# Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service Documentation

Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service (Amazon EKS) is a managed service that makes it easy for you to run Kubernetes on AWS without needing to install and operate your own Kubernetes clusters.

- [User Guide](/eks/latest/userguide/): Describes key concepts of Amazon EKS and provides instructions for using the features of Amazon EKS.
- [Best Practices Guide](/eks/latest/best-practices/): Describes best practices for operating Amazon EKS and provides opinionated guidance for using the features of Amazon EKS.
- [API Reference](/eks/latest/APIReference/): Documents the Amazon EKS API.
- [Amazon EKS section of AWS CLI Reference](/cli/latest/reference/eks/): Documents the Amazon EKS commands available in the AWS Command Line Interface (AWS CLI).
- [Amazon EKS section of AWS CLI v2 Reference](https://awscli.amazonaws.com/v2/documentation/api/latest/reference/eks/index.html): Documents the Amazon EKS commands available in the AWS Command Line Interface (AWS CLI) version 2.
- [eksctl](/eks/latest/eksctl/): A command-line tool for creating, managing, and operating Amazon EKS clusters. eksctl simplifies complex Amazon EKS operations through YAML configurations and CLI commands.
- [Amazon EKS module of AWS Cloud Development Kit v2](/cdk/api/v2/docs/aws-cdk-lib.aws_eks-readme.html): Describes how to define Amazon EKS clusters using the AWS Cloud Development Kit.
- [Amazon EKS Workshop](https://www.eksworkshop.com/): Interactive workshop that shows how to use Amazon EKS features with other AWS services.

## Additional Kubernetes deployment options

- [Amazon EKS on AWS Outposts](/eks/latest/userguide/eks-outposts.html): Describes how to use Amazon EKS on AWS Outposts.
- [Amazon EKS Distro](https://distro.eks.amazonaws.com/): Describes how to use the Amazon EKS Distro.
- [Amazon EKS Anywhere](https://anywhere.eks.amazonaws.com/docs/): Describes how to use Amazon EKS Anywhere to create and run Kubernetes clusters on premises.
- [Kubernetes Deployment Option Comparison](/eks/latest/userguide/eks-deployment-options.html): Compare the features of the different Kubernetes deployment options.