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<h1 id="k8s-minikube">K8s | Minikube</h1>
<p>Minikube is a tool that makes it easy to run Kubernetes locally. Minikube runs a single-node Kubernetes cluster inside a Virtual Machine (VM) on your laptop for users looking to try out Kubernetes or develop with it day-to-day.</p>
<p>Make sure you have VirtualBox installed.
(Download &amp; Install VirtualBox) : <a href="https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Downloads">https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Downloads</a></p>
<h3 id="linux">Linux</h3>
<p>Download Minikube:</p>
<pre><code class="lang-shell">curl -Lo minikube https:<span class="hljs-regexp">//</span>storage.googleapis.com<span class="hljs-regexp">/minikube/</span>releases<span class="hljs-regexp">/latest/mi</span>nikube-linux-amd64 &amp;&amp; chmod +x minikube
</code></pre>
<p>Install Minikube:</p>
<pre><code class="lang-shell">sudo mkdir -p <span class="hljs-regexp">/usr/</span>local<span class="hljs-regexp">/bin/</span>
sudo install minikube <span class="hljs-regexp">/usr/</span>local<span class="hljs-regexp">/bin/</span>
</code></pre>
<p>Confirm Installation by checking minikube version:</p>
<pre><code class="lang-shell">minikube <span class="hljs-built_in">version</span>
</code></pre>
<h3 id="macos">macOS</h3>
<p>Download Minikube:</p>
<pre><code class="lang-shell">curl -Lo minikube https:<span class="hljs-regexp">//</span>storage.googleapis.com<span class="hljs-regexp">/minikube/</span>releases<span class="hljs-regexp">/latest/mi</span>nikube-darwin-amd64 &amp;&amp; chmod +x minikube
</code></pre>
<p>Install Minikube:</p>
<pre><code class="lang-shell">sudo mv minikube /usr/<span class="hljs-keyword">local</span>/bin
</code></pre>
<p>Confirm Installation by checking minikube version:</p>
<pre><code class="lang-shell">minikube <span class="hljs-built_in">version</span>
</code></pre>
<h4 id="start-k8s-cluster-using-minikube">Start K8s cluster using minikube</h4>
<p>Start K8s Cluster:</p>
<pre><code class="lang-shell">minikube <span class="hljs-literal">start</span>
</code></pre>
<p>Once minukube start finished, check the health of the cluster by executing below command:</p>
<pre><code class="lang-shell"><span class="hljs-attribute">minikube status</span>
</code></pre>
<p>To stop minikube:</p>
<pre><code class="lang-shell">minikube <span class="hljs-built_in">stop</span>
</code></pre>
<p>Finally, destroy the k8s cluster:</p>
<pre><code class="lang-shell">minikube <span class="hljs-keyword">delete</span>
</code></pre>