Life of an EKS Node: From Instance Boot to Ready
If you’ve ever stared at kubectl get nodes waiting for a new node to appear and transition to Ready, you’ve probably wondered — what’s actually happening behind the scenes? This post traces the complete lifecycle of an EKS worker node, from the moment an EC2 instance is triggered to the point it starts running your pods. The Big Picture Before diving into details, here’s a high-level overview of what happens: ...