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description: Get the latest version of eks for Linux - Amazon EKS Distro (EKS-D) snap
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# eks

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1.18/edge v1.18.9

Install 1.18/edge of eks

This channel hasn't been updated in a while. It might be unmaintained and have stability or security issues.

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**Install using the command line**

```
sudo snap install eks --edge --classic
```

Don't have snapd? [Get set up for snaps](https://snapcraft.io/docs/installing-snapd).

eks is only available on the unstable edge channel. It could break and change often.

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### Package name

* eks

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### License

* Apache-2.0

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### Last updated

* 15 February 2021 - 1.18/edge
* 15 February 2021 - latest/edge

This snap hasn't been updated in a while. It might be unmaintained and have stability or security issues.

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### Websites

* [github.com/canonical/eks-snap](https://github.com/canonical/eks-snap "https://github.com/canonical/eks-snap")

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* [Description](https://snapcraft.io/eks#tab-description)
* [Security](https://snapcraft.io/eks#tab-security)

#### Amazon EKS Distro (EKS-D) snap

**DEPRECATION WARNING**

This snap has been deprecated. Please, use MicroK8s form the proper tracks instead. For example:

```
snap install microk8s --classic --channel=1.23-eksd
```

See the official docs for more information: <https://microk8s.io/docs/eks-d>

**Description**

The eks snap packages all the Kubernetes binaries of Amazon EKS Distro (EKS-D) and combines them with a MicroK8s like experience, for an opinionated, self-healing, highly available EKS-compatible Kubernetes anywhere.

**Install**

On any recent Ubuntu machine, or another Linux distribution with snap support: <https://snapcraft.io/docs/installing-snapd>

```
sudo snap install eks --classic --edge
```

To form a multi-node cluster call `eks add-node` on any existing cluster member to get a token, followed by `eks join <token>` on the new machine.

**Default components**

For optimal compatibility with EKS, this Kubernetes distro will launch a very specific set of component services automatically. These provide a standardised K8s environment that simplifies workload compatibility with EKS on AWS itself.

When you initialize the cluster, it will also fetch and enable:

* `coredns` - DNS services for services on this EKS cluster
* `metrics-server` - K8s Metrics Server for API access
* `storage` - Storage class; allocates storage from host directory

The EKS snap will automatically detect if it is on AWS, and if so it will also enable:

* `aws-iam-authenticator` - login to your cluster with AWS IAM credentials

**Stripped down MicroK8s with EKS components**

This EKS Distro is based on MicroK8s. It has a stripped down set of addons and is designed to feel great for AWS users only. It assumes you have AWS IAM credentials for identity and provides default services that are compatible with EKS on EC2. See `eks status` for component information.

* <https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/opensource/introducing-amazon-eks-distro/>
* <https://ubuntu.com/blog/install-amazon-eks-distro-anywhere>
* <https://microk8s.io/>
* <https://snapcraft.io/microk8s>

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## Install eks on your Linux distribution

Choose your Linux distribution to get detailed installation instructions. If yours is not shown, get more details on the [installing snapd documentation](https://snapcraft.io/docs/installing-snapd).

[### Arch Linux](https://snapcraft.io/install/eks/arch)

[### CentOS](https://snapcraft.io/install/eks/centos)

[### Debian](https://snapcraft.io/install/eks/debian)

[### elementary OS](https://snapcraft.io/install/eks/elementary)

[### Fedora](https://snapcraft.io/install/eks/fedora)

[### KDE Neon](https://snapcraft.io/install/eks/kde-neon)

[### Kubuntu](https://snapcraft.io/install/eks/kubuntu)

[### Manjaro](https://snapcraft.io/install/eks/manjaro)

[### Pop!\_OS](https://snapcraft.io/install/eks/pop)

[### openSUSE](https://snapcraft.io/install/eks/opensuse)

[### Red Hat Enterprise Linux](https://snapcraft.io/install/eks/rhel)

[### Ubuntu](https://snapcraft.io/install/eks/ubuntu)