diff --git a/daprdocs/content/en/operations/hosting/kubernetes/cluster/setup-eks.md b/daprdocs/content/en/operations/hosting/kubernetes/cluster/setup-eks.md
index b6e9b774708..6a87484cc36 100644
--- a/daprdocs/content/en/operations/hosting/kubernetes/cluster/setup-eks.md
+++ b/daprdocs/content/en/operations/hosting/kubernetes/cluster/setup-eks.md
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ This guide walks you through installing an Elastic Kubernetes Service (EKS) clus
    - [AWS CLI](https://aws.amazon.com/cli/)
    - [eksctl](https://eksctl.io/)
    - [An existing VPC and subnets](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/eks/latest/userguide/network_reqs.html)
+   - [Dapr CLI](https://docs.dapr.io/getting-started/install-dapr-cli/)
 
 ## Deploy an EKS cluster
 
@@ -25,20 +26,57 @@ This guide walks you through installing an Elastic Kubernetes Service (EKS) clus
    aws configure
    ```
 
-1. Create an EKS cluster. To use a specific version of Kubernetes, use `--version` (1.13.x or newer version required).
+1. Create a new file called `cluster-config.yaml` and add the content below to it, replacing `[your_cluster_name]`, `[your_cluster_region]`, and `[your_k8s_version]` with the appropriate values:
+
+    ```yaml
+    apiVersion: eksctl.io/v1alpha5
+    kind: ClusterConfig
+    
+    metadata:
+      name: [your_cluster_name]
+      region: [your_cluster_region]
+      version: [your_k8s_version]
+      tags:
+        karpenter.sh/discovery: [your_cluster_name]
+    
+    iam:
+      withOIDC: true
+    
+    managedNodeGroups:
+      - name: mng-od-4vcpu-8gb
+        desiredCapacity: 2
+        minSize: 1
+        maxSize: 5
+        instanceType: c5.xlarge
+        privateNetworking: true
+    
+    addons:
+      - name: vpc-cni 
+        attachPolicyARNs:
+          - arn:aws:iam::aws:policy/AmazonEKS_CNI_Policy
+      - name: coredns
+        version: latest 
+      - name: kube-proxy
+        version: latest
+      - name: aws-ebs-csi-driver
+        wellKnownPolicies: 
+          ebsCSIController: true
+    ```
+
+1. Create the cluster by running the following command:
 
    ```bash
-   eksctl create cluster --name [your_eks_cluster_name] --region [your_aws_region] --version [kubernetes_version] --vpc-private-subnets [subnet_list_seprated_by_comma] --without-nodegroup
+   eksctl create cluster -f cluster.yaml
    ```
-
-   Change the values for `vpc-private-subnets` to meet your requirements. You can also add additional IDs. You must specify at least two subnet IDs. If you'd rather specify public subnets, you can change `--vpc-private-subnets` to `--vpc-public-subnets`.
-
-1. Verify kubectl context:
+   
+1. Verify the kubectl context:
 
    ```bash
    kubectl config current-context
    ```
 
+## Add Dapr requirements for sidecar access and default storage class:
+
 1. Update the security group rule to allow the EKS cluster to communicate with the Dapr Sidecar by creating an inbound rule for port 4000.
 
    ```bash
@@ -49,11 +87,37 @@ This guide walks you through installing an Elastic Kubernetes Service (EKS) clus
    --source-group [your_security_group]
    ```
 
+2. Add a default storage class if you don't have one: 
+
+  ```bash
+  kubectl patch storageclass gp2 -p '{"metadata": {"annotations":{"storageclass.kubernetes.io/is-default-class":"true"}}}'
+  ```
+
+## Install Dapr
+
+Install Dapr on your cluster by running:
+
+```bash
+dapr init -k
+```
+
+You should see the following response:
+
+```bash
+⌛  Making the jump to hyperspace...
+ℹ️  Note: To install Dapr using Helm, see here: https://docs.dapr.io/getting-started/install-dapr-kubernetes/#install-with-helm-advanced
+
+ℹ️  Container images will be pulled from Docker Hub
+✅  Deploying the Dapr control plane with latest version to your cluster...
+✅  Deploying the Dapr dashboard with latest version to your cluster...
+✅  Success! Dapr has been installed to namespace dapr-system. To verify, run `dapr status -k' in your terminal. To get started, go here: https://docs.dapr.io/getting-started
+```
+
 ## Troubleshooting
 
 ### Access permissions
 
-If you face any access permissions, make sure you are using the same AWS profile that was used to create the cluster. If needed, update the kubectl configuration with the correct profile:
+If you face any access permissions, make sure you are using the same AWS profile that was used to create the cluster. If needed, update the kubectl configuration with the correct profile. More information [here](https://repost.aws/knowledge-center/eks-api-server-unauthorized-error):
 
 ```bash
 aws eks --region [your_aws_region] update-kubeconfig --name [your_eks_cluster_name] --profile [your_profile_name]