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Yep! For those that haven't seen it - https://github.com/kubernetes/minikube https://github.com/kubernetes/minikube It's really cool - even runs a FULL UI local

Yep! For those that haven't seen it - https://github.com/kubernetes/minikube https://github.com/kubernetes/minikube It's really cool - even runs a FULL UI locally (minikube dashboard), and supports xhyve, virtualbox, KVM and VMWare Fusion. TL;DR # For Mac $ curl -Lo minikube https://storage.googleapis.com/minikube/releases/v0.4.0/minikube-darwin-amd64 && chmod +x minikube && sudo mv minikube /usr/local/bin/ # For Linux curl -Lo minikube https://storage.googleapis.com/minikube/releases/v0.4.0/minikube-linux-amd64 && chmod +x minikube && sudo mv minikube /usr/local/bin/ $ minikube start $ (99% of regular kubernetes commands here) Disclosure: I work at Google on Kubernetes.

JustinGarrison 10y ago
Why does minikube use a VM layer on Linux? Is it just for flexibility and not using the local docker daemon?
- dlor 10y ago
  We mainly use the VM to provide a well-known and tested environment for Kubernetes to run in. Running inside a Docker container on Linux would have similar benefits, but there are still a few bugs with running some of the Kubernetes components inside containers. We'll probably add a "native" option for Linux at some point. See this issue: https://github.com/kubernetes/minikube/issues/261 https://github.com/kubernetes/minikube/issues/261 for a little more conversation. Disclosure: I work at Google, on Minikube.
  - NetStrikeForce 10y ago
    This is very cool, finally I don't need a datacentre to test some things :) thanks!
- moosingin3space 10y ago
  I don't know if this is why, but when I work with Docker on Linux, I prefer to use docker-machine's VM layer because that way, I don't need to run docker commands as root.
  - JustinGarrison 10y ago
    My only complaint with the VM layer is it's harder to have faster iterations with local development. I know this isn't the documented way to develop with kubernetes but I often use containers with -v $PWD:/app to test things interactively
    - moosingin3space 10y ago
      Ahh, now that makes sense. I don't usually develop inside a container, so that's why I haven't had this issue before.
    - hosh 10y ago
      That's how I usually work with my code on local development.
raesene6 10y ago
That's pretty cool, as some of the Kubernetes installation procedures can look a little daunting. One question though, are there any plans to support Windows as a host OS for this (either via VMWare Workstation or Hyper-V directly, or via something like Vagrant)?
- avtar 10y ago
  I was curious about this as well: https://github.com/kubernetes/minikube/issues/28 https://github.com/kubernetes/minikube/issues/28
felixgallo 10y ago
you linked to the 0.4.0 version, but apparently there's a 0.5.0 version now; replacing 0.4.0 with 0.5.0 worked for me, and 0.5.0 seems to work better on osx 10.10.
TheIronYuppie 10y ago
Heh - this is now out of date (we move fast!) Rather than linking to the new command, here's a list of all the releases, with instructions: https://github.com/kubernetes/minikube/releases https://github.com/kubernetes/minikube/releases

JustinGarrison 10y ago

Why does minikube use a VM layer on Linux? Is it just for flexibility and not using the local docker daemon?

dlor 10y ago
We mainly use the VM to provide a well-known and tested environment for Kubernetes to run in. Running inside a Docker container on Linux would have similar benefits, but there are still a few bugs with running some of the Kubernetes components inside containers. We'll probably add a "native" option for Linux at some point. See this issue: https://github.com/kubernetes/minikube/issues/261 https://github.com/kubernetes/minikube/issues/261 for a little more conversation. Disclosure: I work at Google, on Minikube.
- NetStrikeForce 10y ago
  This is very cool, finally I don't need a datacentre to test some things :) thanks!
moosingin3space 10y ago
I don't know if this is why, but when I work with Docker on Linux, I prefer to use docker-machine's VM layer because that way, I don't need to run docker commands as root.
- JustinGarrison 10y ago
  My only complaint with the VM layer is it's harder to have faster iterations with local development. I know this isn't the documented way to develop with kubernetes but I often use containers with -v $PWD:/app to test things interactively
  - moosingin3space 10y ago
    Ahh, now that makes sense. I don't usually develop inside a container, so that's why I haven't had this issue before.
  - hosh 10y ago
    That's how I usually work with my code on local development.

raesene6 10y ago

That's pretty cool, as some of the Kubernetes installation procedures can look a little daunting. One question though, are there any plans to support Windows as a host OS for this (either via VMWare Workstation or Hyper-V directly, or via something like Vagrant)?

avtar 10y ago
I was curious about this as well: https://github.com/kubernetes/minikube/issues/28 https://github.com/kubernetes/minikube/issues/28

felixgallo 10y ago

you linked to the 0.4.0 version, but apparently there's a 0.5.0 version now; replacing 0.4.0 with 0.5.0 worked for me, and 0.5.0 seems to work better on osx 10.10.

TheIronYuppie 10y ago

Heh - this is now out of date (we move fast!) Rather than linking to the new command, here's a list of all the releases, with instructions: https://github.com/kubernetes/minikube/releases https://github.com/kubernetes/minikube/releases