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The Amazon EKS Best Practices Guide is a public repository containing comprehensive documentation and guidance for operating production-grade Kubernetes clusters on AWS’s managed service, Amazon EKS. Rather than a code library, it serves as a reference catalogue of patterns, anti-patterns, checklists and architectures across domains such as security, reliability, scalability, networking, cost optimization and hybrid cloud deployments. The repository is maintained by AWS but open to contributions from the community, making it a living document that evolves as Kubernetes and AWS features evolve. Each section dives into operational details—for example, how to manage IAM roles for service accounts, secure the EKS endpoint, handle node auto-scaling, and design for multi-AZ resilience. Because running Kubernetes in production demands many “day-2” considerations (upgrades, drift, monitoring, incident response), the guide provides practical advice beyond simple cluster provisioning.
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- Operational checklists covering security, reliability, performance, cost and more
- Domain-specific guidance for networking, upgrades, Windows containers, AI/ML workloads
- Community-driven format with issues and pull requests for crowd input
- Structured documentation in AsciiDoc/Markdown for readability and export
- Sample code, configuration files and CLI tools referenced to validate practices
- Versioning and change history to track evolution of best practices
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