Deploy a Voting App on AWS with EKS: A Step-by-Step Guide

1. Prerequisites

Make sure you have these installed:

1. AWS CLI: Install AWS CLI

2. kubectl: Install kubectl

3. eksctl: Install eksctl

4. Docker: Install Docker

Create EKS Cluster

1. Log in to AWS CLI:

$ aws configure

2. Create the EKS Cluster:

$ eksctl create cluster --name myVotingAppCluster --region us-east-1 --nodes 2 --node-type t3.medium

Note: Using the eksctl command to create a cluster can take about 15–20 minutes

3. Verify the EKS Cluster:

   $ kubectl get nodes

   

   Clone the Docker Voting App

   $ git clone https://github.com/dockersamples/example-voting-app.git cd example-voting-app

   Deploy all deployment and service manifest files:

   

   Verify all deployment and services:

   $ kubectl get pods

   $ kubectl get svc

   

   Verify on AWS dashboard under cluster

   Deployments:

   

   Services: