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Overview
HyperKit is an open-source hypervisor for macOS hypervisor, optimized for lightweight virtual machines and container deployment.
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Special features
minikube start supports additional hyperkit specific flags:
--hyperkit-vpnkit-sock: Location of the VPNKit socket used for networking. If empty, disables Hyperkit VPNKitSock, if 'auto' uses Docker for Mac VPNKit connection, otherwise uses the specified VSock--hyperkit-vsock-ports: List of guest VSock ports that should be exposed as sockets on the host--nfs-share: Local folders to share with Guest via NFS mounts--nfs-shares-root: Where to root the NFS Shares (default "/nfsshares")--uuid: Provide VM UUID to restore MAC address
Issues
Local DNS server conflict
If you are using dnsmasq and minikube fails, add listen-address=192.168.64.1 to dnsmasq.conf.
If you are running other DNS servers, shut them off or specify an alternative bind address.
Other
Troubleshooting
Run with logs
Run minikube start --alsologtostderr -v=7 to debug crashes
Upgrade HyperKit
New updates to macOS often require an updated hyperkit driver. To upgrade:
- If Docker for Desktop is installed, click on icon in your menu bar and select
Check for updates... - If you have Brew Package Manager, run:
brew upgrade hyperkit - As a final alternative, you install the latest HyperKit from GitHub
- To check your current version, run:
hyperkit -v - If the version didn't change after upgrading verify the correct HyperKit is in the path. run:
which hyperkit
Check driver version
Run docker-machine-driver-hyperkit version to make sure the version matches minikube