This post aims to help readers deploy an Aerospike database in a Kubernetes cluster on Amazon Web Services (AWS), specifically focusing on steps one, two, and three of the plan. The author, Plushcap, is part of the Aerospike Developer Relations team but has limited experience with real-world deployments. He wants to guide readers through his own journey, sharing mistakes and lessons learned along the way. The post covers creating a Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) on AWS, deploying an EKS cluster, setting up IAM roles for the cluster, and installing the Aerospike Kubernetes Operator using OLM or Helm. The author also discusses common issues encountered during setup, such as missing flags in the OLM installation process and storage requirements. Throughout the post, Plushcap emphasizes the importance of learning eksctl and the AWS CLI to simplify setup processes. He invites readers to join him on this journey, sharing his experiences and insights, and promises to cover data modeling, storing, and accessing data in future posts.