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What is it?
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minikube implements a local Kubernetes cluster on macOS, Linux, and Windows.
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minikube's [primary goals ](https://github.com/kubernetes/minikube/blob/master/docs/contributors/principles.md ) are to be the best tool for local Kubernetes application development and to support all Kubernetes features that fit.
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minikube runs the latest stable release of Kubernetes, with support for standard Kubernetes features like:
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* [LoadBalancer ](https://github.com/kubernetes/minikube/blob/master/docs/tunnel.md ) - using `minikube tunnel`
* Multi-cluster - using `minikube start -p <name>`
* NodePorts - using `minikube service`
* [Persistent Volumes ](https://github.com/kubernetes/minikube/blob/master/docs/persistent_volumes.md )
* Ingress
* RBAC
* [Dashboard ](https://github.com/kubernetes/minikube/blob/master/docs/dashboard.md ) - `minikube dashboard`
* [Container runtimes ](https://github.com/kubernetes/minikube/blob/master/docs/alternative_runtimes.md ) - `start --container-runtime`
* [Configure apiserver and kubelet options ](https://github.com/kubernetes/minikube/blob/master/docs/configuring_kubernetes.md ) via command-line flags
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As well as developer-friendly features:
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* [Addons ](https://github.com/kubernetes/minikube/blob/master/docs/addons.md ) - a marketplace for developers to share configurations for running services on minikube
* [GPU support ](https://github.com/kubernetes/minikube/blob/master/docs/gpu.md ) - for machine learning
* [Filesystem mounts ](https://github.com/kubernetes/minikube/blob/master/docs/host_folder_mount.md )
* Automatic failure analysis
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## Why do I want it?
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If you would like to develop Kubernetes applications:
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* locally
* offline
* using the latest version of Kubernetes
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Then minikube is for you.
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* **What is it good for?** Developing local Kubernetes applications
* **What is it not good for?** Production deployments of Kubernetes applications
* **What is it *not yet* good for?** Environments which do not allow VM's
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## Where should I go next?
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* [Getting Started ](/getting-started/ ): Get started with minikube
* [Examples ](/examples/ ): Check out some minikube examples!
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