Create EKS cluster via EKSCTL with a specific role

Question

When I create my eks cluster,via eksctl, I want to assingn a specifc role that I created for it, but all the time he asks permission for create a new role for EKS. Why ? How can I create my eks cluster via eksctl with a specific role?

Answer 1

You could create previously an IAM role manually or using eksctl https://eksctl.io/usage/iamserviceaccounts/

Then you will have to specify the ARN of that role on the eksctl template https://eksctl.io/usage/schema/