A Production Ready EKS Deployment with GitOps - Part 1 - Introduction

Introduction to AWS EKS Deployment

This series is designed to take you through the process of deploying a production-ready application on AWS EKS (Elastic Kubernetes Service) from scratch. Whether you're a beginner developer or someone looking to refine your skills, this series will help you confidently set up and deploy your application in the least amount of time, without the need to dig through extensive documentation.

What We Will Cover

This article series will cover the following broad areas:

1. Terraform Project to Provision EKS Cluster with EFS Resources & SC

We will start by setting up your EKS cluster using Terraform, a powerful infrastructure-as-code tool. You'll learn how to provision EKS clusters along with EFS (Elastic File System) resources and Storage Classes, which are essential for managing persistent storage in Kubernetes.

2. Set up Ingress Controller on EKS Cluster

In this step, we'll guide you through configuring an Ingress Controller, a critical component that manages external access to your services within the EKS cluster. This ensures your application is accessible from outside the Kubernetes environment.

3. Installing ArgoCD on EKS Cluster

Next, you'll discover how to install and configure ArgoCD, a declarative, GitOps continuous delivery tool. ArgoCD automates your Kubernetes deployments and makes them easy to manage.

4. Use EFS Mount in Containers

Learn how to use EFS mounts in your containers. We'll walk you through creating volume mounts, persistent volumes, and persistent volume claims, which are vital for managing stateful applications.

5. Deploy a Sample Application on EKS Cluster with ArgoCD

Once the infrastructure is in place, we'll deploy a sample application using ArgoCD. This hands-on example will help you understand the deployment process and see the tools in action.

6. Configure Application Load Balancer as Ingress for EKS

We'll show you how to set up an Application Load Balancer (ALB) as an Ingress controller, allowing you to route traffic to your application more efficiently.

7. DNS Propagation to Application Load Balancer from Domain Service

In this step, you'll learn how to configure DNS propagation to direct traffic from your domain name to your Application Load Balancer, ensuring your application is accessible via a custom domain.

8. Adding SSL Certificates

Finally, we'll cover the steps to secure your application by adding SSL certificates, ensuring encrypted communication between users and your services.

Stay tuned as we dive into each of these topics in detail, helping you build your EKS environment from the ground up! 🚀