Local cluster with kind or minikube · Knowledge & Memory Center

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Make sure Docker and kubectl are installed

Fast, multi-node, CI-friendly.

kind

SHELL

1brew install kind # or: go install sigs.k8s.io/kind@latest

2kind create cluster --name dev

3kubectl cluster-info --context kind-dev

4kubectl get nodes

5kind load docker-image myapp:dev --name dev # use a local image without a registry

6kind delete cluster --name dev

Save as kind.yaml, then run kind create cluster --name dev --config kind.yaml.

kind.yaml

YAML

1kind: Cluster

2apiVersion: kind.x-k8s.io/v1alpha4

3nodes:

4 - role: control-plane

5 - role: worker

6 - role: worker

Batteries included: dashboard, ingress and metrics addons.

minikube

SHELL

1curl -LO https://storage.googleapis.com/minikube/releases/latest/minikube-linux-amd64

2sudo install minikube-linux-amd64 /usr/local/bin/minikube && rm minikube-linux-amd64

3minikube start --driver=docker --cpus=2 --memory=4g

4minikube addons enable ingress

5minikube addons enable metrics-server

6minikube dashboard

7minikube service <svc-name> # open a Service in the browser

8minikube delete

Docker Desktop also ships a one-click single-node cluster (Settings > Kubernetes). k3d / k3s is a lighter alternative.