So here, in this module,
I will again use AWS as an example.
Before we get started with that though,
I, of course, also want to emphasize
that it's just one example.
There are other cloud providers out there as well.
For example, Azure, if you Google for
Azure Managed Kubernetes, also has a Kubernetes service
you could use for deploying Kubernetes applications.
AWS is just one example
because I have to go with one example at the end.
Of course you can use other services as well.
You will need to dive into their documentation
to see all the exact steps you need to perform
to configure everything.
But in the end, what we deploy, our Kubernetes application,
will always be the same.
So therefore here, AWS is it.
And I also want to emphasize right away
that this example here, using AWS EKS, will cost money.
You can check out their pricing page
to learn more about pricing,
and you can also learn more about their free tier here
to find out what's free.
But there are certain aspects here,
certain services which we use, which, to my knowledge,
at least, are not covered by that free tier.
But you can dive into these docs to learn exactly
what costs money and what doesn't.
Now, as I said, what we're going to do in this module,
to my knowledge, will incur some costs,
but we're not talking about a lot there.
To find out how much something costs,
again, always check out the AWS pricing pages.
This is something you will have to do
because this can change over time and only you can know
what you're willing to pay and what you're not.
In addition, you need a credit card
to create an AWS account.
Maybe you already created one earlier
because you followed along
when we deployed everything without Kubernetes.
If you didn't, yes, you need a credit card,
but that's basically the same
no matter which cloud provider you use.
At some point of time things can cost money
and therefore you need a credit card.
Of course you can still follow along passively
if you don't have one at the moment
to still get an idea of how everything works,
which then could help you if you're in a job
where your company is paying for this anyways.
With all of that out of the way,
create such an AWS account,
and once you got that and you're logged in,
you should see some starting screen like this.
The exact look might vary over time
but you should be able to dive into the services here
and you can also search for services here.
And you should search for EKS here,
the Elastic Kubernetes Service.
Selected it and you're taken
to the Elastic Kubernetes Service page.