Configure Kubernetes Locally

• Install kubectl
• Install helm:
  • brew install helm
• Install AWS CLI:

curl "https://awscli.amazonaws.com/AWSCLIV2.pkg" -o "AWSCLIV2.pkg"
sudo installer -pkg AWSCLIV2.pkg -target /

At this point, by default, kubectl tries to verify the local cluster. This local cluster does not exist unless it has been initialized (Minikube, also usable via Docker Desktop or Orbstack).

## AWS EKS

• Run the command aws configure

  • If you do not remember the client ID and secret for AWS:
    AWS Console -> IAM -> User -> Access Key -> Create Access Key -> Command Line
  • In the CLI, enter the required values during configuration.
    • Use eu-central-1 as the region.

• Add clusters via AWS CLI:

aws eks update-kubeconfig --name <your-cluster-name> --region eu-central-1