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# Minikube Roadmap
This document contains the goals, plans, and priorities for the minikube project.
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Note that these priorities are not set in stone. Please file an issue if you'd like to discuss adding or reordering these :)
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## Goals
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The primary goal of minikube is to make it simple to run Kubernetes on your local machine, both for getting started and day-to-day development workflows.
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Here are some specific features that align with our goal:
* Single command setup and teardown UX.
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* Support most portable Kubernetes core features (local storage, networking, auto-scaling, loadbalancing, etc.)
* Unified UX across OSes.
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* Minimal dependencies on third party software.
* Minimal resource overhead.
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* Becoming the default local-cluster setup for Kubernetes
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## Non-Goals
* Simplifying kubernetes production deployment experience. Kube-deploy is attempting to tackle this problem.
* Supporting all possible deployment configurations of Kubernetes like various types of storage, networking, etc.
## Priorities
This section contains the overall priorities of the minikube project, in rough order.
* Setting up a well-tested, secure and complete Kubernetes cluster locally.
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* Cross Platform support (macOS, Linux, Windows)
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* Supporting existing Kubernetes features:
* Load Balancer support.
* Persistent disks.
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* Keeping up with new Kubernetes releases and features.
* Development-focused features like:
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* Mounting host directories.
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* VPN/proxy networking.
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* Native hypervisor integration.
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* Support for alternative Kubernetes runtimes, like rkt.
* Removing the VirtualBox dependency and replacing it with Hypervisor.framework/Hyper-V.
## Timelines
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Minikube will release much faster than this, so this section is fairly speculative.
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This section is subject to change based on feedback and staffing.
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### Q1 2017
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* Release Kubernetes 1.6.0 alpha and beta releases packaged with minikube
* Release Kubernetes 1.6.0 packaged with minikube within two days of GA upstream build
* Run local e2e Kubernetes tests with minikube
* Minikube no longer depends on libmachine
* Minikube no longer depends on existing KVM driver
* Native drivers are made default and packaged with minikube
* Improve minikube start time by 30%
* Add a no-vm driver for linux CI environments
