EKS Best Practices

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.