## 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://cri-o.io/) (expect when using Rootless Podman): ```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 ``` ## Rootless Podman By default, minikube executes Podman with `sudo`. To use Podman without `sudo` (i.e., Rootless Podman), set the `rootless` property to `true`: ```shell minikube config set rootless true ``` For Rootless Podman, it is recommended to set `--container-runtime` to `containerd`: ```shell minikube start --driver=podman --container-runtime=containerd ``` See the [Rootless Docker](https://minikube.sigs.k8s.io/docs/drivers/docker/#rootless-docker) section for the requirements and the restrictions.