AWS Cloud Resources with Crossplane

This hands-on lab teaches you to integrate Crossplane with AWS cloud services using minikube for rapid development.

You'll learn to:

• Install and configure AWS EC2 providers in a pre-configured Crossplane environment
• Set up secure AWS authentication using Kubernetes secrets and ProviderConfig
• Test provider authentication and verify cloud resource creation with a test VPC
• Create complete AWS networking infrastructure (VPC, subnets, Internet Gateway)
• Implement multi-tier security architecture with security groups and rules
• Experience Crossplane's reconciliation loop and drift detection
• Understand direct managed resource patterns for platform engineering
• Properly clean up AWS resources in correct dependency order to avoid charges

This lab demonstrates real-world cloud integration patterns while using minikube for fast, reliable learning.