Setting Up AWS EKS Monitoring with Grafana Using Docker Compose and Terraform

👋 Hey there! Welcome to my blog. Today, I’m excited to walk you through setting up Grafana with Docker Compose and integrating it with an Amazon EKS Cluster for monitoring.

Grafana is a powerful visualization tool that, combined with Prometheus, can offer in-depth insights into your Kubernetes clusters. In this guide, you’ll learn how to set it up, deploy an EKS cluster using Terraform, and monitor your cluster’s health and performance.

By the end of this post, you’ll have a fully functioning Grafana dashboard for your EKS cluster and know how to clean up everything to avoid unnecessary AWS charges.

Prerequisites

Before we start, make sure you have the following ready:

1. Docker and Docker Compose installed on your computer.

2. Basic knowledge of Terraform, AWS CLI, Docker, and Kubernetes.

3. AWS CLI configured with credentials that have permission to create EKS clusters and associated resources.

4. Terraform installed on your local machine.

If these prerequisites are new to you, I recommend checking out some quick setup guides for Docker, AWS CLI, and Terraform before diving in.

Let’s dive into the setup! I’ll guide you step-by-step through setting up Grafana, deploying an EKS cluster, and finally integrating everything for monitoring.