# Episode 167 - eksctl tips!

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## News

* [rejekts.io cfp is open!](https://rejekts.io)
* [Cisco ACI and Cilium working together!](https://isovalent.com/events/2025-02-25-cisco-better-together-aci/)
* [cilium newsletter](https://isogo.to/echo-news-73)

## Links

* default addons have changed on [eksctl](https://eksctl.io/usage/addons/#cluster-creation-flexibility-for-default-networking-addons)

## Shared content:

cluster.yaml

apiVersion: eksctl.io/v1alpha5
kind: ClusterConfig

metadata:
  name: demo-eksctl
  region: us-west-1
  version: 1.31
iam:
  withOIDC: true

addonsConfig:
  disableDefaultAddons: true
addons:
  - name: coredns
  - name: aws-ebs-csi-driver

get apiserver info

API_SERVER_HOST=$(kubectl config view -o jsonpath='{.clusters[0].cluster.server}' | sed -e 's~^[^:]*://~~' -e 's~:.*~~')
API_SERVER_PORT=443

Cilium config

cat << EOF > cilium-values.yaml
eni:
  enabled: true
ipam:
  mode: eni
hubble:
  enabled: true
  relay:
    enabled: true
  export:
    dynamic:
      enabled: true
nodeinit:
  enabled: true
devices: e+
routingMode: native
kubeProxyReplacement: "true"
k8sServiceHost: $API_SERVER_HOST
k8sServicePort: $API_SERVER_PORT
EOF

install cilium into the control plane.

helm upgrade --install cilium cilium \
  --repo https://helm.cilium.io \
  --namespace kube-system -f cilium-enterprise-values.yaml

Add a node pool!