Release 25/09

✨ Updated labs

• [Aiml] Inferentia lab uses SOCI parallel pull by @niallthomson (#1657)
• [Aiml] Convert LLM lab to use vLLM instead of Ray by @niallthomson (#1645)
• [Aiml] EKS MCP server version change by @parth-pandit (#1614)
• [Troubleshooting] Updated the list of Security Group Rules under checking VPC configuration by @hevertbrito (#1607)
• [Troubleshooting] Updating the IAM Policy fix to share the right IAM permissions used by @hevertbrito (#1602)
• [Automation] Add YAML file explanations for Automation Labs by @athavr (#1599)
• [Fundamentals] Move Autoscaling content by @athavr (#1567)

🐛 Fixes

• [Fundamentals] Fix replicas needed for over-provisioning by @niallthomson (#1639)
• [Observability] Updated Grafana screenshots on OSS metrics lab by @niallthomson (#1637)
• [Troubleshooting] Updated the list of security group rules by @hevertbrito (#1619)

Release 25/08

🚀 New labs

• [Aiml] Q CLI with EKS MCP server by @parth-pandit (#1550)

✨ Updated labs

• [Troubleshooting] Updated messaging in the troubleshooting DNS conclusion by @hevertbrito (#1600)
• [Fundamentals] Update load balancer lab sample output to be accurate by @athavr (#1594)
• [Introduction] Migrated Helm lab to sample app chart by @niallthomson (#1592)
• [Automation] Migrated Flux and Argo CD labs from CodeCommit to Gitea by @niallthomson (#1591)
• [Fundamentals] Update ec2-instance-selector version and output by @guikcd (#1589)
• [Security] YAML file explanations: Security Labs #1394 by @athavr (#1588)
• [Networking] YAML file explanations: Networking labs by @athavr (#1586)
• [Observability] YAML file explanations for Observability Labs by @athavr (#1568)
• [Fundamentals] Better explain YAML files for Exposing applications labs #1389 by @athavr (#1560)
• [Aiml] Fix typo in chat bot lab explanation by @allamand (#1559)
• [Autoscaling] Various fixes to Cluster Proportional Autoscaler lab by @github-actions[bot] (#1558)
• [Networking] Various language fixes in Security Groups for Pods lab by @github-actions[bot] (#1557)

🐛 Fixes

• [Troubleshooting] Added the command to export the NODE_NAME variable by @hevertbrito (#1605)
• [Troubleshooting] Permissions issues in troubleshooting storage lab by @arcegacardenas (#1603)
• [Troubleshooting] Typos in ALB troubleshooting lab by @arcegacardenas (#1598)

Release 25/07

✨ Updated labs

• [Security] Various small fixes to Cluster Access Entries lab by @github-actions[bot] (#1555)
• [Security] Various small fixes to Pod Identity lab by @github-actions[bot] (#1554)
• [Introduction] Various fixes to account setup procedure by @niallthomson (#1549)
• [Security] Various language fixes for Secrets Manager lab by @niallthomson (#1547)
• [Fundamentals] Better explain YAML files for the Storage labs by @athavr (#1545)

🐛 Fixes

• [Automation] Adding alb reload after permissions fix for Troubleshooting ALB scenario by @arcegacardenas (#1548)

🧪 Features

• [Other] Update EKS to 1.33 by @ROunofF (#1541)
• [Other] Update sample application to v1 by @niallthomson (#1539)
• [Other] Add dismissable notification with configurable content by @svennam92 (#1503)

Release 25/06

🚀 New labs

• [Automation] Add module for CodePipeline EKS action by @deveshmulmule (#1412)

✨ Updated labs

• [Automation] Removed CI section from Flux lab by @niallthomson (#1490)
• [Networking] Ensure Kyverno is ready before applying policy by @raykrueger (#1487)

Release 25/05

✨ Updated labs

• [Autoscaling] YAML breakdown for Overprovisioning section by @Muskan-Agrawal07 (#1449)
• [AI/ML] Various language fixes to Ray Serve lab by @niallthomson (#1443)
• [Fundamentals] Added ExternalDNS to Ingress lab by @tzahimizrahi (#1413)

🐛 Fixes

• [Observability] Make OpenTelemetry collector config easier to read by @JamesNock (#1450)
• [Security] Update namespace in Secrets Store lab by @aandraca-amazon (#1447)

Release 25/04

🚀 New labs

• [Troubleshooting] All new Troubleshooting section introduced with 4 new modules (#1182)
  • DNS Resolution (by @abencomoc)
  • Pod Issues (Raghuveerareddy Pagilla)
  • Worker Nodes (by @arcegacardenas)
  • ALB Controller (by @robisoh88)

✨ Updated labs

• [Fundamentals] Streamlined FSxZ module flow by @aaronda-aws (#1428)
• [Observability] Improved FluentBit explanation, added diagram by @Saborni (#1400)
• [Fundamentals] Re-instated FSxN lab by @mickeysh (#1259)

🐛 Fixes

• [Fundamentals] Minor edits to MNG affinity docs by @crabba (#1416)
• [Fundamentals] Allow S3 mountpoint lab to work outside of us-west-2 by @desaiajayhnr (#1402)
• [Autoscaling] test suite checks for karpenter disruption log by @svennam92 (#1399)
• [Autoscaling] Log grep updated in Karpenter lab by @svennam92 (#1383)
• [Networking] Add missing description to frontmatter for EKS Hybrid Nodes module by @raykrueger (#1326)

Release 25/03-1

🐛 Fixes

• [Networking] EKS Hybrid Nodes Role by @raykrueger (#1336)

Release 25/03

🚀 New labs

• [Networking] EKS Hybrid Nodes Module by @raykrueger (#1322)

🐛 Fixes

• [Aiml] Fixing Updated URL link for Linked Workshop. by @elamaran11 (#1323)
• [Aiml] [docs] adding a comma for better readability by @abhiramvad (#1261)

Release 25/02

🚀 New labs

• [Fundamentals] Amazon FSx for OpenZFS module by @aaronda-aws (#1263)

✨ Updated labs

• [Aiml] changes for deploying mistral model on trn1.2xlarge instance by @vishdivg (#1235)

🐛 Fixes

• [Autoscaling] Better verbiage for WhenEmptyOrUnderutilized in Karpenter lab by @mkarakas (#1260)
• [Autoscaling] Use metrics server addon in HPA lab by @niallthomson (#1258)
• [Networking] Update wait command in VPC Lattice lab by @niallthomson (#1257)
• [Autoscaling] Login to ECR Public in Karpenter lab by @niallthomson (#1256)
• [Introduction] Fixed region name in account setup by @henriquesantanati (#1255)

Release 25/01

🐛 Fixes

• [Networking] Now need to install CRDs in VPC Lattice lab by @niallthomson (#1233)
• [Fundamentals] Fix IAM role for S3 Mountpoint lab by @niallthomson (#1227)
• [Networking] Skip final RDS snapshot in SG for Pods by @niallthomson (#1218)
• [Fundamentals] Fix IAM permissions for EFS lab by @ajmoorexyz (#1199)

🧪 Features

• [Other] Update EKS version to 1.31 by @ROunofF (#1225)