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K8s is kubernetes, Linux containers. If you want to run it on macOS or Windows it runs inside a Linux VM. You might as well buy a Linux computer and SSH into it
by mantap 7y ago
K8s is kubernetes, Linux containers. If you want to run it on macOS or Windows it runs inside a Linux VM. You might as well buy a Linux computer and SSH into it from your Mac, is the point.
- Terretta 7y agoNot really*, see xhyve. https://github.com/machyve/xhyve https://github.com/machyve/xhyve Meaning, it’s not a heavy Virtualbox or Vmware type VM, no ‘vagrant up’ needed. Instead: https://minikube.sigs.k8s.io/docs/reference/drivers/hyperkit/ https://minikube.sigs.k8s.io/docs/reference/drivers/hyperkit...
- lliamander 7y agoThere's still overhead in running containers on MacOS. File I/O is especially much slower in containers on Mac vs. natively on Linux.
- tekknik 7y agoyes i’m fully aware of what kubernetes is. and your point is exactly mine, don’t buy a mac with the intent to run linux on it so thanks for confirming that for me