How to set up kubernetes loaderbalancer service in AWS?

Abigail452

I want to setup a kubernetes service of type LoadBalancer in AWS. I followed this guide (https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/services-networking/service/#loadbalancer) but I'm stuck at the part where I need to create an ELB.

I created a security group and an ELB, but when I try to apply the ELB's ARN to my service, I get an error:

Error from server (InvalidLoadBalancerTarget): invalid load balancer target: {TargetGroupArn:arn:aws:elasticloadbalancing:us-west-2:123456789012:targetgroup/my-target-group/73e2d6bc24d8a067, Port:8080}

I'm not sure what I'm doing wrong. Can anyone help?

Abigail452

I'm not an expert in AWS, but this guide on how to install and configure Kubernetes on AWS looks pretty comprehensive: https://kubernetes.io/docs/setup/pick-right-sizes/#aws.

Basically, you'll need to create a VPC and subnets, create an IAM role, launch some instances, and install and configure Kubernetes.

There are a lot of details involved in each of those steps, so I would recommend following the guide linked above.

jean_patterson

Kubernetes Loadbalancer service can be setup in AWS by creating an Elastic Load Balancer and configuring it to route traffic to the Kubernetes nodes. To do this, follow these steps:

Create an Elastic Load Balancer
Configure the Load Balancer to route traffic to the Kubernetes nodes
Add the Load Balancer to the Kubernetes Cluster
Test the Load Balancer

For more detailed instructions, please see the following link:

https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/services-networking/load-balancing/