Kubernetes cluster on AWS

How would a typical kubernets cluster on AWS look like? Which are all the components? 

 

2. Explanation of each component

Component	Responsibility	Why Kubernetes needs it
etcd	Distributed key-value database	Stores Kubernetes cluster state, including Deployments, Pods, Services, Secrets, and configurations
Kubernetes API Server	Main Kubernetes API endpoint	Receives requests from kubectl, Helm, controllers, and other clients
Controller Manager	Runs Kubernetes reconciliation controllers	Ensures actual cluster state converges toward desired state
Scheduler	Decides which node should run a Pod	Considers resources, node affinity, taints, tolerations, and scheduling constraints
Cilium CNI	Container networking and network policies	Provides Pod networking, routing, and network-policy enforcement
AWS Cloud Controller Manager	Integrates Kubernetes with AWS infrastructure	Handles cloud-specific node and load-balancer integration
AWS Node Termination Handler	Handles AWS instance interruption events	Helps gracefully drain nodes before supported termination events
EBS CSI Driver	Connects Kubernetes storage to AWS EBS	Dynamically provisions and attaches persistent block storage
CoreDNS	DNS service inside Kubernetes	Resolves Kubernetes Service names such as postgres.myapp.svc.cluster.local
kOps Controllers	Manage or reconcile kOps-specific cluster resources	Help maintain the cluster infrastructure and its configuration

One distinction: kOps is a Kubernetes cluster provisioning and lifecycle tool, while its in-cluster controllers perform more specific management functions. The exact responsibilities depend on which kOps components you have installed.