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Introducing the Amazon EKS Hybrid Nodes gateway for hybrid Kubernetes networking - AWS
Amazon EKS launched an open-source gateway that automatically maintains VPC routing to on-premises Kubernetes pods, eliminating the manual network configuration that previously required cross-team coordination.
What: Amazon EKS released the Hybrid Nodes gateway on April 21, 2026, an open-source tool that automatically manages networking between EKS cluster VPCs and on-premises Kubernetes pods. It deploys via Helm on EC2 instances, maintains VPC route tables automatically as workloads scale, and is free (customers pay only for EC2 and data transfer costs). Available in all AWS Regions where EKS Hybrid Nodes is available except China.
Why it matters: Signals AWS is removing barriers to hybrid Kubernetes adoption by eliminating networking complexity that previously required coordination with on-premises network teams, acknowledging enterprise demand for multi-environment workload placement without cloud lock-in.
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Amazon EKS launched the Hybrid Nodes gateway, a free feature that automatically handles networking between EKS cluster VPCs and Kubernetes pods running on-premises, eliminating the need for manual routing configuration changes. The open-source gateway deploys via Helm on EC2 instances and automatically maintains VPC route tables as workloads scale, with customers only paying for underlying EC2 and data transfer costs.
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