In this comprehensive blog post, we explore how to achieve zero-downtime deployments on AWS EKS (Elastic Kubernetes Service) by leveraging Pod Readiness Gates and implementing graceful shutdown alongside a termination delay for applications. We delve into the functioning of external load balancers in Kubernetes contexts, examining concepts such as Endpoints, EndpointSlices, TargetGroupBindings, etc., while using Distr (an Open Source Software Distribution Platform) as an example real-world implementation. By understanding these principles and applying them effectively to your own projects involving AWS EKS with Golang applications or other languages/frameworks, you can achieve seamless updates without disrupting user experience or causing errors during deployment processes.
**Tags:** *AWS*, *Kubernetes*, *DevOps*, *EKS*, *Pod Readiness Gates*, *Golang*
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