Welcome!

minikube quickly sets up a local Kubernetes cluster on macOS, Linux, and Windows. We proudly focus on helping application developers and new Kubernetes users.

🎉 Latest Release: v1.35.0 - Jan 15, 2025 (changelog)

Highlights

• Supports the latest Kubernetes release (+6 previous minor versions)
• Cross-platform (Linux, macOS, Windows)
• Deploy as a VM, a container, or on bare-metal
• Multiple container runtimes (CRI-O, containerd, docker)
• Direct API endpoint for blazing fast image load and build
• Advanced features such as LoadBalancer, filesystem mounts, FeatureGates, and network policy
• Addons for easily installed Kubernetes applications
• Supports common CI environments

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We have a fast 5-question survey to learn how & why you are using minikube, and what improvements we should make. We would love to hear from you! 🙏