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eks

Posts focused on AWS EKS, workload identity, cluster operations, and platform implementation details.

Glossy cyan provisioning forge with descending workload capsules feeding a central ring that extrudes right-sized worker monoliths

Kubernetes

EKS node autoscaling with Karpenter, without node groups

Karpenter changes EKS node autoscaling by launching right-sized EC2 nodes from pending pods, then consolidating and replacing them as the fleet drifts.

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Abstract identity design showing a trust boundary between IAM role tokens and an EKS workload surface

Security

Assume IAM roles on EKS the right way, with IRSA

How to set up and use IAM Roles for Service Accounts in EKS to securely manage pod-level IAM roles

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