What is kubeconfig?
The kubeconfig file is used by kubectl to authenticate and connect to a Kubernetes cluster. For EKS, it contains the cluster endpoint, certificate, and IAM authentication info.
What is eksctl?
eksctl is a command-line tool for Amazon EKS (Elastic Kubernetes Service) that simplifies cluster management. It allows you to, create, scale, and delete EKS clusters quickly. Additionally, generate Kubeconfig files for connecting to your cluster. Let’s see how to create the kubeconfig file, follow the commands below,
eksctl utils write-kubeconfig <cluster-name> eksctl get cluster -A
Explanation:
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eksctl→ CLI tool to manage EKS. -
utils write-kubeconfig→ generates or updates kubeconfig for your cluster. -
--cluster <cluster-name>→ name of your EKS cluster. -
--region <region>→ AWS region where the cluster resides.