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minikube quickly sets up a local Kubernetes cluster on macOS, Linux, and Windows. We proudly focus on helping Kubernetes application developers and new Kubernetes users.

Highlights

Supports the latest Kubernetes release (+6 previous minor versions)
Cross-platform (Kubernetes on Linux, Kubernetes on macOS, Kubernetes on Windows)
Deploy Kubernetes] as a VM, a container, or on bare-metal
Multiple container runtimes (CRI-O, containerd, docker)
Docker API endpoint for blazing fast docker image pushes
Advanced features such as LoadBalancer, Kubernetes filesystem mounts, and FeatureGates
Minikube Addons for easily installed Kubernetes applications
Supports common CI environments

https://minikube.sigs.k8s.io/docs

minikube provisions and manages local Kubernetes clusters optimized for development workflows.

Basic Minikube Commands:

start Starts a local Kubernetes cluster
status Gets the status of a local Kubernetes cluster
stop Stops a running local Kubernetes cluster
delete Deletes a local Kubernetes cluster
dashboard Access the Kubernetes dashboard running within the minikube cluster
pause pause Kubernetes
unpause unpause Kubernetes

Minikube Images Commands:

docker-env Configure environment to use minikube's Docker daemon
podman-env Configure environment to use minikube's Podman service
cache Add, delete, or push a local image into minikube
image Manage images

Minikube Configuration and Management Commands:

addons Enable or disable a minikube addon
config Modify persistent configuration values
profile Get or list the current profiles (clusters)
update-context Update kubeconfig in case of an IP or port change

Minikube Networking and Connectivity Commands:

service Returns a URL to connect to a service
tunnel Connect to LoadBalancer services

Advanced Minikube Commands:

mount Mounts the specified directory into minikube
ssh Log into the minikube environment (for debugging)
kubectl Run a kubectl binary matching the cluster version
node Add, remove, or list additional nodes
cp Copy the specified file into minikube

Minikube Troubleshooting Commands:

ssh-key Retrieve the ssh identity key path of the specified node
ssh-host Retrieve the ssh host key of the specified node
ip Retrieves the IP address of the specified node
logs Returns logs to debug a local Kubernetes cluster
update-check Print current and latest version number
version Print the version of minikube

Other Commands:

completion Generate command completion for a shell

Use “minikube <command> --help” for more information about a given Minikube command.