Deploy GCP Anthos Node Pools on AWS

The gcp:container/awsNodePool:AwsNodePool resource, part of the Pulumi GCP provider, defines a node pool for Anthos clusters running on AWS: instance types, autoscaling, networking, and workload placement controls. This guide focuses on three capabilities: autoscaling configuration, taints for workload isolation, and instance placement and image selection.

Node pools belong to an AwsCluster and reference AWS infrastructure such as subnets, security groups, IAM profiles, and KMS keys. The examples are intentionally small. Combine them with your own AwsCluster and AWS infrastructure.

Configure a node pool with autoscaling and taints

Anthos node pools provide compute capacity for Kubernetes workloads across cloud environments. Teams configure autoscaling boundaries, instance types, and taints to control pod placement and resource utilization.

import * as pulumi from "@pulumi/pulumi";
import * as gcp from "@pulumi/gcp";

const versions = gcp.container.getAwsVersions({
    project: "my-project-name",
    location: "us-west1",
});
const primary = new gcp.container.AwsCluster("primary", {
    authorization: {
        adminUsers: [{
            username: "my@service-account.com",
        }],
    },
    awsRegion: "my-aws-region",
    controlPlane: {
        awsServicesAuthentication: {
            roleArn: "arn:aws:iam::012345678910:role/my--1p-dev-oneplatform",
            roleSessionName: "my--1p-dev-session",
        },
        configEncryption: {
            kmsKeyArn: "arn:aws:kms:my-aws-region:012345678910:key/12345678-1234-1234-1234-123456789111",
        },
        databaseEncryption: {
            kmsKeyArn: "arn:aws:kms:my-aws-region:012345678910:key/12345678-1234-1234-1234-123456789111",
        },
        iamInstanceProfile: "my--1p-dev-controlplane",
        subnetIds: ["subnet-00000000000000000"],
        version: versions.then(versions => versions.validVersions?.[0]),
        instanceType: "t3.medium",
        mainVolume: {
            iops: 3000,
            kmsKeyArn: "arn:aws:kms:my-aws-region:012345678910:key/12345678-1234-1234-1234-123456789111",
            sizeGib: 10,
            volumeType: "GP3",
        },
        proxyConfig: {
            secretArn: "arn:aws:secretsmanager:us-west-2:126285863215:secret:proxy_config20210824150329476300000001-ABCDEF",
            secretVersion: "12345678-ABCD-EFGH-IJKL-987654321098",
        },
        rootVolume: {
            iops: 3000,
            kmsKeyArn: "arn:aws:kms:my-aws-region:012345678910:key/12345678-1234-1234-1234-123456789111",
            sizeGib: 10,
            volumeType: "GP3",
        },
        securityGroupIds: ["sg-00000000000000000"],
        sshConfig: {
            ec2KeyPair: "my--1p-dev-ssh",
        },
        tags: {
            owner: "my@service-account.com",
        },
    },
    fleet: {
        project: "my-project-number",
    },
    location: "us-west1",
    name: "name",
    networking: {
        podAddressCidrBlocks: ["10.2.0.0/16"],
        serviceAddressCidrBlocks: ["10.1.0.0/16"],
        vpcId: "vpc-00000000000000000",
    },
    annotations: {
        "label-one": "value-one",
    },
    description: "A sample aws cluster",
    project: "my-project-name",
});
const primaryAwsNodePool = new gcp.container.AwsNodePool("primary", {
    autoscaling: {
        maxNodeCount: 5,
        minNodeCount: 1,
    },
    cluster: primary.name,
    config: {
        configEncryption: {
            kmsKeyArn: "arn:aws:kms:my-aws-region:012345678910:key/12345678-1234-1234-1234-123456789111",
        },
        iamInstanceProfile: "my--1p-dev-nodepool",
        instanceType: "t3.medium",
        labels: {
            "label-one": "value-one",
        },
        rootVolume: {
            iops: 3000,
            kmsKeyArn: "arn:aws:kms:my-aws-region:012345678910:key/12345678-1234-1234-1234-123456789111",
            sizeGib: 10,
            volumeType: "GP3",
        },
        securityGroupIds: ["sg-00000000000000000"],
        proxyConfig: {
            secretArn: "arn:aws:secretsmanager:us-west-2:126285863215:secret:proxy_config20210824150329476300000001-ABCDEF",
            secretVersion: "12345678-ABCD-EFGH-IJKL-987654321098",
        },
        sshConfig: {
            ec2KeyPair: "my--1p-dev-ssh",
        },
        tags: {
            "tag-one": "value-one",
        },
        taints: [{
            effect: "PREFER_NO_SCHEDULE",
            key: "taint-key",
            value: "taint-value",
        }],
    },
    location: "us-west1",
    maxPodsConstraint: {
        maxPodsPerNode: 110,
    },
    name: "node-pool-name",
    subnetId: "subnet-00000000000000000",
    version: versions.then(versions => versions.validVersions?.[0]),
    annotations: {
        "label-one": "value-one",
    },
    management: {
        autoRepair: true,
    },
    kubeletConfig: {
        cpuManagerPolicy: "none",
        cpuCfsQuota: true,
        cpuCfsQuotaPeriod: "100ms",
        podPidsLimit: 1024,
    },
    project: "my-project-name",
});
import pulumi
import pulumi_gcp as gcp

versions = gcp.container.get_aws_versions(project="my-project-name",
    location="us-west1")
primary = gcp.container.AwsCluster("primary",
    authorization={
        "admin_users": [{
            "username": "my@service-account.com",
        }],
    },
    aws_region="my-aws-region",
    control_plane={
        "aws_services_authentication": {
            "role_arn": "arn:aws:iam::012345678910:role/my--1p-dev-oneplatform",
            "role_session_name": "my--1p-dev-session",
        },
        "config_encryption": {
            "kms_key_arn": "arn:aws:kms:my-aws-region:012345678910:key/12345678-1234-1234-1234-123456789111",
        },
        "database_encryption": {
            "kms_key_arn": "arn:aws:kms:my-aws-region:012345678910:key/12345678-1234-1234-1234-123456789111",
        },
        "iam_instance_profile": "my--1p-dev-controlplane",
        "subnet_ids": ["subnet-00000000000000000"],
        "version": versions.valid_versions[0],
        "instance_type": "t3.medium",
        "main_volume": {
            "iops": 3000,
            "kms_key_arn": "arn:aws:kms:my-aws-region:012345678910:key/12345678-1234-1234-1234-123456789111",
            "size_gib": 10,
            "volume_type": "GP3",
        },
        "proxy_config": {
            "secret_arn": "arn:aws:secretsmanager:us-west-2:126285863215:secret:proxy_config20210824150329476300000001-ABCDEF",
            "secret_version": "12345678-ABCD-EFGH-IJKL-987654321098",
        },
        "root_volume": {
            "iops": 3000,
            "kms_key_arn": "arn:aws:kms:my-aws-region:012345678910:key/12345678-1234-1234-1234-123456789111",
            "size_gib": 10,
            "volume_type": "GP3",
        },
        "security_group_ids": ["sg-00000000000000000"],
        "ssh_config": {
            "ec2_key_pair": "my--1p-dev-ssh",
        },
        "tags": {
            "owner": "my@service-account.com",
        },
    },
    fleet={
        "project": "my-project-number",
    },
    location="us-west1",
    name="name",
    networking={
        "pod_address_cidr_blocks": ["10.2.0.0/16"],
        "service_address_cidr_blocks": ["10.1.0.0/16"],
        "vpc_id": "vpc-00000000000000000",
    },
    annotations={
        "label-one": "value-one",
    },
    description="A sample aws cluster",
    project="my-project-name")
primary_aws_node_pool = gcp.container.AwsNodePool("primary",
    autoscaling={
        "max_node_count": 5,
        "min_node_count": 1,
    },
    cluster=primary.name,
    config={
        "config_encryption": {
            "kms_key_arn": "arn:aws:kms:my-aws-region:012345678910:key/12345678-1234-1234-1234-123456789111",
        },
        "iam_instance_profile": "my--1p-dev-nodepool",
        "instance_type": "t3.medium",
        "labels": {
            "label-one": "value-one",
        },
        "root_volume": {
            "iops": 3000,
            "kms_key_arn": "arn:aws:kms:my-aws-region:012345678910:key/12345678-1234-1234-1234-123456789111",
            "size_gib": 10,
            "volume_type": "GP3",
        },
        "security_group_ids": ["sg-00000000000000000"],
        "proxy_config": {
            "secret_arn": "arn:aws:secretsmanager:us-west-2:126285863215:secret:proxy_config20210824150329476300000001-ABCDEF",
            "secret_version": "12345678-ABCD-EFGH-IJKL-987654321098",
        },
        "ssh_config": {
            "ec2_key_pair": "my--1p-dev-ssh",
        },
        "tags": {
            "tag-one": "value-one",
        },
        "taints": [{
            "effect": "PREFER_NO_SCHEDULE",
            "key": "taint-key",
            "value": "taint-value",
        }],
    },
    location="us-west1",
    max_pods_constraint={
        "max_pods_per_node": 110,
    },
    name="node-pool-name",
    subnet_id="subnet-00000000000000000",
    version=versions.valid_versions[0],
    annotations={
        "label-one": "value-one",
    },
    management={
        "auto_repair": True,
    },
    kubelet_config={
        "cpu_manager_policy": "none",
        "cpu_cfs_quota": True,
        "cpu_cfs_quota_period": "100ms",
        "pod_pids_limit": 1024,
    },
    project="my-project-name")
package main

import (
	"github.com/pulumi/pulumi-gcp/sdk/v9/go/gcp/container"
	"github.com/pulumi/pulumi/sdk/v3/go/pulumi"
)

func main() {
	pulumi.Run(func(ctx *pulumi.Context) error {
		versions, err := container.GetAwsVersions(ctx, &container.GetAwsVersionsArgs{
			Project:  pulumi.StringRef("my-project-name"),
			Location: pulumi.StringRef("us-west1"),
		}, nil)
		if err != nil {
			return err
		}
		primary, err := container.NewAwsCluster(ctx, "primary", &container.AwsClusterArgs{
			Authorization: &container.AwsClusterAuthorizationArgs{
				AdminUsers: container.AwsClusterAuthorizationAdminUserArray{
					&container.AwsClusterAuthorizationAdminUserArgs{
						Username: pulumi.String("my@service-account.com"),
					},
				},
			},
			AwsRegion: pulumi.String("my-aws-region"),
			ControlPlane: &container.AwsClusterControlPlaneArgs{
				AwsServicesAuthentication: &container.AwsClusterControlPlaneAwsServicesAuthenticationArgs{
					RoleArn:         pulumi.String("arn:aws:iam::012345678910:role/my--1p-dev-oneplatform"),
					RoleSessionName: pulumi.String("my--1p-dev-session"),
				},
				ConfigEncryption: &container.AwsClusterControlPlaneConfigEncryptionArgs{
					KmsKeyArn: pulumi.String("arn:aws:kms:my-aws-region:012345678910:key/12345678-1234-1234-1234-123456789111"),
				},
				DatabaseEncryption: &container.AwsClusterControlPlaneDatabaseEncryptionArgs{
					KmsKeyArn: pulumi.String("arn:aws:kms:my-aws-region:012345678910:key/12345678-1234-1234-1234-123456789111"),
				},
				IamInstanceProfile: pulumi.String("my--1p-dev-controlplane"),
				SubnetIds: pulumi.StringArray{
					pulumi.String("subnet-00000000000000000"),
				},
				Version:      pulumi.String(versions.ValidVersions[0]),
				InstanceType: pulumi.String("t3.medium"),
				MainVolume: &container.AwsClusterControlPlaneMainVolumeArgs{
					Iops:       pulumi.Int(3000),
					KmsKeyArn:  pulumi.String("arn:aws:kms:my-aws-region:012345678910:key/12345678-1234-1234-1234-123456789111"),
					SizeGib:    pulumi.Int(10),
					VolumeType: pulumi.String("GP3"),
				},
				ProxyConfig: &container.AwsClusterControlPlaneProxyConfigArgs{
					SecretArn:     pulumi.String("arn:aws:secretsmanager:us-west-2:126285863215:secret:proxy_config20210824150329476300000001-ABCDEF"),
					SecretVersion: pulumi.String("12345678-ABCD-EFGH-IJKL-987654321098"),
				},
				RootVolume: &container.AwsClusterControlPlaneRootVolumeArgs{
					Iops:       pulumi.Int(3000),
					KmsKeyArn:  pulumi.String("arn:aws:kms:my-aws-region:012345678910:key/12345678-1234-1234-1234-123456789111"),
					SizeGib:    pulumi.Int(10),
					VolumeType: pulumi.String("GP3"),
				},
				SecurityGroupIds: pulumi.StringArray{
					pulumi.String("sg-00000000000000000"),
				},
				SshConfig: &container.AwsClusterControlPlaneSshConfigArgs{
					Ec2KeyPair: pulumi.String("my--1p-dev-ssh"),
				},
				Tags: pulumi.StringMap{
					"owner": pulumi.String("my@service-account.com"),
				},
			},
			Fleet: &container.AwsClusterFleetArgs{
				Project: pulumi.String("my-project-number"),
			},
			Location: pulumi.String("us-west1"),
			Name:     pulumi.String("name"),
			Networking: &container.AwsClusterNetworkingArgs{
				PodAddressCidrBlocks: pulumi.StringArray{
					pulumi.String("10.2.0.0/16"),
				},
				ServiceAddressCidrBlocks: pulumi.StringArray{
					pulumi.String("10.1.0.0/16"),
				},
				VpcId: pulumi.String("vpc-00000000000000000"),
			},
			Annotations: pulumi.StringMap{
				"label-one": pulumi.String("value-one"),
			},
			Description: pulumi.String("A sample aws cluster"),
			Project:     pulumi.String("my-project-name"),
		})
		if err != nil {
			return err
		}
		_, err = container.NewAwsNodePool(ctx, "primary", &container.AwsNodePoolArgs{
			Autoscaling: &container.AwsNodePoolAutoscalingArgs{
				MaxNodeCount: pulumi.Int(5),
				MinNodeCount: pulumi.Int(1),
			},
			Cluster: primary.Name,
			Config: &container.AwsNodePoolConfigArgs{
				ConfigEncryption: &container.AwsNodePoolConfigConfigEncryptionArgs{
					KmsKeyArn: pulumi.String("arn:aws:kms:my-aws-region:012345678910:key/12345678-1234-1234-1234-123456789111"),
				},
				IamInstanceProfile: pulumi.String("my--1p-dev-nodepool"),
				InstanceType:       pulumi.String("t3.medium"),
				Labels: pulumi.StringMap{
					"label-one": pulumi.String("value-one"),
				},
				RootVolume: &container.AwsNodePoolConfigRootVolumeArgs{
					Iops:       pulumi.Int(3000),
					KmsKeyArn:  pulumi.String("arn:aws:kms:my-aws-region:012345678910:key/12345678-1234-1234-1234-123456789111"),
					SizeGib:    pulumi.Int(10),
					VolumeType: pulumi.String("GP3"),
				},
				SecurityGroupIds: pulumi.StringArray{
					pulumi.String("sg-00000000000000000"),
				},
				ProxyConfig: &container.AwsNodePoolConfigProxyConfigArgs{
					SecretArn:     pulumi.String("arn:aws:secretsmanager:us-west-2:126285863215:secret:proxy_config20210824150329476300000001-ABCDEF"),
					SecretVersion: pulumi.String("12345678-ABCD-EFGH-IJKL-987654321098"),
				},
				SshConfig: &container.AwsNodePoolConfigSshConfigArgs{
					Ec2KeyPair: pulumi.String("my--1p-dev-ssh"),
				},
				Tags: pulumi.StringMap{
					"tag-one": pulumi.String("value-one"),
				},
				Taints: container.AwsNodePoolConfigTaintArray{
					&container.AwsNodePoolConfigTaintArgs{
						Effect: pulumi.String("PREFER_NO_SCHEDULE"),
						Key:    pulumi.String("taint-key"),
						Value:  pulumi.String("taint-value"),
					},
				},
			},
			Location: pulumi.String("us-west1"),
			MaxPodsConstraint: &container.AwsNodePoolMaxPodsConstraintArgs{
				MaxPodsPerNode: pulumi.Int(110),
			},
			Name:     pulumi.String("node-pool-name"),
			SubnetId: pulumi.String("subnet-00000000000000000"),
			Version:  pulumi.String(versions.ValidVersions[0]),
			Annotations: pulumi.StringMap{
				"label-one": pulumi.String("value-one"),
			},
			Management: &container.AwsNodePoolManagementArgs{
				AutoRepair: pulumi.Bool(true),
			},
			KubeletConfig: &container.AwsNodePoolKubeletConfigArgs{
				CpuManagerPolicy:  pulumi.String("none"),
				CpuCfsQuota:       pulumi.Bool(true),
				CpuCfsQuotaPeriod: pulumi.String("100ms"),
				PodPidsLimit:      pulumi.Int(1024),
			},
			Project: pulumi.String("my-project-name"),
		})
		if err != nil {
			return err
		}
		return nil
	})
}
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using Pulumi;
using Gcp = Pulumi.Gcp;

return await Deployment.RunAsync(() => 
{
    var versions = Gcp.Container.GetAwsVersions.Invoke(new()
    {
        Project = "my-project-name",
        Location = "us-west1",
    });

    var primary = new Gcp.Container.AwsCluster("primary", new()
    {
        Authorization = new Gcp.Container.Inputs.AwsClusterAuthorizationArgs
        {
            AdminUsers = new[]
            {
                new Gcp.Container.Inputs.AwsClusterAuthorizationAdminUserArgs
                {
                    Username = "my@service-account.com",
                },
            },
        },
        AwsRegion = "my-aws-region",
        ControlPlane = new Gcp.Container.Inputs.AwsClusterControlPlaneArgs
        {
            AwsServicesAuthentication = new Gcp.Container.Inputs.AwsClusterControlPlaneAwsServicesAuthenticationArgs
            {
                RoleArn = "arn:aws:iam::012345678910:role/my--1p-dev-oneplatform",
                RoleSessionName = "my--1p-dev-session",
            },
            ConfigEncryption = new Gcp.Container.Inputs.AwsClusterControlPlaneConfigEncryptionArgs
            {
                KmsKeyArn = "arn:aws:kms:my-aws-region:012345678910:key/12345678-1234-1234-1234-123456789111",
            },
            DatabaseEncryption = new Gcp.Container.Inputs.AwsClusterControlPlaneDatabaseEncryptionArgs
            {
                KmsKeyArn = "arn:aws:kms:my-aws-region:012345678910:key/12345678-1234-1234-1234-123456789111",
            },
            IamInstanceProfile = "my--1p-dev-controlplane",
            SubnetIds = new[]
            {
                "subnet-00000000000000000",
            },
            Version = versions.Apply(getAwsVersionsResult => getAwsVersionsResult.ValidVersions[0]),
            InstanceType = "t3.medium",
            MainVolume = new Gcp.Container.Inputs.AwsClusterControlPlaneMainVolumeArgs
            {
                Iops = 3000,
                KmsKeyArn = "arn:aws:kms:my-aws-region:012345678910:key/12345678-1234-1234-1234-123456789111",
                SizeGib = 10,
                VolumeType = "GP3",
            },
            ProxyConfig = new Gcp.Container.Inputs.AwsClusterControlPlaneProxyConfigArgs
            {
                SecretArn = "arn:aws:secretsmanager:us-west-2:126285863215:secret:proxy_config20210824150329476300000001-ABCDEF",
                SecretVersion = "12345678-ABCD-EFGH-IJKL-987654321098",
            },
            RootVolume = new Gcp.Container.Inputs.AwsClusterControlPlaneRootVolumeArgs
            {
                Iops = 3000,
                KmsKeyArn = "arn:aws:kms:my-aws-region:012345678910:key/12345678-1234-1234-1234-123456789111",
                SizeGib = 10,
                VolumeType = "GP3",
            },
            SecurityGroupIds = new[]
            {
                "sg-00000000000000000",
            },
            SshConfig = new Gcp.Container.Inputs.AwsClusterControlPlaneSshConfigArgs
            {
                Ec2KeyPair = "my--1p-dev-ssh",
            },
            Tags = 
            {
                { "owner", "my@service-account.com" },
            },
        },
        Fleet = new Gcp.Container.Inputs.AwsClusterFleetArgs
        {
            Project = "my-project-number",
        },
        Location = "us-west1",
        Name = "name",
        Networking = new Gcp.Container.Inputs.AwsClusterNetworkingArgs
        {
            PodAddressCidrBlocks = new[]
            {
                "10.2.0.0/16",
            },
            ServiceAddressCidrBlocks = new[]
            {
                "10.1.0.0/16",
            },
            VpcId = "vpc-00000000000000000",
        },
        Annotations = 
        {
            { "label-one", "value-one" },
        },
        Description = "A sample aws cluster",
        Project = "my-project-name",
    });

    var primaryAwsNodePool = new Gcp.Container.AwsNodePool("primary", new()
    {
        Autoscaling = new Gcp.Container.Inputs.AwsNodePoolAutoscalingArgs
        {
            MaxNodeCount = 5,
            MinNodeCount = 1,
        },
        Cluster = primary.Name,
        Config = new Gcp.Container.Inputs.AwsNodePoolConfigArgs
        {
            ConfigEncryption = new Gcp.Container.Inputs.AwsNodePoolConfigConfigEncryptionArgs
            {
                KmsKeyArn = "arn:aws:kms:my-aws-region:012345678910:key/12345678-1234-1234-1234-123456789111",
            },
            IamInstanceProfile = "my--1p-dev-nodepool",
            InstanceType = "t3.medium",
            Labels = 
            {
                { "label-one", "value-one" },
            },
            RootVolume = new Gcp.Container.Inputs.AwsNodePoolConfigRootVolumeArgs
            {
                Iops = 3000,
                KmsKeyArn = "arn:aws:kms:my-aws-region:012345678910:key/12345678-1234-1234-1234-123456789111",
                SizeGib = 10,
                VolumeType = "GP3",
            },
            SecurityGroupIds = new[]
            {
                "sg-00000000000000000",
            },
            ProxyConfig = new Gcp.Container.Inputs.AwsNodePoolConfigProxyConfigArgs
            {
                SecretArn = "arn:aws:secretsmanager:us-west-2:126285863215:secret:proxy_config20210824150329476300000001-ABCDEF",
                SecretVersion = "12345678-ABCD-EFGH-IJKL-987654321098",
            },
            SshConfig = new Gcp.Container.Inputs.AwsNodePoolConfigSshConfigArgs
            {
                Ec2KeyPair = "my--1p-dev-ssh",
            },
            Tags = 
            {
                { "tag-one", "value-one" },
            },
            Taints = new[]
            {
                new Gcp.Container.Inputs.AwsNodePoolConfigTaintArgs
                {
                    Effect = "PREFER_NO_SCHEDULE",
                    Key = "taint-key",
                    Value = "taint-value",
                },
            },
        },
        Location = "us-west1",
        MaxPodsConstraint = new Gcp.Container.Inputs.AwsNodePoolMaxPodsConstraintArgs
        {
            MaxPodsPerNode = 110,
        },
        Name = "node-pool-name",
        SubnetId = "subnet-00000000000000000",
        Version = versions.Apply(getAwsVersionsResult => getAwsVersionsResult.ValidVersions[0]),
        Annotations = 
        {
            { "label-one", "value-one" },
        },
        Management = new Gcp.Container.Inputs.AwsNodePoolManagementArgs
        {
            AutoRepair = true,
        },
        KubeletConfig = new Gcp.Container.Inputs.AwsNodePoolKubeletConfigArgs
        {
            CpuManagerPolicy = "none",
            CpuCfsQuota = true,
            CpuCfsQuotaPeriod = "100ms",
            PodPidsLimit = 1024,
        },
        Project = "my-project-name",
    });

});
package generated_program;

import com.pulumi.Context;
import com.pulumi.Pulumi;
import com.pulumi.core.Output;
import com.pulumi.gcp.container.ContainerFunctions;
import com.pulumi.gcp.container.inputs.GetAwsVersionsArgs;
import com.pulumi.gcp.container.AwsCluster;
import com.pulumi.gcp.container.AwsClusterArgs;
import com.pulumi.gcp.container.inputs.AwsClusterAuthorizationArgs;
import com.pulumi.gcp.container.inputs.AwsClusterControlPlaneArgs;
import com.pulumi.gcp.container.inputs.AwsClusterControlPlaneAwsServicesAuthenticationArgs;
import com.pulumi.gcp.container.inputs.AwsClusterControlPlaneConfigEncryptionArgs;
import com.pulumi.gcp.container.inputs.AwsClusterControlPlaneDatabaseEncryptionArgs;
import com.pulumi.gcp.container.inputs.AwsClusterControlPlaneMainVolumeArgs;
import com.pulumi.gcp.container.inputs.AwsClusterControlPlaneProxyConfigArgs;
import com.pulumi.gcp.container.inputs.AwsClusterControlPlaneRootVolumeArgs;
import com.pulumi.gcp.container.inputs.AwsClusterControlPlaneSshConfigArgs;
import com.pulumi.gcp.container.inputs.AwsClusterFleetArgs;
import com.pulumi.gcp.container.inputs.AwsClusterNetworkingArgs;
import com.pulumi.gcp.container.AwsNodePool;
import com.pulumi.gcp.container.AwsNodePoolArgs;
import com.pulumi.gcp.container.inputs.AwsNodePoolAutoscalingArgs;
import com.pulumi.gcp.container.inputs.AwsNodePoolConfigArgs;
import com.pulumi.gcp.container.inputs.AwsNodePoolConfigConfigEncryptionArgs;
import com.pulumi.gcp.container.inputs.AwsNodePoolConfigRootVolumeArgs;
import com.pulumi.gcp.container.inputs.AwsNodePoolConfigProxyConfigArgs;
import com.pulumi.gcp.container.inputs.AwsNodePoolConfigSshConfigArgs;
import com.pulumi.gcp.container.inputs.AwsNodePoolMaxPodsConstraintArgs;
import com.pulumi.gcp.container.inputs.AwsNodePoolManagementArgs;
import com.pulumi.gcp.container.inputs.AwsNodePoolKubeletConfigArgs;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.Map;
import java.io.File;
import java.nio.file.Files;
import java.nio.file.Paths;

public class App {
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        Pulumi.run(App::stack);
    }

    public static void stack(Context ctx) {
        final var versions = ContainerFunctions.getAwsVersions(GetAwsVersionsArgs.builder()
            .project("my-project-name")
            .location("us-west1")
            .build());

        var primary = new AwsCluster("primary", AwsClusterArgs.builder()
            .authorization(AwsClusterAuthorizationArgs.builder()
                .adminUsers(AwsClusterAuthorizationAdminUserArgs.builder()
                    .username("my@service-account.com")
                    .build())
                .build())
            .awsRegion("my-aws-region")
            .controlPlane(AwsClusterControlPlaneArgs.builder()
                .awsServicesAuthentication(AwsClusterControlPlaneAwsServicesAuthenticationArgs.builder()
                    .roleArn("arn:aws:iam::012345678910:role/my--1p-dev-oneplatform")
                    .roleSessionName("my--1p-dev-session")
                    .build())
                .configEncryption(AwsClusterControlPlaneConfigEncryptionArgs.builder()
                    .kmsKeyArn("arn:aws:kms:my-aws-region:012345678910:key/12345678-1234-1234-1234-123456789111")
                    .build())
                .databaseEncryption(AwsClusterControlPlaneDatabaseEncryptionArgs.builder()
                    .kmsKeyArn("arn:aws:kms:my-aws-region:012345678910:key/12345678-1234-1234-1234-123456789111")
                    .build())
                .iamInstanceProfile("my--1p-dev-controlplane")
                .subnetIds("subnet-00000000000000000")
                .version(versions.validVersions()[0])
                .instanceType("t3.medium")
                .mainVolume(AwsClusterControlPlaneMainVolumeArgs.builder()
                    .iops(3000)
                    .kmsKeyArn("arn:aws:kms:my-aws-region:012345678910:key/12345678-1234-1234-1234-123456789111")
                    .sizeGib(10)
                    .volumeType("GP3")
                    .build())
                .proxyConfig(AwsClusterControlPlaneProxyConfigArgs.builder()
                    .secretArn("arn:aws:secretsmanager:us-west-2:126285863215:secret:proxy_config20210824150329476300000001-ABCDEF")
                    .secretVersion("12345678-ABCD-EFGH-IJKL-987654321098")
                    .build())
                .rootVolume(AwsClusterControlPlaneRootVolumeArgs.builder()
                    .iops(3000)
                    .kmsKeyArn("arn:aws:kms:my-aws-region:012345678910:key/12345678-1234-1234-1234-123456789111")
                    .sizeGib(10)
                    .volumeType("GP3")
                    .build())
                .securityGroupIds("sg-00000000000000000")
                .sshConfig(AwsClusterControlPlaneSshConfigArgs.builder()
                    .ec2KeyPair("my--1p-dev-ssh")
                    .build())
                .tags(Map.of("owner", "my@service-account.com"))
                .build())
            .fleet(AwsClusterFleetArgs.builder()
                .project("my-project-number")
                .build())
            .location("us-west1")
            .name("name")
            .networking(AwsClusterNetworkingArgs.builder()
                .podAddressCidrBlocks("10.2.0.0/16")
                .serviceAddressCidrBlocks("10.1.0.0/16")
                .vpcId("vpc-00000000000000000")
                .build())
            .annotations(Map.of("label-one", "value-one"))
            .description("A sample aws cluster")
            .project("my-project-name")
            .build());

        var primaryAwsNodePool = new AwsNodePool("primaryAwsNodePool", AwsNodePoolArgs.builder()
            .autoscaling(AwsNodePoolAutoscalingArgs.builder()
                .maxNodeCount(5)
                .minNodeCount(1)
                .build())
            .cluster(primary.name())
            .config(AwsNodePoolConfigArgs.builder()
                .configEncryption(AwsNodePoolConfigConfigEncryptionArgs.builder()
                    .kmsKeyArn("arn:aws:kms:my-aws-region:012345678910:key/12345678-1234-1234-1234-123456789111")
                    .build())
                .iamInstanceProfile("my--1p-dev-nodepool")
                .instanceType("t3.medium")
                .labels(Map.of("label-one", "value-one"))
                .rootVolume(AwsNodePoolConfigRootVolumeArgs.builder()
                    .iops(3000)
                    .kmsKeyArn("arn:aws:kms:my-aws-region:012345678910:key/12345678-1234-1234-1234-123456789111")
                    .sizeGib(10)
                    .volumeType("GP3")
                    .build())
                .securityGroupIds("sg-00000000000000000")
                .proxyConfig(AwsNodePoolConfigProxyConfigArgs.builder()
                    .secretArn("arn:aws:secretsmanager:us-west-2:126285863215:secret:proxy_config20210824150329476300000001-ABCDEF")
                    .secretVersion("12345678-ABCD-EFGH-IJKL-987654321098")
                    .build())
                .sshConfig(AwsNodePoolConfigSshConfigArgs.builder()
                    .ec2KeyPair("my--1p-dev-ssh")
                    .build())
                .tags(Map.of("tag-one", "value-one"))
                .taints(AwsNodePoolConfigTaintArgs.builder()
                    .effect("PREFER_NO_SCHEDULE")
                    .key("taint-key")
                    .value("taint-value")
                    .build())
                .build())
            .location("us-west1")
            .maxPodsConstraint(AwsNodePoolMaxPodsConstraintArgs.builder()
                .maxPodsPerNode(110)
                .build())
            .name("node-pool-name")
            .subnetId("subnet-00000000000000000")
            .version(versions.validVersions()[0])
            .annotations(Map.of("label-one", "value-one"))
            .management(AwsNodePoolManagementArgs.builder()
                .autoRepair(true)
                .build())
            .kubeletConfig(AwsNodePoolKubeletConfigArgs.builder()
                .cpuManagerPolicy("none")
                .cpuCfsQuota(true)
                .cpuCfsQuotaPeriod("100ms")
                .podPidsLimit(1024)
                .build())
            .project("my-project-name")
            .build());

    }
}
resources:
  primary:
    type: gcp:container:AwsCluster
    properties:
      authorization:
        adminUsers:
          - username: my@service-account.com
      awsRegion: my-aws-region
      controlPlane:
        awsServicesAuthentication:
          roleArn: arn:aws:iam::012345678910:role/my--1p-dev-oneplatform
          roleSessionName: my--1p-dev-session
        configEncryption:
          kmsKeyArn: arn:aws:kms:my-aws-region:012345678910:key/12345678-1234-1234-1234-123456789111
        databaseEncryption:
          kmsKeyArn: arn:aws:kms:my-aws-region:012345678910:key/12345678-1234-1234-1234-123456789111
        iamInstanceProfile: my--1p-dev-controlplane
        subnetIds:
          - subnet-00000000000000000
        version: ${versions.validVersions[0]}
        instanceType: t3.medium
        mainVolume:
          iops: 3000
          kmsKeyArn: arn:aws:kms:my-aws-region:012345678910:key/12345678-1234-1234-1234-123456789111
          sizeGib: 10
          volumeType: GP3
        proxyConfig:
          secretArn: arn:aws:secretsmanager:us-west-2:126285863215:secret:proxy_config20210824150329476300000001-ABCDEF
          secretVersion: 12345678-ABCD-EFGH-IJKL-987654321098
        rootVolume:
          iops: 3000
          kmsKeyArn: arn:aws:kms:my-aws-region:012345678910:key/12345678-1234-1234-1234-123456789111
          sizeGib: 10
          volumeType: GP3
        securityGroupIds:
          - sg-00000000000000000
        sshConfig:
          ec2KeyPair: my--1p-dev-ssh
        tags:
          owner: my@service-account.com
      fleet:
        project: my-project-number
      location: us-west1
      name: name
      networking:
        podAddressCidrBlocks:
          - 10.2.0.0/16
        serviceAddressCidrBlocks:
          - 10.1.0.0/16
        vpcId: vpc-00000000000000000
      annotations:
        label-one: value-one
      description: A sample aws cluster
      project: my-project-name
  primaryAwsNodePool:
    type: gcp:container:AwsNodePool
    name: primary
    properties:
      autoscaling:
        maxNodeCount: 5
        minNodeCount: 1
      cluster: ${primary.name}
      config:
        configEncryption:
          kmsKeyArn: arn:aws:kms:my-aws-region:012345678910:key/12345678-1234-1234-1234-123456789111
        iamInstanceProfile: my--1p-dev-nodepool
        instanceType: t3.medium
        labels:
          label-one: value-one
        rootVolume:
          iops: 3000
          kmsKeyArn: arn:aws:kms:my-aws-region:012345678910:key/12345678-1234-1234-1234-123456789111
          sizeGib: 10
          volumeType: GP3
        securityGroupIds:
          - sg-00000000000000000
        proxyConfig:
          secretArn: arn:aws:secretsmanager:us-west-2:126285863215:secret:proxy_config20210824150329476300000001-ABCDEF
          secretVersion: 12345678-ABCD-EFGH-IJKL-987654321098
        sshConfig:
          ec2KeyPair: my--1p-dev-ssh
        tags:
          tag-one: value-one
        taints:
          - effect: PREFER_NO_SCHEDULE
            key: taint-key
            value: taint-value
      location: us-west1
      maxPodsConstraint:
        maxPodsPerNode: 110
      name: node-pool-name
      subnetId: subnet-00000000000000000
      version: ${versions.validVersions[0]}
      annotations:
        label-one: value-one
      management:
        autoRepair: true
      kubeletConfig:
        cpuManagerPolicy: none
        cpuCfsQuota: true
        cpuCfsQuotaPeriod: 100ms
        podPidsLimit: 1024
      project: my-project-name
variables:
  versions:
    fn::invoke:
      function: gcp:container:getAwsVersions
      arguments:
        project: my-project-name
        location: us-west1

The autoscaling block sets minimum and maximum node counts, allowing the pool to scale based on workload demand. The config block defines the instance type, security groups, and IAM profile that nodes use. Taints prevent pods from scheduling unless they have matching tolerations, enabling workload isolation. The maxPodsConstraint limits pod density per node, affecting IP address allocation and resource packing.

Control instance placement and image selection

Some workloads require dedicated hardware tenancy for compliance or performance isolation, or specific OS images for compatibility.

import * as pulumi from "@pulumi/pulumi";
import * as gcp from "@pulumi/gcp";

const versions = gcp.container.getAwsVersions({
    project: "my-project-name",
    location: "us-west1",
});
const primary = new gcp.container.AwsCluster("primary", {
    authorization: {
        adminUsers: [{
            username: "my@service-account.com",
        }],
    },
    awsRegion: "my-aws-region",
    controlPlane: {
        awsServicesAuthentication: {
            roleArn: "arn:aws:iam::012345678910:role/my--1p-dev-oneplatform",
            roleSessionName: "my--1p-dev-session",
        },
        configEncryption: {
            kmsKeyArn: "arn:aws:kms:my-aws-region:012345678910:key/12345678-1234-1234-1234-123456789111",
        },
        databaseEncryption: {
            kmsKeyArn: "arn:aws:kms:my-aws-region:012345678910:key/12345678-1234-1234-1234-123456789111",
        },
        iamInstanceProfile: "my--1p-dev-controlplane",
        subnetIds: ["subnet-00000000000000000"],
        version: versions.then(versions => versions.validVersions?.[0]),
        instanceType: "t3.medium",
        mainVolume: {
            iops: 3000,
            kmsKeyArn: "arn:aws:kms:my-aws-region:012345678910:key/12345678-1234-1234-1234-123456789111",
            sizeGib: 10,
            volumeType: "GP3",
        },
        proxyConfig: {
            secretArn: "arn:aws:secretsmanager:us-west-2:126285863215:secret:proxy_config20210824150329476300000001-ABCDEF",
            secretVersion: "12345678-ABCD-EFGH-IJKL-987654321098",
        },
        rootVolume: {
            iops: 3000,
            kmsKeyArn: "arn:aws:kms:my-aws-region:012345678910:key/12345678-1234-1234-1234-123456789111",
            sizeGib: 10,
            volumeType: "GP3",
        },
        securityGroupIds: ["sg-00000000000000000"],
        sshConfig: {
            ec2KeyPair: "my--1p-dev-ssh",
        },
        tags: {
            owner: "my@service-account.com",
        },
    },
    fleet: {
        project: "my-project-number",
    },
    location: "us-west1",
    name: "name",
    networking: {
        podAddressCidrBlocks: ["10.2.0.0/16"],
        serviceAddressCidrBlocks: ["10.1.0.0/16"],
        vpcId: "vpc-00000000000000000",
    },
    annotations: {
        "label-one": "value-one",
    },
    description: "A sample aws cluster",
    project: "my-project-name",
});
const primaryAwsNodePool = new gcp.container.AwsNodePool("primary", {
    autoscaling: {
        maxNodeCount: 5,
        minNodeCount: 1,
    },
    cluster: primary.name,
    config: {
        configEncryption: {
            kmsKeyArn: "arn:aws:kms:my-aws-region:012345678910:key/12345678-1234-1234-1234-123456789111",
        },
        iamInstanceProfile: "my--1p-dev-nodepool",
        instanceType: "t3.medium",
        labels: {
            "label-one": "value-one",
        },
        rootVolume: {
            iops: 3000,
            kmsKeyArn: "arn:aws:kms:my-aws-region:012345678910:key/12345678-1234-1234-1234-123456789111",
            sizeGib: 10,
            volumeType: "gp3",
        },
        securityGroupIds: ["sg-00000000000000000"],
        proxyConfig: {
            secretArn: "arn:aws:secretsmanager:us-west-2:126285863215:secret:proxy_config20210824150329476300000001-ABCDEF",
            secretVersion: "12345678-ABCD-EFGH-IJKL-987654321098",
        },
        sshConfig: {
            ec2KeyPair: "my--1p-dev-ssh",
        },
        tags: {
            "tag-one": "value-one",
        },
        taints: [{
            effect: "prefer_no_schedule",
            key: "taint-key",
            value: "taint-value",
        }],
        instancePlacement: {
            tenancy: "dedicated",
        },
        imageType: "ubuntu",
    },
    location: "us-west1",
    maxPodsConstraint: {
        maxPodsPerNode: 110,
    },
    name: "node-pool-name",
    subnetId: "subnet-00000000000000000",
    version: versions.then(versions => versions.validVersions?.[0]),
    annotations: {
        "label-one": "value-one",
    },
    project: "my-project-name",
});
import pulumi
import pulumi_gcp as gcp

versions = gcp.container.get_aws_versions(project="my-project-name",
    location="us-west1")
primary = gcp.container.AwsCluster("primary",
    authorization={
        "admin_users": [{
            "username": "my@service-account.com",
        }],
    },
    aws_region="my-aws-region",
    control_plane={
        "aws_services_authentication": {
            "role_arn": "arn:aws:iam::012345678910:role/my--1p-dev-oneplatform",
            "role_session_name": "my--1p-dev-session",
        },
        "config_encryption": {
            "kms_key_arn": "arn:aws:kms:my-aws-region:012345678910:key/12345678-1234-1234-1234-123456789111",
        },
        "database_encryption": {
            "kms_key_arn": "arn:aws:kms:my-aws-region:012345678910:key/12345678-1234-1234-1234-123456789111",
        },
        "iam_instance_profile": "my--1p-dev-controlplane",
        "subnet_ids": ["subnet-00000000000000000"],
        "version": versions.valid_versions[0],
        "instance_type": "t3.medium",
        "main_volume": {
            "iops": 3000,
            "kms_key_arn": "arn:aws:kms:my-aws-region:012345678910:key/12345678-1234-1234-1234-123456789111",
            "size_gib": 10,
            "volume_type": "GP3",
        },
        "proxy_config": {
            "secret_arn": "arn:aws:secretsmanager:us-west-2:126285863215:secret:proxy_config20210824150329476300000001-ABCDEF",
            "secret_version": "12345678-ABCD-EFGH-IJKL-987654321098",
        },
        "root_volume": {
            "iops": 3000,
            "kms_key_arn": "arn:aws:kms:my-aws-region:012345678910:key/12345678-1234-1234-1234-123456789111",
            "size_gib": 10,
            "volume_type": "GP3",
        },
        "security_group_ids": ["sg-00000000000000000"],
        "ssh_config": {
            "ec2_key_pair": "my--1p-dev-ssh",
        },
        "tags": {
            "owner": "my@service-account.com",
        },
    },
    fleet={
        "project": "my-project-number",
    },
    location="us-west1",
    name="name",
    networking={
        "pod_address_cidr_blocks": ["10.2.0.0/16"],
        "service_address_cidr_blocks": ["10.1.0.0/16"],
        "vpc_id": "vpc-00000000000000000",
    },
    annotations={
        "label-one": "value-one",
    },
    description="A sample aws cluster",
    project="my-project-name")
primary_aws_node_pool = gcp.container.AwsNodePool("primary",
    autoscaling={
        "max_node_count": 5,
        "min_node_count": 1,
    },
    cluster=primary.name,
    config={
        "config_encryption": {
            "kms_key_arn": "arn:aws:kms:my-aws-region:012345678910:key/12345678-1234-1234-1234-123456789111",
        },
        "iam_instance_profile": "my--1p-dev-nodepool",
        "instance_type": "t3.medium",
        "labels": {
            "label-one": "value-one",
        },
        "root_volume": {
            "iops": 3000,
            "kms_key_arn": "arn:aws:kms:my-aws-region:012345678910:key/12345678-1234-1234-1234-123456789111",
            "size_gib": 10,
            "volume_type": "gp3",
        },
        "security_group_ids": ["sg-00000000000000000"],
        "proxy_config": {
            "secret_arn": "arn:aws:secretsmanager:us-west-2:126285863215:secret:proxy_config20210824150329476300000001-ABCDEF",
            "secret_version": "12345678-ABCD-EFGH-IJKL-987654321098",
        },
        "ssh_config": {
            "ec2_key_pair": "my--1p-dev-ssh",
        },
        "tags": {
            "tag-one": "value-one",
        },
        "taints": [{
            "effect": "prefer_no_schedule",
            "key": "taint-key",
            "value": "taint-value",
        }],
        "instance_placement": {
            "tenancy": "dedicated",
        },
        "image_type": "ubuntu",
    },
    location="us-west1",
    max_pods_constraint={
        "max_pods_per_node": 110,
    },
    name="node-pool-name",
    subnet_id="subnet-00000000000000000",
    version=versions.valid_versions[0],
    annotations={
        "label-one": "value-one",
    },
    project="my-project-name")
package main

import (
	"github.com/pulumi/pulumi-gcp/sdk/v9/go/gcp/container"
	"github.com/pulumi/pulumi/sdk/v3/go/pulumi"
)

func main() {
	pulumi.Run(func(ctx *pulumi.Context) error {
		versions, err := container.GetAwsVersions(ctx, &container.GetAwsVersionsArgs{
			Project:  pulumi.StringRef("my-project-name"),
			Location: pulumi.StringRef("us-west1"),
		}, nil)
		if err != nil {
			return err
		}
		primary, err := container.NewAwsCluster(ctx, "primary", &container.AwsClusterArgs{
			Authorization: &container.AwsClusterAuthorizationArgs{
				AdminUsers: container.AwsClusterAuthorizationAdminUserArray{
					&container.AwsClusterAuthorizationAdminUserArgs{
						Username: pulumi.String("my@service-account.com"),
					},
				},
			},
			AwsRegion: pulumi.String("my-aws-region"),
			ControlPlane: &container.AwsClusterControlPlaneArgs{
				AwsServicesAuthentication: &container.AwsClusterControlPlaneAwsServicesAuthenticationArgs{
					RoleArn:         pulumi.String("arn:aws:iam::012345678910:role/my--1p-dev-oneplatform"),
					RoleSessionName: pulumi.String("my--1p-dev-session"),
				},
				ConfigEncryption: &container.AwsClusterControlPlaneConfigEncryptionArgs{
					KmsKeyArn: pulumi.String("arn:aws:kms:my-aws-region:012345678910:key/12345678-1234-1234-1234-123456789111"),
				},
				DatabaseEncryption: &container.AwsClusterControlPlaneDatabaseEncryptionArgs{
					KmsKeyArn: pulumi.String("arn:aws:kms:my-aws-region:012345678910:key/12345678-1234-1234-1234-123456789111"),
				},
				IamInstanceProfile: pulumi.String("my--1p-dev-controlplane"),
				SubnetIds: pulumi.StringArray{
					pulumi.String("subnet-00000000000000000"),
				},
				Version:      pulumi.String(versions.ValidVersions[0]),
				InstanceType: pulumi.String("t3.medium"),
				MainVolume: &container.AwsClusterControlPlaneMainVolumeArgs{
					Iops:       pulumi.Int(3000),
					KmsKeyArn:  pulumi.String("arn:aws:kms:my-aws-region:012345678910:key/12345678-1234-1234-1234-123456789111"),
					SizeGib:    pulumi.Int(10),
					VolumeType: pulumi.String("GP3"),
				},
				ProxyConfig: &container.AwsClusterControlPlaneProxyConfigArgs{
					SecretArn:     pulumi.String("arn:aws:secretsmanager:us-west-2:126285863215:secret:proxy_config20210824150329476300000001-ABCDEF"),
					SecretVersion: pulumi.String("12345678-ABCD-EFGH-IJKL-987654321098"),
				},
				RootVolume: &container.AwsClusterControlPlaneRootVolumeArgs{
					Iops:       pulumi.Int(3000),
					KmsKeyArn:  pulumi.String("arn:aws:kms:my-aws-region:012345678910:key/12345678-1234-1234-1234-123456789111"),
					SizeGib:    pulumi.Int(10),
					VolumeType: pulumi.String("GP3"),
				},
				SecurityGroupIds: pulumi.StringArray{
					pulumi.String("sg-00000000000000000"),
				},
				SshConfig: &container.AwsClusterControlPlaneSshConfigArgs{
					Ec2KeyPair: pulumi.String("my--1p-dev-ssh"),
				},
				Tags: pulumi.StringMap{
					"owner": pulumi.String("my@service-account.com"),
				},
			},
			Fleet: &container.AwsClusterFleetArgs{
				Project: pulumi.String("my-project-number"),
			},
			Location: pulumi.String("us-west1"),
			Name:     pulumi.String("name"),
			Networking: &container.AwsClusterNetworkingArgs{
				PodAddressCidrBlocks: pulumi.StringArray{
					pulumi.String("10.2.0.0/16"),
				},
				ServiceAddressCidrBlocks: pulumi.StringArray{
					pulumi.String("10.1.0.0/16"),
				},
				VpcId: pulumi.String("vpc-00000000000000000"),
			},
			Annotations: pulumi.StringMap{
				"label-one": pulumi.String("value-one"),
			},
			Description: pulumi.String("A sample aws cluster"),
			Project:     pulumi.String("my-project-name"),
		})
		if err != nil {
			return err
		}
		_, err = container.NewAwsNodePool(ctx, "primary", &container.AwsNodePoolArgs{
			Autoscaling: &container.AwsNodePoolAutoscalingArgs{
				MaxNodeCount: pulumi.Int(5),
				MinNodeCount: pulumi.Int(1),
			},
			Cluster: primary.Name,
			Config: &container.AwsNodePoolConfigArgs{
				ConfigEncryption: &container.AwsNodePoolConfigConfigEncryptionArgs{
					KmsKeyArn: pulumi.String("arn:aws:kms:my-aws-region:012345678910:key/12345678-1234-1234-1234-123456789111"),
				},
				IamInstanceProfile: pulumi.String("my--1p-dev-nodepool"),
				InstanceType:       pulumi.String("t3.medium"),
				Labels: pulumi.StringMap{
					"label-one": pulumi.String("value-one"),
				},
				RootVolume: &container.AwsNodePoolConfigRootVolumeArgs{
					Iops:       pulumi.Int(3000),
					KmsKeyArn:  pulumi.String("arn:aws:kms:my-aws-region:012345678910:key/12345678-1234-1234-1234-123456789111"),
					SizeGib:    pulumi.Int(10),
					VolumeType: pulumi.String("gp3"),
				},
				SecurityGroupIds: pulumi.StringArray{
					pulumi.String("sg-00000000000000000"),
				},
				ProxyConfig: &container.AwsNodePoolConfigProxyConfigArgs{
					SecretArn:     pulumi.String("arn:aws:secretsmanager:us-west-2:126285863215:secret:proxy_config20210824150329476300000001-ABCDEF"),
					SecretVersion: pulumi.String("12345678-ABCD-EFGH-IJKL-987654321098"),
				},
				SshConfig: &container.AwsNodePoolConfigSshConfigArgs{
					Ec2KeyPair: pulumi.String("my--1p-dev-ssh"),
				},
				Tags: pulumi.StringMap{
					"tag-one": pulumi.String("value-one"),
				},
				Taints: container.AwsNodePoolConfigTaintArray{
					&container.AwsNodePoolConfigTaintArgs{
						Effect: pulumi.String("prefer_no_schedule"),
						Key:    pulumi.String("taint-key"),
						Value:  pulumi.String("taint-value"),
					},
				},
				InstancePlacement: &container.AwsNodePoolConfigInstancePlacementArgs{
					Tenancy: pulumi.String("dedicated"),
				},
				ImageType: pulumi.String("ubuntu"),
			},
			Location: pulumi.String("us-west1"),
			MaxPodsConstraint: &container.AwsNodePoolMaxPodsConstraintArgs{
				MaxPodsPerNode: pulumi.Int(110),
			},
			Name:     pulumi.String("node-pool-name"),
			SubnetId: pulumi.String("subnet-00000000000000000"),
			Version:  pulumi.String(versions.ValidVersions[0]),
			Annotations: pulumi.StringMap{
				"label-one": pulumi.String("value-one"),
			},
			Project: pulumi.String("my-project-name"),
		})
		if err != nil {
			return err
		}
		return nil
	})
}
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using Pulumi;
using Gcp = Pulumi.Gcp;

return await Deployment.RunAsync(() => 
{
    var versions = Gcp.Container.GetAwsVersions.Invoke(new()
    {
        Project = "my-project-name",
        Location = "us-west1",
    });

    var primary = new Gcp.Container.AwsCluster("primary", new()
    {
        Authorization = new Gcp.Container.Inputs.AwsClusterAuthorizationArgs
        {
            AdminUsers = new[]
            {
                new Gcp.Container.Inputs.AwsClusterAuthorizationAdminUserArgs
                {
                    Username = "my@service-account.com",
                },
            },
        },
        AwsRegion = "my-aws-region",
        ControlPlane = new Gcp.Container.Inputs.AwsClusterControlPlaneArgs
        {
            AwsServicesAuthentication = new Gcp.Container.Inputs.AwsClusterControlPlaneAwsServicesAuthenticationArgs
            {
                RoleArn = "arn:aws:iam::012345678910:role/my--1p-dev-oneplatform",
                RoleSessionName = "my--1p-dev-session",
            },
            ConfigEncryption = new Gcp.Container.Inputs.AwsClusterControlPlaneConfigEncryptionArgs
            {
                KmsKeyArn = "arn:aws:kms:my-aws-region:012345678910:key/12345678-1234-1234-1234-123456789111",
            },
            DatabaseEncryption = new Gcp.Container.Inputs.AwsClusterControlPlaneDatabaseEncryptionArgs
            {
                KmsKeyArn = "arn:aws:kms:my-aws-region:012345678910:key/12345678-1234-1234-1234-123456789111",
            },
            IamInstanceProfile = "my--1p-dev-controlplane",
            SubnetIds = new[]
            {
                "subnet-00000000000000000",
            },
            Version = versions.Apply(getAwsVersionsResult => getAwsVersionsResult.ValidVersions[0]),
            InstanceType = "t3.medium",
            MainVolume = new Gcp.Container.Inputs.AwsClusterControlPlaneMainVolumeArgs
            {
                Iops = 3000,
                KmsKeyArn = "arn:aws:kms:my-aws-region:012345678910:key/12345678-1234-1234-1234-123456789111",
                SizeGib = 10,
                VolumeType = "GP3",
            },
            ProxyConfig = new Gcp.Container.Inputs.AwsClusterControlPlaneProxyConfigArgs
            {
                SecretArn = "arn:aws:secretsmanager:us-west-2:126285863215:secret:proxy_config20210824150329476300000001-ABCDEF",
                SecretVersion = "12345678-ABCD-EFGH-IJKL-987654321098",
            },
            RootVolume = new Gcp.Container.Inputs.AwsClusterControlPlaneRootVolumeArgs
            {
                Iops = 3000,
                KmsKeyArn = "arn:aws:kms:my-aws-region:012345678910:key/12345678-1234-1234-1234-123456789111",
                SizeGib = 10,
                VolumeType = "GP3",
            },
            SecurityGroupIds = new[]
            {
                "sg-00000000000000000",
            },
            SshConfig = new Gcp.Container.Inputs.AwsClusterControlPlaneSshConfigArgs
            {
                Ec2KeyPair = "my--1p-dev-ssh",
            },
            Tags = 
            {
                { "owner", "my@service-account.com" },
            },
        },
        Fleet = new Gcp.Container.Inputs.AwsClusterFleetArgs
        {
            Project = "my-project-number",
        },
        Location = "us-west1",
        Name = "name",
        Networking = new Gcp.Container.Inputs.AwsClusterNetworkingArgs
        {
            PodAddressCidrBlocks = new[]
            {
                "10.2.0.0/16",
            },
            ServiceAddressCidrBlocks = new[]
            {
                "10.1.0.0/16",
            },
            VpcId = "vpc-00000000000000000",
        },
        Annotations = 
        {
            { "label-one", "value-one" },
        },
        Description = "A sample aws cluster",
        Project = "my-project-name",
    });

    var primaryAwsNodePool = new Gcp.Container.AwsNodePool("primary", new()
    {
        Autoscaling = new Gcp.Container.Inputs.AwsNodePoolAutoscalingArgs
        {
            MaxNodeCount = 5,
            MinNodeCount = 1,
        },
        Cluster = primary.Name,
        Config = new Gcp.Container.Inputs.AwsNodePoolConfigArgs
        {
            ConfigEncryption = new Gcp.Container.Inputs.AwsNodePoolConfigConfigEncryptionArgs
            {
                KmsKeyArn = "arn:aws:kms:my-aws-region:012345678910:key/12345678-1234-1234-1234-123456789111",
            },
            IamInstanceProfile = "my--1p-dev-nodepool",
            InstanceType = "t3.medium",
            Labels = 
            {
                { "label-one", "value-one" },
            },
            RootVolume = new Gcp.Container.Inputs.AwsNodePoolConfigRootVolumeArgs
            {
                Iops = 3000,
                KmsKeyArn = "arn:aws:kms:my-aws-region:012345678910:key/12345678-1234-1234-1234-123456789111",
                SizeGib = 10,
                VolumeType = "gp3",
            },
            SecurityGroupIds = new[]
            {
                "sg-00000000000000000",
            },
            ProxyConfig = new Gcp.Container.Inputs.AwsNodePoolConfigProxyConfigArgs
            {
                SecretArn = "arn:aws:secretsmanager:us-west-2:126285863215:secret:proxy_config20210824150329476300000001-ABCDEF",
                SecretVersion = "12345678-ABCD-EFGH-IJKL-987654321098",
            },
            SshConfig = new Gcp.Container.Inputs.AwsNodePoolConfigSshConfigArgs
            {
                Ec2KeyPair = "my--1p-dev-ssh",
            },
            Tags = 
            {
                { "tag-one", "value-one" },
            },
            Taints = new[]
            {
                new Gcp.Container.Inputs.AwsNodePoolConfigTaintArgs
                {
                    Effect = "prefer_no_schedule",
                    Key = "taint-key",
                    Value = "taint-value",
                },
            },
            InstancePlacement = new Gcp.Container.Inputs.AwsNodePoolConfigInstancePlacementArgs
            {
                Tenancy = "dedicated",
            },
            ImageType = "ubuntu",
        },
        Location = "us-west1",
        MaxPodsConstraint = new Gcp.Container.Inputs.AwsNodePoolMaxPodsConstraintArgs
        {
            MaxPodsPerNode = 110,
        },
        Name = "node-pool-name",
        SubnetId = "subnet-00000000000000000",
        Version = versions.Apply(getAwsVersionsResult => getAwsVersionsResult.ValidVersions[0]),
        Annotations = 
        {
            { "label-one", "value-one" },
        },
        Project = "my-project-name",
    });

});
package generated_program;

import com.pulumi.Context;
import com.pulumi.Pulumi;
import com.pulumi.core.Output;
import com.pulumi.gcp.container.ContainerFunctions;
import com.pulumi.gcp.container.inputs.GetAwsVersionsArgs;
import com.pulumi.gcp.container.AwsCluster;
import com.pulumi.gcp.container.AwsClusterArgs;
import com.pulumi.gcp.container.inputs.AwsClusterAuthorizationArgs;
import com.pulumi.gcp.container.inputs.AwsClusterControlPlaneArgs;
import com.pulumi.gcp.container.inputs.AwsClusterControlPlaneAwsServicesAuthenticationArgs;
import com.pulumi.gcp.container.inputs.AwsClusterControlPlaneConfigEncryptionArgs;
import com.pulumi.gcp.container.inputs.AwsClusterControlPlaneDatabaseEncryptionArgs;
import com.pulumi.gcp.container.inputs.AwsClusterControlPlaneMainVolumeArgs;
import com.pulumi.gcp.container.inputs.AwsClusterControlPlaneProxyConfigArgs;
import com.pulumi.gcp.container.inputs.AwsClusterControlPlaneRootVolumeArgs;
import com.pulumi.gcp.container.inputs.AwsClusterControlPlaneSshConfigArgs;
import com.pulumi.gcp.container.inputs.AwsClusterFleetArgs;
import com.pulumi.gcp.container.inputs.AwsClusterNetworkingArgs;
import com.pulumi.gcp.container.AwsNodePool;
import com.pulumi.gcp.container.AwsNodePoolArgs;
import com.pulumi.gcp.container.inputs.AwsNodePoolAutoscalingArgs;
import com.pulumi.gcp.container.inputs.AwsNodePoolConfigArgs;
import com.pulumi.gcp.container.inputs.AwsNodePoolConfigConfigEncryptionArgs;
import com.pulumi.gcp.container.inputs.AwsNodePoolConfigRootVolumeArgs;
import com.pulumi.gcp.container.inputs.AwsNodePoolConfigProxyConfigArgs;
import com.pulumi.gcp.container.inputs.AwsNodePoolConfigSshConfigArgs;
import com.pulumi.gcp.container.inputs.AwsNodePoolConfigInstancePlacementArgs;
import com.pulumi.gcp.container.inputs.AwsNodePoolMaxPodsConstraintArgs;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.Map;
import java.io.File;
import java.nio.file.Files;
import java.nio.file.Paths;

public class App {
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        Pulumi.run(App::stack);
    }

    public static void stack(Context ctx) {
        final var versions = ContainerFunctions.getAwsVersions(GetAwsVersionsArgs.builder()
            .project("my-project-name")
            .location("us-west1")
            .build());

        var primary = new AwsCluster("primary", AwsClusterArgs.builder()
            .authorization(AwsClusterAuthorizationArgs.builder()
                .adminUsers(AwsClusterAuthorizationAdminUserArgs.builder()
                    .username("my@service-account.com")
                    .build())
                .build())
            .awsRegion("my-aws-region")
            .controlPlane(AwsClusterControlPlaneArgs.builder()
                .awsServicesAuthentication(AwsClusterControlPlaneAwsServicesAuthenticationArgs.builder()
                    .roleArn("arn:aws:iam::012345678910:role/my--1p-dev-oneplatform")
                    .roleSessionName("my--1p-dev-session")
                    .build())
                .configEncryption(AwsClusterControlPlaneConfigEncryptionArgs.builder()
                    .kmsKeyArn("arn:aws:kms:my-aws-region:012345678910:key/12345678-1234-1234-1234-123456789111")
                    .build())
                .databaseEncryption(AwsClusterControlPlaneDatabaseEncryptionArgs.builder()
                    .kmsKeyArn("arn:aws:kms:my-aws-region:012345678910:key/12345678-1234-1234-1234-123456789111")
                    .build())
                .iamInstanceProfile("my--1p-dev-controlplane")
                .subnetIds("subnet-00000000000000000")
                .version(versions.validVersions()[0])
                .instanceType("t3.medium")
                .mainVolume(AwsClusterControlPlaneMainVolumeArgs.builder()
                    .iops(3000)
                    .kmsKeyArn("arn:aws:kms:my-aws-region:012345678910:key/12345678-1234-1234-1234-123456789111")
                    .sizeGib(10)
                    .volumeType("GP3")
                    .build())
                .proxyConfig(AwsClusterControlPlaneProxyConfigArgs.builder()
                    .secretArn("arn:aws:secretsmanager:us-west-2:126285863215:secret:proxy_config20210824150329476300000001-ABCDEF")
                    .secretVersion("12345678-ABCD-EFGH-IJKL-987654321098")
                    .build())
                .rootVolume(AwsClusterControlPlaneRootVolumeArgs.builder()
                    .iops(3000)
                    .kmsKeyArn("arn:aws:kms:my-aws-region:012345678910:key/12345678-1234-1234-1234-123456789111")
                    .sizeGib(10)
                    .volumeType("GP3")
                    .build())
                .securityGroupIds("sg-00000000000000000")
                .sshConfig(AwsClusterControlPlaneSshConfigArgs.builder()
                    .ec2KeyPair("my--1p-dev-ssh")
                    .build())
                .tags(Map.of("owner", "my@service-account.com"))
                .build())
            .fleet(AwsClusterFleetArgs.builder()
                .project("my-project-number")
                .build())
            .location("us-west1")
            .name("name")
            .networking(AwsClusterNetworkingArgs.builder()
                .podAddressCidrBlocks("10.2.0.0/16")
                .serviceAddressCidrBlocks("10.1.0.0/16")
                .vpcId("vpc-00000000000000000")
                .build())
            .annotations(Map.of("label-one", "value-one"))
            .description("A sample aws cluster")
            .project("my-project-name")
            .build());

        var primaryAwsNodePool = new AwsNodePool("primaryAwsNodePool", AwsNodePoolArgs.builder()
            .autoscaling(AwsNodePoolAutoscalingArgs.builder()
                .maxNodeCount(5)
                .minNodeCount(1)
                .build())
            .cluster(primary.name())
            .config(AwsNodePoolConfigArgs.builder()
                .configEncryption(AwsNodePoolConfigConfigEncryptionArgs.builder()
                    .kmsKeyArn("arn:aws:kms:my-aws-region:012345678910:key/12345678-1234-1234-1234-123456789111")
                    .build())
                .iamInstanceProfile("my--1p-dev-nodepool")
                .instanceType("t3.medium")
                .labels(Map.of("label-one", "value-one"))
                .rootVolume(AwsNodePoolConfigRootVolumeArgs.builder()
                    .iops(3000)
                    .kmsKeyArn("arn:aws:kms:my-aws-region:012345678910:key/12345678-1234-1234-1234-123456789111")
                    .sizeGib(10)
                    .volumeType("gp3")
                    .build())
                .securityGroupIds("sg-00000000000000000")
                .proxyConfig(AwsNodePoolConfigProxyConfigArgs.builder()
                    .secretArn("arn:aws:secretsmanager:us-west-2:126285863215:secret:proxy_config20210824150329476300000001-ABCDEF")
                    .secretVersion("12345678-ABCD-EFGH-IJKL-987654321098")
                    .build())
                .sshConfig(AwsNodePoolConfigSshConfigArgs.builder()
                    .ec2KeyPair("my--1p-dev-ssh")
                    .build())
                .tags(Map.of("tag-one", "value-one"))
                .taints(AwsNodePoolConfigTaintArgs.builder()
                    .effect("prefer_no_schedule")
                    .key("taint-key")
                    .value("taint-value")
                    .build())
                .instancePlacement(AwsNodePoolConfigInstancePlacementArgs.builder()
                    .tenancy("dedicated")
                    .build())
                .imageType("ubuntu")
                .build())
            .location("us-west1")
            .maxPodsConstraint(AwsNodePoolMaxPodsConstraintArgs.builder()
                .maxPodsPerNode(110)
                .build())
            .name("node-pool-name")
            .subnetId("subnet-00000000000000000")
            .version(versions.validVersions()[0])
            .annotations(Map.of("label-one", "value-one"))
            .project("my-project-name")
            .build());

    }
}
resources:
  primary:
    type: gcp:container:AwsCluster
    properties:
      authorization:
        adminUsers:
          - username: my@service-account.com
      awsRegion: my-aws-region
      controlPlane:
        awsServicesAuthentication:
          roleArn: arn:aws:iam::012345678910:role/my--1p-dev-oneplatform
          roleSessionName: my--1p-dev-session
        configEncryption:
          kmsKeyArn: arn:aws:kms:my-aws-region:012345678910:key/12345678-1234-1234-1234-123456789111
        databaseEncryption:
          kmsKeyArn: arn:aws:kms:my-aws-region:012345678910:key/12345678-1234-1234-1234-123456789111
        iamInstanceProfile: my--1p-dev-controlplane
        subnetIds:
          - subnet-00000000000000000
        version: ${versions.validVersions[0]}
        instanceType: t3.medium
        mainVolume:
          iops: 3000
          kmsKeyArn: arn:aws:kms:my-aws-region:012345678910:key/12345678-1234-1234-1234-123456789111
          sizeGib: 10
          volumeType: GP3
        proxyConfig:
          secretArn: arn:aws:secretsmanager:us-west-2:126285863215:secret:proxy_config20210824150329476300000001-ABCDEF
          secretVersion: 12345678-ABCD-EFGH-IJKL-987654321098
        rootVolume:
          iops: 3000
          kmsKeyArn: arn:aws:kms:my-aws-region:012345678910:key/12345678-1234-1234-1234-123456789111
          sizeGib: 10
          volumeType: GP3
        securityGroupIds:
          - sg-00000000000000000
        sshConfig:
          ec2KeyPair: my--1p-dev-ssh
        tags:
          owner: my@service-account.com
      fleet:
        project: my-project-number
      location: us-west1
      name: name
      networking:
        podAddressCidrBlocks:
          - 10.2.0.0/16
        serviceAddressCidrBlocks:
          - 10.1.0.0/16
        vpcId: vpc-00000000000000000
      annotations:
        label-one: value-one
      description: A sample aws cluster
      project: my-project-name
  primaryAwsNodePool:
    type: gcp:container:AwsNodePool
    name: primary
    properties:
      autoscaling:
        maxNodeCount: 5
        minNodeCount: 1
      cluster: ${primary.name}
      config:
        configEncryption:
          kmsKeyArn: arn:aws:kms:my-aws-region:012345678910:key/12345678-1234-1234-1234-123456789111
        iamInstanceProfile: my--1p-dev-nodepool
        instanceType: t3.medium
        labels:
          label-one: value-one
        rootVolume:
          iops: 3000
          kmsKeyArn: arn:aws:kms:my-aws-region:012345678910:key/12345678-1234-1234-1234-123456789111
          sizeGib: 10
          volumeType: gp3
        securityGroupIds:
          - sg-00000000000000000
        proxyConfig:
          secretArn: arn:aws:secretsmanager:us-west-2:126285863215:secret:proxy_config20210824150329476300000001-ABCDEF
          secretVersion: 12345678-ABCD-EFGH-IJKL-987654321098
        sshConfig:
          ec2KeyPair: my--1p-dev-ssh
        tags:
          tag-one: value-one
        taints:
          - effect: prefer_no_schedule
            key: taint-key
            value: taint-value
        instancePlacement:
          tenancy: dedicated
        imageType: ubuntu
      location: us-west1
      maxPodsConstraint:
        maxPodsPerNode: 110
      name: node-pool-name
      subnetId: subnet-00000000000000000
      version: ${versions.validVersions[0]}
      annotations:
        label-one: value-one
      project: my-project-name
variables:
  versions:
    fn::invoke:
      function: gcp:container:getAwsVersions
      arguments:
        project: my-project-name
        location: us-west1

The instancePlacement block controls EC2 tenancy, setting whether instances run on shared or dedicated hardware. The imageType property selects the node OS image. These settings affect cost, performance isolation, and software compatibility.

Beyond these examples

These snippets focus on specific node pool features: autoscaling and instance configuration, taints for workload isolation, and instance placement and image selection. They’re intentionally minimal rather than full cluster deployments.

The examples reference pre-existing infrastructure such as AwsCluster resources, AWS VPC subnets, security groups, IAM instance profiles, and KMS keys for encryption and AWS Secrets Manager for proxy configuration. They focus on configuring the node pool rather than provisioning the surrounding infrastructure.

To keep things focused, common node pool patterns are omitted, including:

  • Kubelet tuning (cpuManagerPolicy, podPidsLimit)
  • Node pool update controls (updateSettings)
  • Auto-repair configuration (management.autoRepair)
  • Pod density limits beyond maxPodsPerNode

These omissions are intentional: the goal is to illustrate how each node pool feature is wired, not provide drop-in cluster modules. See the AwsNodePool resource reference for all available configuration options.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Configuration & Required Fields
What are the required fields for creating a node pool?
You must provide autoscaling, cluster, config, kubeletConfig, location, management, maxPodsConstraint, name, project, subnetId, updateSettings, and version.
How do I reference the parent AWS cluster?
Set the cluster property to the parent AwsCluster’s name (e.g., cluster: primary.name).
How do I get valid Kubernetes versions for my region?
Use gcp.container.getAwsVersions to fetch valid versions, then reference validVersions[0] or another index.
Immutability & Updates
What properties can't be changed after creating the node pool?
The following properties are immutable: cluster, kubeletConfig, location, maxPodsConstraint, name, project, and subnetId. Changing these requires recreating the node pool.
How do I control the speed and disruption of node pool updates?
Configure the updateSettings property to control update behavior.
How can I tell if my node pool is currently updating?
Check the reconciling output property; if true, changes are currently in flight.
Autoscaling & Capacity
How do I configure autoscaling for the node pool?
Set autoscaling.minNodeCount and autoscaling.maxNodeCount. Examples show ranges like 1 to 5 nodes.
What's the maximum number of pods per node?
Configure maxPodsConstraint.maxPodsPerNode. Examples show 110 pods per node. This setting is immutable after creation.
Security & Encryption
How do I enable KMS encryption for node pool volumes?
Set config.configEncryption.kmsKeyArn for configuration encryption and config.rootVolume.kmsKeyArn for root volume encryption with your AWS KMS key ARN.
How do I configure security groups and IAM for nodes?
Set config.iamInstanceProfile for the IAM role and config.securityGroupIds for AWS security groups.
Annotations & Metadata
Why don't I see all annotations on my node pool?
The annotations field is non-authoritative and only manages annotations in your configuration. Use the effectiveAnnotations output property to see all annotations, including those set by other clients or services.
Are enum values case-sensitive?
Examples show both uppercase (GP3, PREFER_NO_SCHEDULE) and lowercase (gp3, prefer_no_schedule) formats. Check the API documentation for your specific field’s accepted case format.

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