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Creates an Amazon EKS add-on.
Amazon EKS add-ons help to automate the provisioning and lifecycle management of common operational software for Amazon EKS clusters. For more information, see Amazon EKS add-ons in the Amazon EKS User Guide .
See also: AWS API Documentation
create-addon
--cluster-name <value>
--addon-name <value>
[--addon-version <value>]
[--service-account-role-arn <value>]
[--resolve-conflicts <value>]
[--client-request-token <value>]
[--tags <value>]
[--configuration-values <value>]
[--pod-identity-associations <value>]
[--cli-input-json <value>]
[--generate-cli-skeleton <value>]
[--debug]
[--endpoint-url <value>]
[--no-verify-ssl]
[--no-paginate]
[--output <value>]
[--query <value>]
[--profile <value>]
[--region <value>]
[--version <value>]
[--color <value>]
[--no-sign-request]
[--ca-bundle <value>]
[--cli-read-timeout <value>]
[--cli-connect-timeout <value>]
--cluster-name
(string)
The name of your cluster.
--addon-name
(string)
The name of the add-on. The name must match one of the names returned byDescribeAddonVersions
.
--addon-version
(string)
The version of the add-on. The version must match one of the versions returned by `DescribeAddonVersions
https://docs.aws.amazon.com/eks/latest/APIReference/API_DescribeAddonVersions.html`__ .
--service-account-role-arn
(string)
The Amazon Resource Name (ARN) of an existing IAM role to bind to the add-on's service account. The role must be assigned the IAM permissions required by the add-on. If you don't specify an existing IAM role, then the add-on uses the permissions assigned to the node IAM role. For more information, see Amazon EKS node IAM role in the Amazon EKS User Guide .
Note
To specify an existing IAM role, you must have an IAM OpenID Connect (OIDC) provider created for your cluster. For more information, see Enabling IAM roles for service accounts on your cluster in the Amazon EKS User Guide .
--resolve-conflicts
(string)
How to resolve field value conflicts for an Amazon EKS add-on. Conflicts are handled based on the value you choose:
- None – If the self-managed version of the add-on is installed on your cluster, Amazon EKS doesn't change the value. Creation of the add-on might fail.
- Overwrite – If the self-managed version of the add-on is installed on your cluster and the Amazon EKS default value is different than the existing value, Amazon EKS changes the value to the Amazon EKS default value.
- Preserve – This is similar to the NONE option. If the self-managed version of the add-on is installed on your cluster Amazon EKS doesn't change the add-on resource properties. Creation of the add-on might fail if conflicts are detected. This option works differently during the update operation. For more information, see UpdateAddon .
If you don't currently have the self-managed version of the add-on installed on your cluster, the Amazon EKS add-on is installed. Amazon EKS sets all values to default values, regardless of the option that you specify.
Possible values:
OVERWRITE
NONE
PRESERVE
--client-request-token
(string)
A unique, case-sensitive identifier that you provide to ensure the idempotency of the request.
--tags
(map)
Metadata that assists with categorization and organization. Each tag consists of a key and an optional value. You define both. Tags don't propagate to any other cluster or Amazon Web Services resources.
key -> (string)
One part of a key-value pair that make up a tag. Akey
is a general label that acts like a category for more specific tag values.value -> (string)
The optional part of a key-value pair that make up a tag. Avalue
acts as a descriptor within a tag category (key).
Shorthand Syntax:
KeyName1=string,KeyName2=string
JSON Syntax:
{"string": "string"
...}
--configuration-values
(string)
The set of configuration values for the add-on that's created. The values that you provide are validated against the schema returned byDescribeAddonConfiguration
.
--pod-identity-associations
(list)
An array of Pod Identity Assocations to be created. Each EKS Pod Identity association maps a Kubernetes service account to an IAM Role.
For more information, see Attach an IAM Role to an Amazon EKS add-on using Pod Identity in the EKS User Guide.
(structure)
A type of Pod Identity Association owned by an Amazon EKS Add-on.
Each EKS Pod Identity Association maps a role to a service account in a namespace in the cluster.
For more information, see Attach an IAM Role to an Amazon EKS add-on using Pod Identity in the EKS User Guide.
serviceAccount -> (string)
The name of a Kubernetes Service Account.roleArn -> (string)
The ARN of an IAM Role.
Shorthand Syntax:
serviceAccount=string,roleArn=string ...
JSON Syntax:
[
{
"serviceAccount": "string",
"roleArn": "string"
}
...
]
--cli-input-json
(string)
Performs service operation based on the JSON string provided. The JSON string follows the format provided by --generate-cli-skeleton
. If other arguments are provided on the command line, the CLI values will override the JSON-provided values. It is not possible to pass arbitrary binary values using a JSON-provided value as the string will be taken literally.
--generate-cli-skeleton
(string)
Prints a JSON skeleton to standard output without sending an API request. If provided with no value or the value input
, prints a sample input JSON that can be used as an argument for --cli-input-json
. If provided with the value output
, it validates the command inputs and returns a sample output JSON for that command.
--debug
(boolean)
Turn on debug logging.
--endpoint-url
(string)
Override command's default URL with the given URL.
--no-verify-ssl
(boolean)
By default, the AWS CLI uses SSL when communicating with AWS services. For each SSL connection, the AWS CLI will verify SSL certificates. This option overrides the default behavior of verifying SSL certificates.
--no-paginate
(boolean)
Disable automatic pagination. If automatic pagination is disabled, the AWS CLI will only make one call, for the first page of results.
--output
(string)
The formatting style for command output.
--query
(string)
A JMESPath query to use in filtering the response data.
--profile
(string)
Use a specific profile from your credential file.
--region
(string)
The region to use. Overrides config/env settings.
--version
(string)
Display the version of this tool.
--color
(string)
Turn on/off color output.
--no-sign-request
(boolean)
Do not sign requests. Credentials will not be loaded if this argument is provided.
--ca-bundle
(string)
The CA certificate bundle to use when verifying SSL certificates. Overrides config/env settings.
--cli-read-timeout
(int)
The maximum socket read time in seconds. If the value is set to 0, the socket read will be blocking and not timeout. The default value is 60 seconds.
--cli-connect-timeout
(int)
The maximum socket connect time in seconds. If the value is set to 0, the socket connect will be blocking and not timeout. The default value is 60 seconds.
To use the following examples, you must have the AWS CLI installed and configured. See the Getting started guide in the AWS CLI User Guide for more information.
Unless otherwise stated, all examples have unix-like quotation rules. These examples will need to be adapted to your terminal's quoting rules. See Using quotation marks with strings in the AWS CLI User Guide .
Example 1: To create an Amazon EKS add-on with default compatibile version for the respective EKS cluster version
The following create-addon
example command creates an Amazon EKS add-on with default compatibile version for the respective EKS cluster version.
aws eks create-addon \
--cluster-name my-eks-cluster \
--addon-name my-eks-addon \
--service-account-role-arn arn:aws:iam::111122223333:role/role-name
Output:
{
"addon": {
"addonName": "my-eks-addon",
"clusterName": "my-eks-cluster",
"status": "CREATING",
"addonVersion": "v1.15.1-eksbuild.1",
"health": {
"issues": []
},
"addonArn": "arn:aws:eks:us-east-2:111122223333:addon/my-eks-cluster/my-eks-addon/1ec71ee1-b9c2-8915-4e17-e8be0a55a149",
"createdAt": "2024-03-14T12:20:03.264000-04:00",
"modifiedAt": "2024-03-14T12:20:03.283000-04:00",
"serviceAccountRoleArn": "arn:aws:iam::111122223333:role/role-name",
"tags": {}
}
}
For more information, see Managing Amazon EKS add-ons - Creating an add-on in the Amazon EKS User Guide.
Example 2: To create an Amazon EKS add-on with specific add-on version
The following create-addon
example command creates an Amazon EKS add-on with specific add-on version.
aws eks create-addon \
--cluster-name my-eks-cluster \
--addon-name my-eks-addon \
--service-account-role-arn arn:aws:iam::111122223333:role/role-name \
--addon-version v1.16.4-eksbuild.2
Output:
{
"addon": {
"addonName": "my-eks-addon",
"clusterName": "my-eks-cluster",
"status": "CREATING",
"addonVersion": "v1.16.4-eksbuild.2",
"health": {
"issues": []
},
"addonArn": "arn:aws:eks:us-east-2:111122223333:addon/my-eks-cluster/my-eks-addon/34c71ee6-7738-6c8b-c6bd-3921a176b5ff",
"createdAt": "2024-03-14T12:30:24.507000-04:00",
"modifiedAt": "2024-03-14T12:30:24.521000-04:00",
"serviceAccountRoleArn": "arn:aws:iam::111122223333:role/role-name",
"tags": {}
}
}
For more information, see Managing Amazon EKS add-ons - Creating an add-on in the Amazon EKS User Guide.
Example 3: To create an Amazon EKS add-on with custom configuration values and resolve conflicts details
The following create-addon
example command creates an Amazon EKS add-on with custom configuration values and resolves conflicts details.
aws eks create-addon \
--cluster-name my-eks-cluster \
--addon-name my-eks-addon \
--service-account-role-arn arn:aws:iam::111122223333:role/role-name \
--addon-version v1.16.4-eksbuild.2 \
--configuration-values '{"resources":{"limits":{"cpu":"100m"}}}' \
--resolve-conflicts OVERWRITE
Output:
{
"addon": {
"addonName": "my-eks-addon",
"clusterName": "my-eks-cluster",
"status": "CREATING",
"addonVersion": "v1.16.4-eksbuild.2",
"health": {
"issues": []
},
"addonArn": "arn:aws:eks:us-east-2:111122223333:addon/my-eks-cluster/my-eks-addon/a6c71ee9-0304-9237-1be8-25af1b0f1ffb",
"createdAt": "2024-03-14T12:35:58.313000-04:00",
"modifiedAt": "2024-03-14T12:35:58.327000-04:00",
"serviceAccountRoleArn": "arn:aws:iam::111122223333:role/role-name",
"tags": {},
"configurationValues": "{\"resources\":{\"limits\":{\"cpu\":\"100m\"}}}"
}
}
For more information, see Managing Amazon EKS add-ons - Creating an add-on in the Amazon EKS User Guide.
Example 4: To create an Amazon EKS add-on with custom JSON configuration values file
The following create-addon
example command creates an Amazon EKS add-on with custom configuration values and resolve conflicts details.
aws eks create-addon \
--cluster-name my-eks-cluster \
--addon-name my-eks-addon \
--service-account-role-arn arn:aws:iam::111122223333:role/role-name \
--addon-version v1.16.4-eksbuild.2 \
--configuration-values 'file://configuration-values.json' \
--resolve-conflicts OVERWRITE \
--tags '{"eks-addon-key-1": "value-1" , "eks-addon-key-2": "value-2"}'
Contents of configuration-values.json
:
{
"resources": {
"limits": {
"cpu": "150m"
}
},
"env": {
"AWS_VPC_K8S_CNI_LOGLEVEL": "ERROR"
}
}
Output:
{
"addon": {
"addonName": "my-eks-addon",
"clusterName": "my-eks-cluster",
"status": "CREATING",
"addonVersion": "v1.16.4-eksbuild.2",
"health": {
"issues": []
},
"addonArn": "arn:aws:eks:us-east-2:111122223333:addon/my-eks-cluster/my-eks-addon/d8c71ef8-fbd8-07d0-fb32-6a7be19ececd",
"createdAt": "2024-03-14T13:10:51.763000-04:00",
"modifiedAt": "2024-03-14T13:10:51.777000-04:00",
"serviceAccountRoleArn": "arn:aws:iam::111122223333:role/role-name",
"tags": {
"eks-addon-key-1": "value-1",
"eks-addon-key-2": "value-2"
},
"configurationValues": "{\n \"resources\": {\n \"limits\": {\n \"cpu\": \"150m\"\n }\n },\n \"env\": {\n \"AWS_VPC_K8S_CNI_LOGLEVEL\": \"ERROR\"\n }\n}"
}
}
For more information, see Managing Amazon EKS add-ons - Creating an add-on in the Amazon EKS User Guide.
Example 5: To create an Amazon EKS add-on with custom YAML configuration values file
The following create-addon
example command creates an Amazon EKS add-on with custom configuration values and resolve conflicts details.
aws eks create-addon \
--cluster-name my-eks-cluster \
--addon-name my-eks-addon \
--service-account-role-arn arn:aws:iam::111122223333:role/role-name \
--addon-version v1.16.4-eksbuild.2 \
--configuration-values 'file://configuration-values.yaml' \
--resolve-conflicts OVERWRITE \
--tags '{"eks-addon-key-1": "value-1" , "eks-addon-key-2": "value-2"}'
Contents of configuration-values.yaml
:
resources:
limits:
cpu: '100m'
env:
AWS_VPC_K8S_CNI_LOGLEVEL: 'DEBUG'
Output:
{
"addon": {
"addonName": "my-eks-addon",
"clusterName": "my-eks-cluster",
"status": "CREATING",
"addonVersion": "v1.16.4-eksbuild.2",
"health": {
"issues": []
},
"addonArn": "arn:aws:eks:us-east-2:111122223333:addon/my-eks-cluster/my-eks-addon/d4c71efb-3909-6f36-a548-402cd4b5d59e",
"createdAt": "2024-03-14T13:15:45.220000-04:00",
"modifiedAt": "2024-03-14T13:15:45.237000-04:00",
"serviceAccountRoleArn": "arn:aws:iam::111122223333:role/role-name",
"tags": {
"eks-addon-key-3": "value-3",
"eks-addon-key-4": "value-4"
},
"configurationValues": "resources:\n limits:\n cpu: '100m'\nenv:\n AWS_VPC_K8S_CNI_LOGLEVEL: 'INFO'"
}
}
For more information, see Managing Amazon EKS add-ons - Creating an add-on in the Amazon EKS User Guide.
addon -> (structure)
An Amazon EKS add-on. For more information, see Amazon EKS add-ons in the Amazon EKS User Guide .
addonName -> (string)
The name of the add-on.clusterName -> (string)
The name of your cluster.status -> (string)
The status of the add-on.addonVersion -> (string)
The version of the add-on.health -> (structure)
An object that represents the health of the add-on.
issues -> (list)
An object representing the health issues for an add-on.
(structure)
An issue related to an add-on.
code -> (string)
A code that describes the type of issue.message -> (string)
A message that provides details about the issue and what might cause it.resourceIds -> (list)
The resource IDs of the issue.
(string)
addonArn -> (string)
The Amazon Resource Name (ARN) of the add-on.createdAt -> (timestamp)
The Unix epoch timestamp at object creation.modifiedAt -> (timestamp)
The Unix epoch timestamp for the last modification to the object.serviceAccountRoleArn -> (string)
The Amazon Resource Name (ARN) of the IAM role that's bound to the KubernetesServiceAccount
object that the add-on uses.tags -> (map)
Metadata that assists with categorization and organization. Each tag consists of a key and an optional value. You define both. Tags don't propagate to any other cluster or Amazon Web Services resources.
key -> (string)
One part of a key-value pair that make up a tag. Akey
is a general label that acts like a category for more specific tag values.value -> (string)
The optional part of a key-value pair that make up a tag. Avalue
acts as a descriptor within a tag category (key).publisher -> (string)
The publisher of the add-on.owner -> (string)
The owner of the add-on.marketplaceInformation -> (structure)
Information about an Amazon EKS add-on from the Amazon Web Services Marketplace.
productId -> (string)
The product ID from the Amazon Web Services Marketplace.productUrl -> (string)
The product URL from the Amazon Web Services Marketplace.configurationValues -> (string)
The configuration values that you provided.podIdentityAssociations -> (list)
An array of Pod Identity Assocations owned by the Addon. Each EKS Pod Identity association maps a role to a service account in a namespace in the cluster.
For more information, see Attach an IAM Role to an Amazon EKS add-on using Pod Identity in the EKS User Guide.
(string)