# Introducing advanced Kubernetes control plane configuration in Amazon EKS

DevFeed: [Introducing advanced Kubernetes control plane configuration in Amazon EKS](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/introducing-advanced-kubernetes-control-plane-configuration-in-amazon-eks-4632.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/containers/introducing-advanced-kubernetes-control-plane-configuration-in-amazon-eks/>)

Author: Ashok Srirama

Published: 2026-08-12T17:23:45Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [Containers](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/containers.md>)

Topics: [Amazon EKS](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/amazon-eks.md>), [Kubernetes](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/kubernetes.md>), [configuration](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/configuration.md>), [API](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/api.md>), [Availability](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/availability.md>), [Provisioning](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/provisioning.md>)

Tags: [advanced-300](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/advanced-300.md>), [ai-ml](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ai-ml.md>), [amazon-eks](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/amazon-eks.md>), [amazon-elastic-kubernetes-service](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/amazon-elastic-kubernetes-service.md>), [announcements](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/announcements.md>), [api](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/api.md>), [availability](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/availability.md>), [ci-cd](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ci-cd.md>), [kubernetes](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/kubernetes.md>), [packing](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/packing.md>), [retention](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/retention.md>), [storage](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/storage.md>)

## AI overview

Amazon EKS introduces advanced Kubernetes control plane configuration, allowing users to set API server, scheduler, and controller manager parameters directly. The article covers pod placement scoring, event retention, and HPA synchronization settings through feature explanations and hands-on walkthroughs.

## Source excerpt

With Amazon EKS, you can now configure Kubernetes control plane components (the API server, scheduler, and controller manager) directly through EKS APIs. This post explains what's configurable and includes two hands-on walkthroughs: enabling MostAllocated bin-packing to optimize pod placement, and tuning event retention duration.