concept Minikube in category kubernetes

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3.1.2   Running a local cluster using Minikube

Another way to create a Kubernetes cluster is to use Minikube, a tool maintained by the Kubernetes community. The version of Kubernetes that Minikube deploys is usually more recent than the version deployed by Docker Desktop. The cluster consists of a single node and is suitable for both testing Kubernetes and developing applications locally. It normally runs Kubernetes in a Linux VM, but if your computer is Linux-based, it can also deploy Kubernetes directly in your host OS via Docker.

Listing 3.1 Starting Kubernetes with Minikube
$ minikube start
minikube v1.11.0 on Fedora 31
Using the virtualbox driver based on user configuration
Downloading VM boot image ...
> minikube-v1.11.0.iso.sha256: 65 B / 65 B [-------------] 100.00% ? p/s 0s
> minikube-v1.11.0.iso: 174.99 MiB / 174.99 MiB [] 100.00% 50.16 MiB p/s 4s
Starting control plane node minikube in cluster minikube
Downloading Kubernetes v1.18.3 preload ...
> preloaded-images-k8s-v3-v1.18.3-docker-overlay2-amd64.tar.lz4: 526.01 MiB
Creating virtualbox VM (CPUs=2, Memory=6000MB, Disk=20000MB) ...
Preparing Kubernetes v1.18.3 on Docker 19.03.8 ...
Verifying Kubernetes components...
Enabled addons: default-storageclass, storage-provisioner
Done! kubectl is now configured to use "minikube"

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Figure 3.3 Running a single-node Kubernetes cluster using Minikube

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2.2.1. Running a local single-node Kubernetes cluster with Minikube

The simplest and quickest path to a fully functioning Kubernetes cluster is by using Minikube. Minikube is a tool that sets up a single-node cluster that’s great for both testing Kubernetes and developing apps locally.

Listing 11.7. Add-ons deployed with ReplicationControllers in Minikube

$ kubectl get rc -n kube-system
NAME                       DESIRED   CURRENT   READY     AGE
default-http-backend       1         1         1         6d
kubernetes-dashboard       1         1         1         6d
nginx-ingress-controller   1         1         1         6d


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