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---
title: "minikube start"
linkTitle: "Get Started!"
weight: 1
aliases:
- /docs/start
---
minikube is local Kubernetes, focusing on making it easy to learn and develop for Kubernetes.
All you need is Docker (or similarly compatible) container or a Virtual Machine environment, and Kubernetes is a single command away: `minikube start`
## What youll need
* 2 CPUs or more
* 2GB of free memory
* 20GB of free disk space
* Internet connection
* Container or virtual machine manager, such as: [Docker]({{<ref "/docs/drivers/docker">}}), [Hyperkit]({{<ref "/docs/drivers/hyperkit">}}), [Hyper-V]({{<ref "/docs/drivers/hyperv">}}), [KVM]({{<ref "/docs/drivers/kvm2">}}), [Parallels]({{<ref "/docs/drivers/parallels">}}), [Podman]({{<ref "/docs/drivers/podman">}}), [VirtualBox]({{<ref "/docs/drivers/virtualbox">}}), or [VMware Fusion/Workstation]({{<ref "/docs/drivers/vmware">}})
<h2 class="step"><span class="fa-stack fa-1x"><i class="fa fa-circle fa-stack-2x"></i><strong class="fa-stack-1x text-primary">1</strong></span>Installation</h2>
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Click on the buttons that describe your target platform. For other architectures, see [the release page](https://github.com/kubernetes/minikube/releases/latest) for a complete list of minikube binaries.
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```shell
curl -LO https://storage.googleapis.com/minikube/releases/latest/minikube-linux-amd64
sudo install minikube-linux-amd64 /usr/local/bin/minikube
```
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```shell
r=https://api.github.com/repos/kubernetes/minikube/releases
curl -LO $(curl -s $r | grep -o 'http.*download/v.*beta.*/minikube-linux-amd64' | head -n1)
sudo install minikube-linux-amd64 /usr/local/bin/minikube
```
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```shell
curl -LO https://storage.googleapis.com/minikube/releases/latest/minikube_latest_amd64.deb
sudo dpkg -i minikube_latest_amd64.deb
```
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```shell
r=https://api.github.com/repos/kubernetes/minikube/releases
u=$(curl -s $r | grep -o 'http.*download/v.*beta.*/minikube_.*_amd64.deb' | head -n1)
curl -L $u > minikube_beta_amd64.deb && sudo dpkg -i minikube_beta_amd64.deb
```
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```shell
curl -LO https://storage.googleapis.com/minikube/releases/latest/minikube-latest.x86_64.rpm
sudo rpm -Uvh minikube-latest.x86_64.rpm
```
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```shell
r=https://api.github.com/repos/kubernetes/minikube/releases
u=$(curl -s $r | grep -o 'http.*download/v.*beta.*/minikube-.*.x86_64.rpm' | head -n1)
curl -L $u > minikube-beta.x86_64.rpm && sudo rpm -Uvh minikube-beta.x86_64.rpm
```
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```shell
curl -LO https://storage.googleapis.com/minikube/releases/latest/minikube-linux-arm64
sudo install minikube-linux-arm64 /usr/local/bin/minikube
```
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```shell
r=https://api.github.com/repos/kubernetes/minikube/releases
curl -LO $(curl -s $r | grep -o 'http.*download/v.*beta.*/minikube-linux-arm64' | head -n1)
sudo install minikube-linux-arm64 /usr/local/bin/minikube
```
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```shell
curl -LO https://storage.googleapis.com/minikube/releases/latest/minikube_latest_arm64.deb
sudo dpkg -i minikube_latest_arm64.deb
```
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```shell
r=https://api.github.com/repos/kubernetes/minikube/releases
u=$(curl -s $r | grep -o 'http.*download/v.*beta.*/minikube_.*_arm64.deb' | head -n1)
curl -L $u > minikube_beta_arm64.deb && sudo dpkg -i minikube_beta_arm64.deb
```
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```shell
curl -LO https://storage.googleapis.com/minikube/releases/latest/minikube-latest.aarch64.rpm
sudo rpm -Uvh minikube-latest.aarch64.rpm
```
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```shell
r=https://api.github.com/repos/kubernetes/minikube/releases
u=$(curl -s $r | grep -o 'http.*download/v.*beta.*/minikube-.*.aarch64.rpm' | head -n1)
curl -L $u > minikube-beta.aarch64.rpm && sudo rpm -Uvh minikube-beta.aarch64.rpm
```
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```shell
curl -LO https://storage.googleapis.com/minikube/releases/latest/minikube-linux-ppc64le
sudo install minikube-linux-ppc64le /usr/local/bin/minikube
```
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```shell
r=https://api.github.com/repos/kubernetes/minikube/releases
curl -LO $(curl -s $r | grep -o 'http.*download/v.*beta.*/minikube-linux-ppc64le' | head -n1)
sudo install minikube-linux-ppc64le /usr/local/bin/minikube
```
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```shell
curl -LO https://storage.googleapis.com/minikube/releases/latest/minikube_latest_ppc64le.deb
sudo dpkg -i minikube_latest_ppc64le.deb
```
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```shell
r=https://api.github.com/repos/kubernetes/minikube/releases
u=$(curl -s $r | grep -o 'http.*download/v.*beta.*/minikube_.*_ppc64le.deb' | head -n1)
curl -L $u > minikube_beta_ppc64le.deb && sudo dpkg -i minikube_beta_ppc64le.deb
```
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```shell
curl -LO https://storage.googleapis.com/minikube/releases/latest/minikube-latest.ppc64el.rpm
sudo rpm -Uvh minikube-latest.ppc64el.rpm
```
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```shell
r=https://api.github.com/repos/kubernetes/minikube/releases
u=$(curl -s $r | grep -o 'http.*download/v.*beta.*/minikube-.*.ppc64el.rpm' | head -n1)
curl -L $u > minikube-beta.ppc64el.rpm && sudo rpm -Uvh minikube-beta.ppc64el.rpm
```
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```shell
curl -LO https://storage.googleapis.com/minikube/releases/latest/minikube-linux-s390x
sudo install minikube-linux-s390x /usr/local/bin/minikube
```
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```shell
r=https://api.github.com/repos/kubernetes/minikube/releases
curl -LO $(curl -s $r | grep -o 'http.*download/v.*beta.*/minikube-linux-s390x' | head -n1)
sudo install minikube-linux-s390x /usr/local/bin/minikube
```
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```shell
curl -LO https://storage.googleapis.com/minikube/releases/latest/minikube_latest_s390x.deb
sudo dpkg -i minikube_latest_s390x.deb
```
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```shell
r=https://api.github.com/repos/kubernetes/minikube/releases
u=$(curl -s $r | grep -o 'http.*download/v.*beta.*/minikube_.*_s390x.deb' | head -n1)
curl -L $u > minikube_beta_s390x.deb && sudo dpkg -i minikube_beta_s390x.deb
```
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```shell
curl -LO https://storage.googleapis.com/minikube/releases/latest/minikube-latest.s390x.rpm
sudo rpm -Uvh minikube-latest.s390x.rpm
```
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```shell
r=https://api.github.com/repos/kubernetes/minikube/releases
u=$(curl -s $r | grep -o 'http.*download/v.*beta.*/minikube-.*.s390x.rpm' | head -n1)
curl -L $u > minikube-beta.s390x.rpm && sudo rpm -Uvh minikube-beta.s390x.rpm
```
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```shell
curl -LO https://storage.googleapis.com/minikube/releases/latest/minikube-linux-arm
sudo install minikube-linux-arm /usr/local/bin/minikube
```
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```shell
r=https://api.github.com/repos/kubernetes/minikube/releases
curl -LO $(curl -s $r | grep -o 'http.*download/v.*beta.*/minikube-linux-arm' | head -n1)
sudo install minikube-linux-arm /usr/local/bin/minikube
```
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```shell
curl -LO https://storage.googleapis.com/minikube/releases/latest/minikube_latest_armhf.deb
sudo dpkg -i minikube_latest_armhf.deb
```
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```shell
r=https://api.github.com/repos/kubernetes/minikube/releases
u=$(curl -s $r | grep -o 'http.*download/v.*beta.*/minikube_.*_armhf.deb' | head -n1)
curl -L $u > minikube_beta_armhf.deb && sudo dpkg -i minikube_beta_armhf.deb
```
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```shell
curl -LO https://storage.googleapis.com/minikube/releases/latest/minikube-latest.armv7hl.rpm
sudo rpm -Uvh minikube-latest.armv7hl.rpm
```
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```shell
r=https://api.github.com/repos/kubernetes/minikube/releases
u=$(curl -s $r | grep -o 'http.*download/v.*beta.*/minikube-.*.armv7hl.rpm' | head -n1)
curl -L $u > minikube-beta.armv7hl.rpm && sudo rpm -Uvh minikube-beta.armv7hl.rpm
```
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If the [Homebrew Package Manager](https://brew.sh/) is installed:
```shell
brew install minikube
```
If `which minikube` fails after installation via brew, you may have to remove the old minikube links and link the newly installed binary:
```shell
brew unlink minikube
brew link minikube
```
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```shell
curl -LO https://storage.googleapis.com/minikube/releases/latest/minikube-darwin-amd64
sudo install minikube-darwin-amd64 /usr/local/bin/minikube
```
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```shell
r=https://api.github.com/repos/kubernetes/minikube/releases
curl -LO $(curl -s $r | grep -o 'http.*download/v.*beta.*/minikube-darwin-amd64' | head -n1)
sudo install minikube-darwin-amd64 /usr/local/bin/minikube
```
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```shell
curl -LO https://storage.googleapis.com/minikube/releases/latest/minikube-darwin-arm64
sudo install minikube-darwin-arm64 /usr/local/bin/minikube
```
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If the [Homebrew Package Manager](https://brew.sh/) is installed:
```shell
brew install minikube
```
If `which minikube` fails after installation via brew, you may have to remove the old minikube links and link the newly installed binary:
```shell
brew unlink minikube
brew link minikube
```
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```shell
r=https://api.github.com/repos/kubernetes/minikube/releases
curl -LO $(curl -s $r | grep -o 'http.*download/v.*beta.*/minikube-darwin-arm64' | head -n1)
sudo install minikube-darwin-arm64 /usr/local/bin/minikube
```
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{{% quiz_instruction id="/Windows/x86-64/Stable/Windows Package Manager" %}}
If the [Windows Package Manager](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/package-manager/) is installed, use the following command to install minikube:
```shell
winget install minikube
```
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If the [Chocolatey Package Manager](https://chocolatey.org/) is installed, use the following command:
```shell
choco install minikube
```
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1. Download and run the installer for the [latest release](https://storage.googleapis.com/minikube/releases/latest/minikube-installer.exe).
<br>
Or if using `PowerShell`, use this command:
```powershell
New-Item -Path 'c:\' -Name 'minikube' -ItemType Directory -Force
Invoke-WebRequest -OutFile 'c:\minikube\minikube.exe' -Uri 'https://github.com/kubernetes/minikube/releases/latest/download/minikube-windows-amd64.exe' -UseBasicParsing
```
2. Add the `minikube.exe` binary to your `PATH`.
<br>
_Make sure to run PowerShell as Administrator._
```powershell
$oldPath = [Environment]::GetEnvironmentVariable('Path', [EnvironmentVariableTarget]::Machine)
if ($oldPath.Split(';') -inotcontains 'C:\minikube'){ `
[Environment]::SetEnvironmentVariable('Path', $('{0};C:\minikube' -f $oldPath), [EnvironmentVariableTarget]::Machine) `
}
```
<span style="color:blue">
If you used a terminal (like powershell) for the installation, please close the terminal and reopen it before running minikube.</span>
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1. Download and run the installer for the <a href="#" id="latest-beta-download-link">latest beta release</a>.
<br>
Or if using `PowerShell`, use this command:
```powershell
New-Item -Path 'c:\' -Name 'minikube' -ItemType Directory -Force
$response = Invoke-WebRequest -Uri 'https://api.github.com/repos/kubernetes/minikube/releases' -UseBasicParsing
$json = $response.Content | ConvertFrom-Json
$item = ($json | ?{ $_.prerelease -eq $true })[0].assets | ?{ $_.name -eq 'minikube-windows-amd64.exe' }
Invoke-WebRequest -Uri $item.browser_download_url -OutFile 'c:\minikube\minikube.exe' -UseBasicParsing
```
2. Add the `minikube.exe` binary to your `PATH`.
<br>
_Make sure to run PowerShell as Administrator._
```powershell
$oldPath = [Environment]::GetEnvironmentVariable('Path', [EnvironmentVariableTarget]::Machine)
if ($oldPath.Split(';') -inotcontains 'C:\minikube'){ `
[Environment]::SetEnvironmentVariable('Path', $('{0};C:\minikube' -f $oldPath), [EnvironmentVariableTarget]::Machine) `
}
```
_If you used a CLI to perform the installation, you will need to close that CLI and open a new one before proceeding._
<script type="text/javascript">
fetch("https://api.github.com/repos/kubernetes/minikube/releases")
.then(response => response.text())
.then(data => {
const u = data.match(/http.*download\/v.*beta.*\/minikube-installer\.exe/)[0]
document.getElementById("latest-beta-download-link").href = u;
})
.catch((error) => {
const el = document.getElementById("latest-beta-download-link");
el.innerHTML = "latest beta from the release page";
el.href = "https://github.com/kubernetes/minikube/releases";
});
</script>
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<h2 class="step"><span class="fa-stack fa-1x"><i class="fa fa-circle fa-stack-2x"></i><strong class="fa-stack-1x text-primary">2</strong></span>Start your cluster</h2>
From a terminal with administrator access (but not logged in as root), run:
```shell
minikube start
```
If minikube fails to start, see the [drivers page]({{<ref "/docs/drivers">}}) for help setting up a compatible container or virtual-machine manager.
<h2 class="step"><span class="fa-stack fa-1x"><i class="fa fa-circle fa-stack-2x"></i><strong class="fa-stack-1x text-primary">3</strong></span>Interact with your cluster</h2>
If you already have kubectl installed, you can now use it to access your shiny new cluster:
```shell
kubectl get po -A
```
Alternatively, minikube can download the appropriate version of kubectl and you should be able to use it like this:
```shell
minikube kubectl -- get po -A
```
You can also make your life easier by adding the following to your shell config:
```shell
alias kubectl="minikube kubectl --"
```
Initially, some services such as the storage-provisioner, may not yet be in a Running state. This is a normal condition during cluster bring-up, and will resolve itself momentarily. For additional insight into your cluster state, minikube bundles the Kubernetes Dashboard, allowing you to get easily acclimated to your new environment:
```shell
minikube dashboard
```
<h2 class="step"><span class="fa-stack fa-1x"><i class="fa fa-circle fa-stack-2x"></i><strong class="fa-stack-1x text-primary">4</strong></span>Deploy applications</h2>
Create a sample deployment and expose it on port 8080:
```shell
kubectl create deployment hello-minikube --image=k8s.gcr.io/echoserver:1.4
kubectl expose deployment hello-minikube --type=NodePort --port=8080
```
It may take a moment, but your deployment will soon show up when you run:
```shell
kubectl get services hello-minikube
```
The easiest way to access this service is to let minikube launch a web browser for you:
```shell
minikube service hello-minikube
```
Alternatively, use kubectl to forward the port:
```shell
kubectl port-forward service/hello-minikube 7080:8080
```
Tada! Your application is now available at [http://localhost:7080/](http://localhost:7080/).
You should be able to see the request metadata from nginx such as the `CLIENT VALUES`, `SERVER VALUES`, `HEADERS RECEIVED` and the `BODY` in the application output. Try changing the path of the request and observe the changes in the `CLIENT VALUES`. Similarly, you can do a POST request to the same and observe the body show up in `BODY` section of the output.
### LoadBalancer deployments
To access a LoadBalancer deployment, use the "minikube tunnel" command. Here is an example deployment:
```shell
kubectl create deployment balanced --image=k8s.gcr.io/echoserver:1.4
kubectl expose deployment balanced --type=LoadBalancer --port=8080
```
In another window, start the tunnel to create a routable IP for the 'balanced' deployment:
```shell
minikube tunnel
```
To find the routable IP, run this command and examine the `EXTERNAL-IP` column:
```shell
kubectl get services balanced
```
Your deployment is now available at &lt;EXTERNAL-IP&gt;:8080
<h2 class="step"><span class="fa-stack fa-1x"><i class="fa fa-circle fa-stack-2x"></i><strong class="fa-stack-1x text-primary">5</strong></span>Manage your cluster</h2>
Pause Kubernetes without impacting deployed applications:
```shell
minikube pause
```
Unpause a paused instance:
```shell
minikube unpause
```
Halt the cluster:
```shell
minikube stop
```
Increase the default memory limit (requires a restart):
```shell
minikube config set memory 16384
```
Browse the catalog of easily installed Kubernetes services:
```shell
minikube addons list
```
Create a second cluster running an older Kubernetes release:
```shell
minikube start -p aged --kubernetes-version=v1.16.1
```
Delete all of the minikube clusters:
```shell
minikube delete --all
```
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