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title: "Drivers"
linkTitle: "Drivers"
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Configuring various minikube drivers
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- /docs/reference/drivers
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minikube can be deployed as a VM, a container, or bare-metal.
To do so, we use the [Docker Machine ](https://github.com/docker/machine ) library to provide a consistent way to interact with different environments. Here is what's supported:
## Linux
* [Docker ]({{<ref "docker.md">}} ) - container-based (preferred)
* [KVM2 ]({{<ref "kvm2.md">}} ) - VM-based (preferred)
* [VirtualBox ]({{<ref "virtualbox.md">}} ) - VM
* [None ]({{<ref "none.md">}} ) - bare-metal
* [Podman ]({{<ref "podman.md">}} ) - container (experimental)
## macOS
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* [Docker ]({{<ref "docker.md">}} ) - VM + Container (preferred)
* [Hyperkit ]({{<ref "hyperkit.md">}} ) - VM
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* [VirtualBox ]({{<ref "virtualbox.md">}} ) - FVM
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* [Parallels ]({{<ref "parallels.md">}} ) - VM
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* [VMware ]({{<ref "vmware.md">}} ) - VM
## Windows
* [Hyper-V ]({{<ref "hyperv.md">}} ) - VM (preferred)
* [Docker ]({{<ref "docker.md">}} ) - VM + Container (preferred)
* [VirtualBox ]({{<ref "virtualbox.md">}} ) - VM
