## Experimental This is an experimental driver. Please use it only for experimental reasons until it has reached maturity. For a more reliable minikube experience, use a non-experimental driver, like [Docker](https://minikube.sigs.k8s.io/docs/drivers/docker/). ## Usage It's recommended to run minikube with the podman driver and [CRI-O container runtime](https://https://cri-o.io/): ```shell minikube start --driver=podman --container-runtime=cri-o ``` Alternatively, start minikube with the podman driver only: ```shell minikube start --driver=podman ``` To make podman the default driver: ```shell minikube config set driver podman ```