Minikube

This is the easiest way to get started with Kubernetes.

Head on to the Minikube installation page and just follow the instructions, be sure to have the dependencies satisfied. The official documentation has a lot of information on how to use Minikube. Here are some commands you might find useful:

Once you have Minikube installed, you can start a cluster by running the following command:

minikube start

Minikube has a concept called profile. You can create a new profile by running the following command:

minikube start -p <profile-name>

To set this profile as the default

minikube profile <profile-name>

This isolates the cluster from other clusters you might have running on your machine.

You can also simulate a cluster with three nodes by running the following command:

minikube start -p <profile-name> --nodes 3

To view the Kubernetes dashboard, run the following command:

minikube dashboard