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

![Screenshot](/images/screenshot.png)

🎉 Latest Release: v1.22.0 - Jul 07, 2021 ([changelog](https://github.com/kubernetes/minikube/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md))

## Highlights

* Supports the latest Kubernetes release (+6 previous minor versions)
* Cross-platform (Linux, macOS, Windows)
* Deploy as a VM, a container, or on bare-metal
* Multiple container runtimes (CRI-O, containerd, docker)
* Docker API endpoint for blazing fast [image pushes]({{< ref "/docs/handbook/pushing.md#pushing-directly-to-the-in-cluster-docker-daemon" >}})
* Advanced features such as [LoadBalancer]({{< ref "/docs/handbook/accessing.md#loadbalancer-access" >}}), filesystem mounts, and FeatureGates
* [Addons]({{< ref "/docs/handbook/deploying.md#addons" >}}) for easily installed Kubernetes applications

## Survey

We have a [fast 5-question survey](https://forms.gle/Gg3hG5ZySw8c1C24A) to learn how & why you are using minikube, and what improvements we should make. We would love to hear from you! 🙏
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Get final bits out of the way for code review. 2020-04-04 23:25:53 +00:00			`* Supports the latest Kubernetes release (+6 previous minor versions)`
			`* Cross-platform (Linux, macOS, Windows)`
			`* Deploy as a VM, a container, or on bare-metal`
			`* Multiple container runtimes (CRI-O, containerd, docker)`
fix broken links on minikube website 2020-04-10 19:04:22 +00:00			`* Docker API endpoint for blazing fast [image pushes]({{< ref "/docs/handbook/pushing.md#pushing-directly-to-the-in-cluster-docker-daemon" >}})`
			`* Advanced features such as [LoadBalancer]({{< ref "/docs/handbook/accessing.md#loadbalancer-access" >}}), filesystem mounts, and FeatureGates`
			`* [Addons]({{< ref "/docs/handbook/deploying.md#addons" >}}) for easily installed Kubernetes applications`
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Get final bits out of the way for code review. 2020-04-04 23:25:53 +00:00			`## Survey`
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Update screenshot and frontpage based on review feedback 2020-04-06 23:17:00 +00:00			`We have a [fast 5-question survey](https://forms.gle/Gg3hG5ZySw8c1C24A) to learn how & why you are using minikube, and what improvements we should make. We would love to hear from you! 🙏`