Kind

As explained in Platform Engineering on Kubernetes

kind is a tool that runs Kubernetes clusters using Docker containers, primarily for local development and testing.

Kind (Kubernetes in Docker) runs a local Kubernetes cluster in Docker, giving developers a laptop-based environment for deploying and experimenting with cloud-native applications. section 2.0

Use Kind when a local Kubernetes environment is more practical than a remote cluster:

• Create a disposable cluster without paying for remote infrastructure or depending on shared development resources. section 2.1.1
• Deploy a walking-skeleton Conference application, inspect its Kubernetes resources with kubectl, and package or install it with Helm. section 2.0
• Experiment with scaling, failures, state, replicas, and fallback mechanisms in a controlled environment. section 2.6

Three-node local Conference cluster

A local Kind setup can simulate three nodes and map a special port for an Ingress controller, allowing requests sent to http://localhost to reach the Conference application. section 2.1.1

Figure 2.1 Kubernetes cluster Local vs. Remote setups.

Compare local and remote Kubernetes setups before choosing where development workloads should run. section 2.1.1

How Platform Engineering on Kubernetes covers it

How deep it goes

Explains local setup, simulated nodes, port mapping, and resource limits; stops short of describing a real multi-machine cluster.

Examples

Uses a three-node local cluster, a Conference application, Ingress port mapping, resource inspection, and service scaling experiments.

What it assumes

Assumes familiarity with Kubernetes applications while introducing local-cluster use for development and experimentation.

What you can do after

Operate a local Kubernetes cluster, deploy an application, inspect resources, scale services, and verify runtime behavior.

How it connects

Connects Kubernetes with Docker, Helm, kubectl, Ingress controllers, microservices, scaling, and resilience.

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Related concepts

• Kubernetesproduces · Kubernetes is an open-source platform for orchestrating and automating the deployment, scaling, and management of containerized workloads across computing clusters.
• Dockeruses · Docker is a platform and ecosystem for building, distributing, and running applications in containers.
• Minikubealternative to · Minikube is an open-source tool that runs a local Kubernetes cluster, typically on a single computer, for development, testing, and learning.
• bmctlused by · bmctl is a command-line tool and binary executable for deploying and managing Anthos clusters on bare-metal infrastructure.
• kubectlconfigures · kubectl is the Kubernetes command-line client for communicating with the Kubernetes API and managing cluster resources.

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