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Securely Accessing Private EC2 Instances with Session Manager and VPC Endpoints

EC2 instances in private subnets need management access, but they can't reach the internet. SSH keys are hard to rotate. Enter Session Manager with VPC endpoints—a secure, auditable way to access private instances without exposing them directly to the internet. Here's how to set it up.

Posted October 18, 2025 by Trevor Roberts Jr ‐ 8 min read

Automating EKS Auto Mode Pod Subnet Range Customization with EKS Node Classes, Karpenter Node Pools, and Terraform

The EKS team recently launched an EKS Auto Mode capability to assign subnets to pods that are distinct from the node subnets. This is a useful feature to avoid IP address exhaustion. Read on to see how to automate this feature deployment with Terraform and EKS Auto Mode...

Posted June 20, 2025 by Trevor Roberts Jr ‐ 7 min read