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AWS::EKS::Addon

EKS Addon

Resource Schema for AWS::EKS::Addon

Properties

10 configurable properties. 2 required. Click a row to see details.

Filter:
PropertyTypeFlags
AddonName
string
RequiredCreate-only
ClusterName
string
RequiredCreate-only
AddonVersion
string
ConfigurationValues
string
NamespaceConfig
object
Create-only
PodIdentityAssociations
Array<PodIdentityAssociation>
Write-only
PreserveOnDelete
boolean
Write-only
ResolveConflicts
string
Write-only
ServiceAccountRoleArn
string
Tags
Array<Tag>

Return Values

Values returned after the resource is created. Access these with Fn::GetAtt.

AttributeTypeDescription
ArnstringAmazon Resource Name (ARN) of the add-on

Sample CloudFormation Template

A minimal template with required properties and common optional ones.

template.yaml
AWSTemplateFormatVersion: "2010-09-09"
Description: Sample template for AWS::EKS::Addon

Resources:
  MyResource:
    Type: AWS::EKS::Addon
    Properties:
      ClusterName: "my-clustername"
      AddonName: "my-addonname"
      Tags:
        - Key: Environment
          Value: Production

Required IAM Permissions

Permissions CloudFormation needs in your IAM role to manage this resource.

create

eks:CreateAddoneks:DescribeAddoneks:TagResourceiam:PassRoleiam:GetRoleeks:CreatePodIdentityAssociation

read

eks:DescribeAddon

delete

eks:DeleteAddoneks:DescribeAddoneks:DeletePodIdentityAssociation

list

eks:ListAddons

update

iam:PassRoleiam:GetRoleeks:UpdateAddoneks:DescribeAddoneks:DescribeUpdateeks:TagResourceeks:UntagResourceeks:CreatePodIdentityAssociation

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Quick Facts

ServiceEKS
Properties11
Required2
TaggingSupported
Primary IDClusterName

Supported Operations

CreateReadDeleteListUpdate

Immutable After Creation

These properties cannot be changed after the resource is created. Updating them triggers a replacement.

ClusterNameAddonNameNamespaceConfig

Related Resources

External Links