AWS EKS Manage NodeGroups now support Launch Templates & Custom AMIs

[James]

You can now use a custom AMI with EKS managed node groups;

• Details: introducing-launch-template-and-custom-ami-support-in-amazon-eks-managed-node-groups

Just create a new launch template and set this on the EKS NodeGroup;

The alternative is to use self-managed nodes, but then you have to manage the ASG yourself.