Introduction​

Working with on-prem RKE2 clusters, I noticed many issues in forming a Cilium cluster mesh between clusters in an automated way.

In this post, I will walk through a step-by-step process to get a Cilium cluster mesh up and running. We will cover the problems I ran into along the way. The goal is to follow a GitOps-friendly approach, with no need for the Cilium CLI. We will use Helm and kubectl for the setup.

Introduction​

In today's blog post, we will demonstrate an easy way of deploying and controlling Cilium on an EKS cluster with Sveltos.

Most documentation shows step-by-step installation using Helm chart commands. So, we chose to show a different way: the GitOps approach. We will use the Sveltos ClusterProfile CRD (Custom Resource Definition) for this.

🌟 Welcome!​

Hello and welcome to my blog! I am Eleni Grosdouli, a DevOps Consulting Engineer at Cisco, and I'm thrilled to share my insights with you. 🚀

Prepare to discover everything you need to know about open-source tools, DevOps, and GitOps practices, often through the lens of my experiences in the field.

Dive in and let's explore together! 💡🔧