Setting up eksctl (Mac)

This guide will walk you through the process of setting up eksctl on your macOS system. eksctl is a simple CLI tool for creating and managing Kubernetes clusters on Amazon EKS. It simplifies the process of creating EKS clusters, making it easier to get started with Kubernetes on AWS.

eksctl relies on the AWS CLI and your configured AWS credentials to access your account's AWS services, specifically EKS in this case. Make sure you have the AWS CLI installed and configured with your access key and secret access key before proceeding.

Prerequisites

• macOS operating system
• Homebrew package manager installed (see Helm section)
• AWS CLI installed and configured with your AWS credentials

Step 1: Install eksctl

1. Open Terminal.

2. Run the following command to install eksctl using Homebrew:

   brew tap weaveworks/tap
   brew install weaveworks/tap/eksctl
   

Step 2: Verify the installation

1. In Terminal, run the following command to check the installed version of eksctl:

   eksctl version
   

2. If eksctl is installed correctly, you should see the version number in the output.

You're now ready to use eksctl to create and manage EKS clusters on AWS!