Install using the Add-On

With the Tetrate AWS EKS Add-On, you can install Istio easily on an EKS cluster.

Installation Options

You can install the Add-On using either the AWS CLI or the AWS Web Console.

AWS CLI

Install the Add-On via the command line

1. Check the add-on is available

   Check that add-on is available. Note that an AWS Marketplace subscription is required before for TID addon to be deployed in AWS account.

   aws eks describe-addon-versions --addon-name tetrate-io_istio-distro 

2. Deploy the Add-On

   Deploy the add-on to your cluster in AWS EKS:

   aws eks create-addon --addon-name tetrate-io_istio-distro --cluster-name <CLUSTER_NAME>

   The installation will take around 2 minutes. To get the current state use the following command.

   aws eks describe-addon --addon-name tetrate-io_istio-distro --cluster-name <CLUSTER_NAME>

When the add-on is in Active state, you can proceed with deploying applications in Istio-enabled EKS cluster.

AWS Web Console

Install the Add-On via AWS Web Console

1. Find your Cluster

   Proceed to EKS section of AWS Web Console and locate your cluster:

   

2. Get the Add-On

   Select Add-ons tab and select Get more add-ons

   

   Scroll down to AWS Marketplace add-ons section of add-ons:

   • type Tetrate in the search bar
   • select checkmark in the right top corner and click Next

   

   On the next screen confirm the TID version and click Next:

   

   Finally, the Review and add screen confirms that the selection is correct:

   

3. Wait for the Add-On to be deployed

   You're taken back to the cluster add-on tab and can see that the add-on is being created:

   

   After waiting for 90 seconds, refreshing the UI if necessary, you can see that the add-on is deployed successfully:

   

When the add-on is in Active state, you can proceed with deploying applications in Istio-enabled EKS cluster.

You'll also need to configure and deploy an Istio Gateway in the next step.