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Analysis updated 2026-07-18 · repo last pushed 2022-04-13

Audience · ops devopsComplexity · 4/5DormantSetup · moderate

TL;DR

A Packer template that automates building a custom Amazon EKS server image with your own software pre-installed.

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    What it does
      Builds custom EKS AMI
      Automates via Packer
      Matches AWS official image
    Tech stack
      Packer
      AWS
      CloudFormation
    Use cases
      Pre-install monitoring tools
      Add security software
      Launch custom worker nodes
    Audience
      DevOps engineers
    Costs
      Requires paid AWS instance

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Why would anyone build with this?

REASON 1

Build a custom AMI with monitoring or security tools pre-installed for your EKS cluster.

REASON 2

Launch multiple EKS worker nodes from one pre-configured image instead of setting up each manually.

REASON 3

Use the included CloudFormation template to connect image building to node launching.

REASON 4

Match your custom AMI to Amazon's own official EKS image as a starting point.

What's in the stack?

PackerAWSCloudFormation

How it stacks up

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Language—CSS—
Last pushed2022-04-132022-10-032020-05-03
MaintenanceDormantDormantDormant
Setup difficultymoderateeasyeasy
Complexity4/52/51/5
Audienceops devopsvibe coderops devops

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How do you spin it up?

Difficulty · moderate Time to first run · 1h+

Building the image costs money, it rents a temporary AWS instance (default m4.large).

Yoink these prompts

Prompt 1
Walk me through customizing this Packer template to add monitoring software to my EKS AMI.
Prompt 2
Explain how the CloudFormation template connects to the AMI this repo builds.
Prompt 3
What AWS costs should I expect when running this Packer build?
Prompt 4
Help me change the default instance type used during the AMI build process.

Frequently asked questions

wtf is amazon-eks-ami?

A Packer template that automates building a custom Amazon EKS server image with your own software pre-installed.

Is amazon-eks-ami actively maintained?

Dormant — no commits in 2+ years (last push 2022-04-13).

How hard is amazon-eks-ami to set up?

Setup difficulty is rated moderate, with roughly 1h+ to a first successful run.

Who is amazon-eks-ami for?

Mainly ops devops.

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