Setup Kubernetes CLI for EKS

Prerequisites

1. Install Kubernetes CLI tool - kubectl. Instructions can be found here: Install Tools

2. Install the AWS CLI. Installing or updating to the latest version of the AWS CLI - AWS Command Line Interface

Create AWS SSO profile

1. Run command and apply settings as below: aws configure sso

   SSO session name (Recommended): cloudservice SSO start URL [None]: https://iqx.awsapps.com/start# SSO region [None]: ap-southeast-2 SSO registration scopes [None]: sso:account:access

2. The CLI will open a page in browser for authentication. Follow the page and Allow CLI access your account.

3. Select the account “cloudservice@iqxbusiness.com” from account list.

4. Select a role according to your need.

5. Apply following for the rest of configurations.

   CLI default client Region [None]: ap-southeast-2 CLI default output format [None]: json

Connect kubectl to EKS cluster

1. Create EKS context. Run the command below. You don’t need to run this command again once the context is created.

   aws eks update-kubeconfig --region ap-southeast-2 --name <your cluster name> --profile cloudservice

2. Get all kubectl contexts available.

3. Select the context for the cluster that you want to work on.

4. Test the connection.

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