Minikube¶
Minikube is easiest way to run single-node Kubernetes cluster locally. Setup is completely automated so it is just matter of installation and starting the cluster.
Installing Minikube¶
In order to install Minikube you need to:
Enable Intel Virtualization Technology or AMD virtualization in your computer’s BIOS
Install VirtualBox or alternatively you can install other hypervisors: VMware Fusion, HyperKit, KVM or Hyper-V depending on your OS
Install kubectl according to the instructions
Install latest Minikube
Starting Minukube¶
To start cluster you can just run:
minikube start
Depending on the hypervisor you want to use you can specifiy it by –vm-driver option and choose amount of memory you want Minikube to use:
minikube start --memory 4096 --vm-driver virtualbox
Minikube also supports a –vm-driver=none option that runs the Kubernetes components on the host and not in a VM. In this case you should have Docker installed.
Iteract with your cluster¶
Now you can access your cluster with kubectl proxy:
kubectl proxy --port=8001 &
And you can get the API with curl or any browser:
curl http://localhost:8001/api/
Dashboard¶
Minikube automaticly have Kubernetes Dashboard - web-based UI for Kubernetes clusters. It allows you to monitor and manage aplications on your cluster.
To access dashboard you can just type in console:
minikube dashboard
And it will open in your default browser.
Or to get url you can run:
minikube dashboard --url
