In this post, we will see what Minikube is and how to install it.
Minikube is an open-source tool that allows us to run Kubernetes clusters locally.
It provides a simple and streamlined way to set up a local Kubernetes environment without needing to manage multiple machines or complex configurations. Minikube essentially creates a single-node Kubernetes cluster on our local machine, making it an ideal tool for development, testing, and learning Kubernetes.
Installing Minikube on Windows, Linux and Mac is quite easy and in this post, we will see how to install it on Windows.
First of all, go to the official Minikube web site , click on the link Get Started! and choose the configuration:
Then, we click on the link latest release to download the exe file and finally we start the installation:
After the installation, in order to check that Minikiub has been installed correctly, we open a terminal and we run the command minikube:
Perfect! The installation went well and now, we will see some Minikube commands:
MINIKUBE START
minikube start
This command starts a Minikube cluster using the default hypervisor.
MINIKUBE STATUS
minikube status
This command shows the status of Minikube.
MINIKUBE DASHBOARD
minikube dashboard
This command is used to open the Kubernetes Dashboard, a web-based UI for Kubernetes clusters, which provides an overview of the cluster’s resources and workloads. It allows us to manage and troubleshoot our Kubernetes applications and resources visually.
MINIKUBE STOP
minikube stop
This command stop the Minikube container.
MINIKUBE DELETE
minikube delete
This command deletes the Minikube container.
