastic Container Registry)

Course content

12 sections • 64 lectures • 4h 37m total length

Introduction4:16
Course Material - Mastering Amazon EKS - Hands-On0:07

Section Introduction0:24
Demystifying Container Orchestration9:28
Limitations of Native Kubernetes5:27
What is Amazon EKS?4:59
Summary0:31
Explore why container orchestration matters, examine native Kubernetes limitations, and learn how Amazon ECS provides a Kubernetes service on AWS with high availability, auto scaling, security, observability, and ECR integration.
Checkout - Practical Kubernetes - Beyond CKA and CKAD | Hands-on1:21

Section Introduction0:25
Understanding EKS Architecture16:43
Demonstration - Creating IAM Cluster Role2:03
Demonstration - Creating IAM NodeGroup Role2:52
Create the IAM node group role for EKS worker nodes, attaching the Amazon ECS CNI policy, the Amazon EKS worker node policy, and the Amazon EC2 Container Registry read-only policy.
Demonstration - Installing CLI Tools and Setting Up EKS Access4:33
Install kubectl and the AWS CLI to access the Kubernetes API server for an Amazon EKS cluster, configure credentials, verify versions, and prepare for upcoming demonstrations.
Summary0:50
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Section Introduction0:27
Demonstration - Create EKS Cluster via AWS Console & Explore Control Plane14:09
Demonstration - EKS UI Walkthrough7:16
Demonstration - Upgrading the EKS Cluster Version3:39
Demonstration - Access EKS Using kubectl and AWS CLI5:47
Configure kubeconfig using aws eks update-kubeconfig, grant IAM access, and use kubectl to connect to an EKS cluster, then verify client and server versions and node readiness.
Summary0:21
Create an ecs cluster from the console, examine the control plane components toward the ui, upgrade the cluster version, and connect with kubectl and the aws cli.

Section Introduction0:29
Comparing Managed Node Groups and Fargate Profiles10:22
Demonstration - Creating Managed Node Groups7:20
Demonstration - Creating IAM Role for Fargate Profile2:23
Demonstration - Adding a Fargate Profile to EKS4:17
Demonstration - Deploying a Pod to Fargate7:03
Deploy a pod to Fargate using the Fargate profile, demonstrate scheduling in demo ns and database ns with and without a Fargate label, and observe dynamic Fargate node provisioning.
Demonstration - Adding aws-logging Configmap10:07
Summary0:34
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Section Introduction0:26
expose applications in ECS using the load balancer service type, start with a classic load balancer, then update to a network load balancer with annotations, and clean up resources.
Understanding Load Balancing in EKS6:29
Demonstration - Expose Application using ServiceType LoadBalancer10:38
Demonstration - Using Annotations to Create Network LB6:51
Demonstration - Cleaning up Existing Resources2:50
Summary0:41
Expose an ECS app with a load balancer, switch to a network load balancer via service annotations, verify pod traffic in the AWS console, and clean up resources.

Section Introduction0:25
Learn to use Amazon EBS and EFS for persistent storage in ECS, with EBS for single-port storage using PVCs and statefulsets, and EFS for shared storage across pods and Fargate.
Overview of EBS Volumes & How it works6:16
Demonstration - IAM Configurations to use EBS as Storage4:37
Demonstration - Install & Configure EBS CSI Driver3:35
Demonstration - Persistent Storage with PVC EBS CSI Driver7:57
Learn to use the EBS CSI driver on an Amazon EKS cluster to provision and attach gp2 EBS volumes via PVCs, with wait-for-first-consumer binding and delete reclaim policy.
Demonstration - Persistent Storage with ClaimTemplates6:12
Demonstrates dynamic persistent storage with volume claim templates in a stateful set, using the EBS CSI driver to auto-create PVCs and EBS volumes per pod.
Overview of EFS for Shared Access Across Pods5:01
Demonstration - Configurations to use EFS as PersistentVolume6:12
Demonstration - Using EFS with for Multiple Pods11:08
Demonstrates configuring and using an elastic file system (EFS) with the EFS CSI driver in EKS to enable shared read-write-many storage across multiple pods, node groups, and Fargate profiles.
Summary0:40

Section Introduction0:36
Understanding Ingress Controllers and ALB Setup5:43
Demonstration - Creating IAM Policy & Role3:36
Demonstration - Deploying ALB Ingress Controller Resources6:32
Demonstration - Deploying ALB Ingress Controller to Route External Traffic5:44
Demonstrates deploying an application and exposing two services, participate and submissions, via the Alb ingress controller with path-based routing, verifying the Alb DNS name, and cleaning up resources.
Summary0:45

Section Introduction0:26
Learn how Kubernetes scales worker nodes automatically with the Cluster Autoscaler in Amazon EKS. Set up a secure IAM rule using auto discovery to scale on demand.
Understanding Cluster Autoscaler for Node Groups6:49
Demonstration - Created IAM Policy & Role for Cluster Autoscaler4:37
Create an AWS IAM policy and role for the cluster autoscaler in Amazon EKS, following the official docs, and configure the trust with the OIDC provider and kube-system service account.
Demonstration - Enabling and Observing Cluster Autoscaler in Action11:22
Summary0:29
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Requirements

Basic Unix/Linux Knowledge (Good to have)
Basic understanding of Docker/Cri-O
Basic understanding of native Kubernetes

Description

Amazon EKS brings the power of Kubernetes to AWS cloud, helping you run containerized applications at scale without the burden of managing your own control plane. While it offers flexibility and control, setting up and managing EKS involves working with IAM roles, cluster configuration, networking, storage, and scaling.

This course is designed for DevOps engineers, cloud practitioners, and platform engineers who want a practical, hands-on approach to mastering Amazon EKS.

What’s in this course?

We will start with the fundamentals of container orchestration and EKS architecture, then move into real-world demonstrations covering cluster creation, version upgrades, node group setup, load balancing, persistent storage, autoscaling, and ECR integration. Each section combines clear conceptual explanations with demonstrations using both the AWS Management Console and CLI, helping you build confidence as you go.

Whether you are new to EKS or looking to strengthen your skills, this course gives you the tools to deploy and operate EKS environments efficiently and securely.

Special Note:

This course is designed to showcase all practical concepts through live demonstrations. Every concept is presented in real-time, and any issues or errors that arise are promptly troubleshooted and addressed as they occur, allowing you to learn from real-world scenarios.

Course Structure:

Lectures
Live Demonstrations
Assessments

Course Contents:

Introduction to Amazon EKS
Getting Started with Amazon EKS
Creating an EKS Cluster
Worker Nodes and Compute Options in EKS
Exposing Applications with Load Balancers in EKS
Storage Options
Managing Networking and Ingress
Scaling Node Groups
ECR Integration

All sections include hands-on demonstrations. Learners are encouraged to set up their own Amazon EKS environments, follow along with the exercises, and reinforce their understanding through practical application.

Who this course is for:

DevOps Administrators or DevOps Engineers
Cloud Administrators or Cloud Engineers
System Administrators or System Engineers
Application Developers and Testers

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Course Introduction2 lectures • 4min

Introduction to Managed Kubernetes6 lectures • 22min

Getting Started with Amazon EKS7 lectures • 28min

Creating an EKS Cluster6 lectures • 32min

Worker Nodes and Compute Options in EKS9 lectures • 44min

Exposing Applications with Load Balancers in EKS6 lectures • 28min

Storage Integration (EBS and EFS)10 lectures • 52min

Managing Networking and Ingress6 lectures • 23min

Scaling Node Groups (Cluster Autoscaler)6 lectures • 24min

Private Registry (ECR - Elastic Container Registry) Integration5 lectures • 19min

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