System Requirements

This document outlines the AWS account and infrastructure requirements for deploying Edera in your environment.

AWS Account Requirements

Account Setup

• Active AWS Account: Valid AWS account with billing enabled
• Account Access: Your AWS account must be granted access to Edera AMIs during onboarding
• Amazon EKS: Existing EKS cluster or ability to create new EKS cluster
• Administrative Permissions: IAM permissions to launch instances, manage security groups, and access EC2/EKS resources

IAM Permissions

Your AWS credentials must have the following permissions:

• EC2 Instance Management: Launch, terminate, and manage EC2 instances
• AMI Access: Describe and launch instances from shared Edera AMIs
• EKS Cluster Access: Create, describe, and manage EKS clusters and node groups
• Kubernetes RBAC: Deploy and manage Kubernetes resources in EKS
• Security Groups: Create and modify security group rules
• VPC Access: Access to VPC resources and subnets
• IAM Roles: Create and assign IAM roles for EKS service accounts and instances

Instance Requirements

Supported Instance Types

Edera runs on almost all AWS instance types but here are a few recommendations:

• Recommended for Production: M5, M5n, C5, C5n, R5 instance families (xlarge or larger)
• Testing: M5n.xlarge (can run ~18 default zones with 1GB per zone)
• Minimum: T3.medium or equivalent (limited zone capacity)

Operating System

• AMI-Based Deployment: Edera is deployed using pre-configured AMIs
• No OS Installation Required: The Edera AMI includes all necessary software
• Amazon Linux 2023: Built on Amazon Linux 2023 with optimized kernel and drivers

EKS Cluster Requirements

Cluster Configuration

• EKS Version: Amazon EKS 1.31 or later (1.28+ recommended)
• Node Groups: Managed node groups with Edera-compatible instance types
• CNI: Amazon VPC CNI plugin (default EKS configuration) or another CNI

Regional Availability

Edera AMIs are available in AWS regions where you have been granted access. Contact support@edera.dev to:

Getting Help

Verification Commands

To verify your account has access to Edera AMIs, use:

aws ec2 describe-images \
  --owners 207567768011 \
  --query 'reverse(sort_by(Images[*].[CreationDate, ImageId, Name, State], &[0]))' \
  --output table

See our AMI listing guide for detailed instructions.

Support Resources

• Account Setup: Complete your AWS account setup
• AMI Access: How to list Edera AMIs
• Technical Support: Contact support@edera.dev

Ready to proceed? Set up your AWS account or contact our team for assistance.