info:To determine the technical writer assigned to the Stage/Group associated with this page, see https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/engineering/ux/technical-writing/#assignments
---
# EKS clusters (DEPRECATED) **(FREE)**
# Connect EKS clusters through cluster certificates **(FREE)**
> - [Introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/22392) in GitLab 12.5.
> - [Deprecated](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/327908) in GitLab 14.0.
> [Introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/22392) in GitLab 12.5.
WARNING:
Use [Infrastructure as Code](../../infrastructure/index.md) to create new clusters. The method described in this document is deprecated as of GitLab 14.0.
Use [Infrastrucure as Code](../../infrastructure/iac/index.md#create-a-new-cluster-through-iac)
to create new clusters.
Through GitLab, you can create new clusters and add existing clusters hosted on Amazon Elastic
Kubernetes Service (EKS).
## Add an existing EKS cluster
## Connect an existing EKS cluster
If you already have an EKS cluster and want to integrate it with GitLab,
see how to [add an existing cluster](add_existing_cluster.md).
If you already have an EKS cluster and want to connect it to GitLab,
use the [GitLab Kubernetes Agent](../../clusters/agent/index.md).
## Create a new certificate-based EKS cluster
Alternatively, you can [connect them with cluster certificates](add_existing_cluster.md),
although this method is not recommended for [security implications](../../infrastructure/clusters/connect/index.md#security-implications-for-clusters-connected-with-certificates).
## Create a new EKS cluster
To create a new cluster from GitLab, use [Infrastructure as Code](../../infrastructure/iac/index.md#create-a-new-cluster-through-iac).
Alternatively, you can [create new EKS clusters using cluster certificates](#how-to-create-a-new-cluster-on-eks-through-cluster-certificates-deprecated).
Although still available on the GitLab UI, this method was deprecated
in GitLab 14.0 and is scheduled for removal in GitLab 15.0.
It also has [security implications](../../infrastructure/clusters/connect/index.md#security-implications-for-clusters-connected-with-certificates).
### How to create a new cluster on EKS through cluster certificates (DEPRECATED)
> [Deprecated](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/327908) in GitLab 14.0.
Prerequisites:
...
...
@@ -41,9 +55,10 @@ Further steps:
1.[Create a default Storage Class](#create-a-default-storage-class).
1.[Deploy the app to EKS](#deploy-the-app-to-eks).
### Create a new EKS cluster in GitLab
#### Create a new EKS cluster in GitLab
To create a new EKS cluster:
To create new a EKS cluster for your project, group, or instance, through
cluster certificates:
1. Go to your:
- Project's **Infrastructure > Kubernetes clusters** page, for a project-level cluster.