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				<h1>Welcome to minikube!</h1>
				<p class="lead mt-5" style="text: nowrap">Local Kubernetes, focused on application development &amp; education</p>
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<h2>Instantly productive.</h2>

A single command away from reproducing your production environment, from the comfort of localhost.

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<h3>Highlights</h3>
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<li><i class="fas fa-check"></i> Always supports the latest Kubernetes release (as well as previous versions)</li>
<li><i class="fas fa-check"></i> Cross-platform (Linux, macOS, Windows)</li>
<li><i class="fas fa-check"></i> Infinitely configurable local development environment</li>
<li><i class="fas fa-check"></i> Multiple container runtimes (crio, containerd, docker, gvisor)</li>
<li><i class="fas fa-check"></i> Provides a Docker API endpoint</li>
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- [LoadBalancer emulation](https://minikube.sigs.k8s.io/docs/tasks/loadbalancer/)
- [Addons Marketplace](https://minikube.sigs.k8s.io/docs/tasks/addons/)
- [Integrated Dashboard](https://minikube.sigs.k8s.io/docs/tasks/dashboard/)
- [GPU support](https://minikube.sigs.k8s.io/docs/tutorials/nvidia_gpu/)
- Reusable Docker daemon
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- Any container runtime
- Any Kubernetes version
- Any apiserver, kubelet, controller, etcd, proxy, or scheduler option
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- Bare-metal
- HyperKit
- Hyper-V
- KVM
- VirtualBox
- VMware
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The #minikube channel is ready to answer your questions.
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Want to join the fun on Github? New users are always welcome!
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Have time for 5 quick questions? We would love to hear from you.

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