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Deploy LLMs on Amazon EKS with vLLM: A Step-by-Step Guide

This article provides a step-by-step guide for deploying a Large Language Model (LLM) on Amazon EKS using vLLM. It highlights Gartner's prediction that 95% of AI deployments will use Kubernetes by 2028, emphasizing the need for MLOps and Platform Engineering skills. The guide details setting up an EKS cluster, deploying the meta-llama/Llama-3.1-8B-Instruct model with vLLM for efficient inference, and configuring an OpenAI-compatible API and chat UI. The author shares personal experience to help beginners avoid common errors. AI

IMPACT This guide helps developers implement LLMs efficiently on cloud infrastructure, aligning with the growing trend of Kubernetes adoption for AI deployments.

RANK_REASON The article provides a technical guide for deploying an LLM on a specific cloud infrastructure, which falls under tooling and implementation rather than a core AI release or research.

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Deploy LLMs on Amazon EKS with vLLM: A Step-by-Step Guide

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  1. dev.to — LLM tag TIER_1 English(EN) · Mongkol Thongkraikaew ·

    Deploy LLM บน Amazon EKS ด้วย vLLM แบบ Step-by-Step ( EP.1 )

    <blockquote> <h2> <em><strong>By 2028, 95% of new AI deployments will use Kubernetes, up from less than 30% today</strong></em> </h2> <p><em><strong>Gartner ® , Magic Quadrant™ for Container Management, 6 August 2025.</strong></em></p> </blockquote> <p>จากผลคาดการณ์ของ Gartner ระ…