Hands-On Amazon EKS with Terraform – Build, Secure, and Operate Kubernetes Clusters on AWS
Build Production Ready Amazon EKS Clusters with Terraform and Kubernetes
Created by Lauro Fialho Müller
Explore the process of building and managing Amazon EKS clusters using Terraform. You'll set up networking, IAM, nodes, and essential addons while learning to secure access with RBAC. By the end, you'll understand how to operate production-ready Kubernetes clusters on AWS with confidence.
Packt | Sep 2026 | 712 min
What You Will Learn
You will start by preparing your AWS environment and understanding EKS fundamentals. Step by step, you'll use Terraform to build networking, IAM, and EKS resources. Through guided labs, you'll deploy workloads, compare Terraform approaches, and configure secure access using RBAC and federated identities.
Key Features
- Set up secure VPC networking, IAM roles, and EKS clusters using Terraform
- Deploy and manage Kubernetes worker nodes, addons, and workloads on AWS
- Implement RBAC and pod-level permissions for secure cluster access and operations
Target Audience
Ideal for DevOps engineers, cloud engineers, SREs, platform engineers, and developers with basic AWS knowledge. If you want practical experience with EKS, Terraform, networking, IAM, and Kubernetes security, this course will help you confidently build and manage secure clusters-even if you're new to EKS.
