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title: "Using Spot Instances with EKS"
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# Using Spot Instances with EKS

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In this module, you will learn how to provision, manage, and maintain your Kubernetes clusters with Amazon EKS on EC2 Spot instances using Spot managed node groups to optimize cost and scale. [Click here](https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/containers/amazon-eks-now-supports-provisioning-and-managing-ec2-spot-instances-in-managed-node-groups/) for a deep-dive blog post on Kubernetes and EC2 Spot Instances in managed node groups.

![Spot Node Groups Architecture](/images/spotworkers/spot_nodegroup_arch.png)