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# minikube
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## What is minikube?
minikube implements a local Kubernetes cluster on macOS, Linux, and Windows.
![screenshot](/images/start.jpg)
minikube's [primary goals](https://github.com/kubernetes/minikube/blob/master/docs/contributors/principles.md) are to be the best tool for local Kubernetes application development and to support all Kubernetes features that fit. We hope you enjoy it!
## News
:mega: **Please fill out our [fast 5-question survey](https://forms.gle/Gg3hG5ZySw8c1C24A)** so that we can learn how & why you use minikube, and what improvements we should make. Thank you! :dancers:
* 2019-08-05 - v1.3.0 released! [[download](https://github.com/kubernetes/minikube/releases/tag/v1.3.0)] [[release notes](https://github.com/kubernetes/minikube/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md#version-130---2019-08-05)]
## Features
minikube runs the latest stable release of Kubernetes, with support for standard Kubernetes features like:
* [LoadBalancer](https://github.com/kubernetes/minikube/blob/master/docs/tunnel.md) - using `minikube tunnel`
* Multi-cluster - using `minikube start -p <name>`
* NodePorts - using `minikube service`
* [Persistent Volumes](https://github.com/kubernetes/minikube/blob/master/docs/persistent_volumes.md)
* Ingress
* RBAC
* [Dashboard](https://github.com/kubernetes/minikube/blob/master/docs/dashboard.md) - `minikube dashboard`
* [Container runtimes](https://github.com/kubernetes/minikube/blob/master/docs/alternative_runtimes.md) - `start --container-runtime`
* [Configure apiserver and kubelet options](https://github.com/kubernetes/minikube/blob/master/docs/configuring_kubernetes.md) via command-line flags
As well as developer-friendly features:
* [Addons](https://github.com/kubernetes/minikube/blob/master/docs/addons.md) - a marketplace for developers to share configurations for running services on minikube
* [GPU support](https://github.com/kubernetes/minikube/blob/master/docs/gpu.md) - for machine learning
* [Filesystem mounts](https://github.com/kubernetes/minikube/blob/master/docs/host_folder_mount.md)
* Automatic failure analysis
## Documentation
* [**Installation**](https://kubernetes.io/docs/tasks/tools/install-minikube/)
* [Advanced Topics and Tutorials](https://github.com/kubernetes/minikube/blob/master/docs/README.md)
* [Contributors Guide](https://github.com/kubernetes/minikube/blob/master/docs/contributors/README.md)
## Community
![Help Wanted!](/images/help_wanted.jpg)
minikube is a Kubernetes [#sig-cluster-lifecycle](https://github.com/kubernetes/community/tree/master/sig-cluster-lifecycle) project.
* [**#minikube on Kubernetes Slack**](https://kubernetes.slack.com) - Live chat with minikube developers!
* [minikube-users mailing list](https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/minikube-users)
* [minikube-dev mailing list](https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/minikube-dev)
* [Bi-weekly office hours, Mondays @ 10am PST](https://tinyurl.com/minikube-oh)
* [Contributing](https://github.com/kubernetes/minikube/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md)
* [Development Roadmap](https://github.com/kubernetes/minikube/blob/master/docs/contributors/roadmap.md)
## Installation
See the [installation guide](https://kubernetes.io/docs/tasks/tools/install-minikube/). For the impatient, here is the TL;DR:
* *macOS 10.12 (Sierra)*
* Requires installing a hypervisor, such as [hyperkit](https://github.com/kubernetes/minikube/blob/master/docs/drivers.md#hyperkit-driver) (recommended) or VirtualBox
* using [brew](https://brew.sh/): `brew cask install minikube`
* manually: `curl -LO https://storage.googleapis.com/minikube/releases/latest/minikube-darwin-amd64 && sudo install minikube-darwin-amd64 /usr/local/bin/minikube`
* *Windows 10*
* Requires a hypervisor, such as VirtualBox (recommended) or HyperV
* VT-x/AMD-v virtualization must be enabled in BIOS
* using [chocolatey](https://chocolatey.org/) `choco install minikube`
* manually: Download and run the [installer](https://storage.googleapis.com/minikube/releases/latest/minikube-installer.exe)
* *Linux*
* Requires either the [kvm2 driver](https://github.com/kubernetes/minikube/blob/master/docs/drivers.md#kvm2-driver) (recommended), or VirtualBox
* VT-x/AMD-v virtualization must be enabled in BIOS
* manually: `curl -LO https://storage.googleapis.com/minikube/releases/latest/minikube-linux-amd64 && sudo install minikube-linux-amd64 /usr/local/bin/minikube`
### Supported Hypervisors
`minikube start` defaults to virtualbox, but supports other drivers using the `--vm-driver` argument:
* [KVM2](https://github.com/kubernetes/minikube/blob/master/docs/drivers.md#kvm2-driver) - Recommended Linux driver
* [hyperkit](https://github.com/kubernetes/minikube/blob/master/docs/drivers.md#hyperkit-driver) - Recommended macOS driver
* virtualbox - Recommended Windows driver
* [none](https://github.com/kubernetes/minikube/blob/master/docs/vmdriver-none.md) - bare-metal execution on Linux, at the expense of system security and reliability
Other drivers which are not yet part of our continuous integration system are:
* [hyperv](https://github.com/kubernetes/minikube/blob/master/docs/drivers.md#hyperV-driver)
* [vmware](https://github.com/kubernetes/minikube/blob/master/docs/drivers.md#vmware-unified-driver)
* [parallels](https://github.com/kubernetes/minikube/blob/master/docs/drivers.md#parallels-driver)
## Quick Start
Start a cluster by running:
`minikube start`
Access Kubernetes Dashboard within Minikube:
`minikube dashboard`
Once started, you can interact with your cluster using `kubectl`, just like any other Kubernetes cluster. For instance, starting a server:
`kubectl run hello-minikube --image=k8s.gcr.io/echoserver:1.4 --port=8080`
Exposing a service as a NodePort
`kubectl expose deployment hello-minikube --type=NodePort`
minikube makes it easy to open this exposed endpoint in your browser:
`minikube service hello-minikube`
Start a second local cluster:
`minikube start -p cluster2`
Stop your local cluster:
`minikube stop`
Delete your local cluster:
`minikube delete`