minikube is local Kubernetes, focusing on making it easy to learn and develop for Kubernetes. All you need is Docker (or similarly compatible) container or a Virtual Machine environment, and Kubernetes is a single command away: minikube start What you’ll need 2 CPUs or more 2GB of free memory 20GB of free disk space Internet connection Container or virtual machine manager, such as: Docker, QEMU, Hyperkit, Hyper-V, KVM, Parallels, Podman, VirtualBox, or VMware Fusion/Workstation 1Installation Click on the buttons that describe your target platform. For other architectures, see the release page for a complete list of minikube binaries.