--- title: Amazon EKS now supports advanced Kubernetes control... description: Amazon EKS now lets cluster administrators configure Kubernetes control plane components directly, including the scheduler, controller manager, and API server.... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/amazon-eks-now-supports-advanced-kubernetes-control-plane-configuration-parameters-prou1ktn3 twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Amazon EKS now supports advanced Kubernetes control plane configuration parameters | daily.dev og:description: Amazon EKS now lets cluster administrators configure Kubernetes control plane components directly, including the scheduler, controller manager, and API server.... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/amazon-eks-now-supports-advanced-kubernetes-control-plane-configuration-parameters-prou1ktn3 og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/prOU1Ktn3.png og:image:alt: Amazon EKS now supports advanced Kubernetes control plane configuration parameters og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Amazon EKS now supports advanced Kubernetes control plane configuration parameters **[AWS](https://daily.dev/sources/aws)** · 1 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Amazon EKS now lets cluster administrators configure Kubernetes control plane components directly, including the scheduler, controller manager, and API server. Admins can tune pod placement strategies (e.g., setting the scheduler's node resource fit strategy to MostAllocated to pack pods onto fewer, more utilized nodes instead of the default LeastAllocated spreading strategy), adjust horizontal pod autoscaling responsiveness, and set resource lifecycle parameters like event retention duration. This is available in any AWS Region where EKS is offered. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Questions this post answers ### How do I make the Kubernetes scheduler pack pods onto fewer nodes in Amazon EKS? Set the scheduler's node resource fit strategy parameter to MostAllocated in Amazon EKS control plane configuration. This packs pods onto nodes that are already well utilized, helping you run the same workloads on fewer nodes, in contrast to the default LeastAllocated strategy which spreads pods across nodes to preserve headroom. _Teams tuning Kubernetes bin-packing and cost efficiency follow control plane changes like this via daily.dev._ ### Can I configure the Kubernetes API server and controller manager settings in Amazon EKS? Yes, Amazon EKS now supports configuring parameters for the scheduler, controller manager, and API server directly, beyond the previous defaults. This includes tuning pod placement strategies, horizontal pod autoscaling responsiveness, and resource lifecycle settings such as event retention duration, available in any AWS Region where EKS is offered. _Platform engineers deciding how much control plane tuning EKS actually exposes can track updates on daily.dev._ ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Amazon EKS and Amazon EKS Distro now supports Kubernetes version 1.35](https://daily.dev/posts/amazon-eks-and-amazon-eks-distro-now-supports-kubernetes-version-1-35-wry4djtjw) · AWS · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [AWS Announces New Amazon EKS Capabilities to Simplify Workload Orchestration](https://daily.dev/posts/aws-announces-new-amazon-eks-capabilities-to-simplify-workload-orchestration-yjjaiucnz) · InfoQ · 3 upvotes · 0 comments - [Operating Kubernetes at scale: a few stories from running Amazon EKS](https://daily.dev/posts/operating-kubernetes-at-scale-a-few-stories-from-running-amazon-eks-vdcgnhxcm) · The New Stack · 1 upvotes · 0 comments - [Amazon EKS Provisioned Control Plane now delivers faster pod autoscaling](https://daily.dev/posts/amazon-eks-provisioned-control-plane-now-delivers-faster-pod-autoscaling-ejywcyynj) · AWS · 0 upvotes · 1 comments --- Tags: [#aws](https://daily.dev/tags/aws), [#kubernetes](https://daily.dev/tags/kubernetes) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/amazon-eks-now-supports-advanced-kubernetes-control-plane-configuration-parameters-prou1ktn3) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"Amazon EKS now supports advanced Kubernetes control plane configuration parameters","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/amazon-eks-now-supports-advanced-kubernetes-control-plane-configuration-parameters-prou1ktn3","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/amazon-eks-now-supports-advanced-kubernetes-control-plane-configuration-parameters-prou1ktn3"},"datePublished":"2026-08-12T20:06:56.827Z","dateModified":"2026-09-13T21:46:30.379Z","description":"Amazon EKS now lets cluster administrators configure Kubernetes control plane components directly, including the scheduler, controller manager, and API server....","image":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/e82c8cceed8771f89f06dfc50fa9305d?_a=AQAEuop","thumbnailUrl":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/e82c8cceed8771f89f06dfc50fa9305d?_a=AQAEuop","isAccessibleForFree":true,"articleSection":"AWS","inLanguage":"en","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180}},"author":{"@type":"Organization","name":"AWS","logo":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/t_logo,f_auto/v1/logos/aws","url":"https://daily.dev/sources/aws"},"commentCount":0,"discussionUrl":"https://daily.dev/posts/amazon-eks-now-supports-advanced-kubernetes-control-plane-configuration-parameters-prou1ktn3","interactionStatistic":[{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"LikeAction"},"userInteractionCount":0},{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"CommentAction"},"userInteractionCount":0}],"keywords":"aws,kubernetes","timeRequired":"PT1M"} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https://daily.dev"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"AWS","item":"https://daily.dev/sources/aws"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Amazon EKS now supports advanced Kubernetes control plane configuration parameters"}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"FAQPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/amazon-eks-now-supports-advanced-kubernetes-control-plane-configuration-parameters-prou1ktn3#faq","mainEntity":[{"@type":"Question","name":"How do I make the Kubernetes scheduler pack pods onto fewer nodes in Amazon EKS?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"Set the scheduler's node resource fit strategy parameter to MostAllocated in Amazon EKS control plane configuration. 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