minikube/site/content/en/docs/drivers/_index.md

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Drivers	Drivers	8	true	Configuring various minikube drivers	/docs/reference/drivers

minikube can be deployed as a VM, a container, or bare-metal.

To do so, we use the 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
• [QEMU]({{<ref "qemu.md">}}) - VM (experimental)
• [None]({{<ref "none.md">}}) - bare-metal
• [Podman]({{<ref "podman.md">}}) - container (experimental)
• [SSH]({{<ref "ssh.md">}}) - remote ssh

macOS

• [Docker]({{<ref "docker.md">}}) - VM + Container (preferred)
• [Hyperkit]({{<ref "hyperkit.md">}}) - VM
• [VirtualBox]({{<ref "virtualbox.md">}}) - VM
• [Parallels]({{<ref "parallels.md">}}) - VM
• [VMware Fusion]({{<ref "vmware.md">}}) - VM
• [QEMU]({{<ref "qemu.md">}}) - VM (experimental)
• [SSH]({{<ref "ssh.md">}}) - remote ssh

Windows

• [Hyper-V]({{<ref "hyperv.md">}}) - VM (preferred)
• [Docker]({{<ref "docker.md">}}) - VM + Container (preferred)
• [VirtualBox]({{<ref "virtualbox.md">}}) - VM
• [VMware Workstation]({{<ref "vmware.md">}}) - VM
• [QEMU]({{<ref "qemu.md">}}) - VM (experimental)
• [SSH]({{<ref "ssh.md">}}) - remote ssh