AWS Controllers for Kubernetes (ACK): Is It Worth It?

DevOps & AI Toolkit May 5, 2025
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Dive into Kubernetes and AWS Controllers for Kubernetes (ACK) with this tutorial. Discover how to extend Kubernetes to manage AWS resources seamlessly. We'll set up ACK, explore its Custom Resource Definitions (CRDs), and discuss its drift-detection and reconciliation features. Learn how to handle AWS resources like EC2 and RDS through Kubernetes, and manage secrets efficiently. Despite its limitations, see how ACK can be a crucial part of your Kubernetes ecosystem. ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ Sponsor: Korbit AI 🔗 https://korbit.ai ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ #Kubernetes #AWS #ACK Consider joining the channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/devopstoolkit/join ▬▬▬▬▬▬ 🔗 Additional Info 🔗 ▬▬▬▬▬▬ ➡ Transcript and commands: https://devopstoolkit.live/infrastructure-as-code/aws-controllers-for-kubernetes-ack-is-it-worth-it 🔗 ACK: https://aws-controllers-k8s.github.io/community ▬▬▬▬▬▬ 💰 Sponsorships 💰 ▬▬▬▬▬▬ If you are interested in sponsoring this channel, please visit https://devopstoolkit.live/sponsor for more information. Alternatively, feel free to contact me over Twitter or LinkedIn (see below). ▬▬▬▬▬▬ 👋 Contact me 👋 ▬▬▬▬▬▬ ➡ BlueSky: https://vfarcic.bsky.social ➡ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/viktorfarcic/ ▬▬▬▬▬▬ 🚀 Other Channels 🚀 ▬▬▬▬▬▬ 🎤 Podcast: https://www.devopsparadox.com/ 💬 Live streams: https://www.youtube.com/c/DevOpsParadox ▬▬▬▬▬▬ ⏱ Timecodes ⏱ ▬▬▬▬▬▬ 00:00 Intro to AWS Controllers for Kubernetes (ACK) 02:03 Korbit AI (sponsor) 03:09 Intro to AWS Controllers for Kubernetes (ACK) (cont.) 04:44 AWS ACK CRDs and CRs 10:35 AWS ACK Observability 15:48 ACK Drift-Detection and Reconciliation 21:44 ACK Secrets Management 24:21 Wrap-Up ACK Resources 27:14 AWS ACK Pros and Cons

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