Minikube

minikube quickly sets up a local Kubernetes cluster on MacOS Linux, or Windows. After installing minikube one can simple create a local kubernetes cluster and begin interacting with it as if it were a production grade cluster with the safety that anything they break will only effect their local environment and can be easily recreated.

Basic Usage

minikube has a relatively simple set of commands, most of which can be easily learned from the built in help menus, but here are a few that important to know:

minikube start: Starts your minikube cluster or creates a new one if one doesn't exist.
- minikube start --node=<num>: By appending --node you can specify how many nodes your kubernetes cluster should have.
minikube status: Prints the current status of the cluster if one currently exists.
minikube stop: Will stop your running cluster.
minikube delete: Will delete your minikube cluster.

Other Commands

Here are some other helpful commands to know when working with minikube:

minikube dashboard: Access the Kubernetes dashboard running within the minikube cluster. This will also install the dashboard if it is not already present.
minikube addons: Manages minikube addons.
- enable <name>: Enables the addon specified. Installs it if it is not already present on cluster
- disable <name>: Disables the addon specified.
- list: Lists all available minikube addons as well as their current status.