Kubernetes Installation

Installing Minikube on Linux:
we will learn how to install Minikube on Linux (Ubuntu 16.04):
Install the hypervisor (VirtualBox), if you haven't done so already
$ sudo apt-get install virtualbox
Install Minikube
We can download the latest release from the Minikube release page. Once downloaded, we need to make it executable and copy it in the PATH:
$ curl -Lo minikube https://github.com/kubernetes/minikube/releases/download/v0.33.1/minikube-linux-amd64  && chmod +x minikube && sudo mv minikube /usr/local/bin/

Start Minikube: 
We can start Minikube with the minikube start command:

$ minikube start
Starting local Kubernetes v1.9.0 cluster... 
Starting VM... 
Downloading Minikube ISO 
 142.22 MB / 142.22 MB [============================================] 100.00% 0s 
Getting VM IP address... 
Moving files into cluster... 
Downloading localkube binary 
 162.41 MB / 162.41 MB [============================================] 100.00% 0s 
 0 B / 65 B [----------------------------------------------------------] 0.00% 
 65 B / 65 B [======================================================] 100.00% 0s
Setting up certs... 
Connecting to cluster... 
Setting up kubeconfig... 
Starting cluster components... 
Kubectl is now configured to use the cluster.

Check the status
With the minikube status command, we can see the status of Minikube:

$ minikube status
minikube: Running
cluster: Running
kubectl: Correctly Configured: pointing to minikube-vm at 192.168.129.109

Stop Minikube
We can stop Minikube using the minikube stop command.

$ minikube stop

Stopping local Kubernetes cluster...
Machine stopped.

Installing Minikube on macOS

On macOS, Minikube uses VirtualBox as the default hypervisor, which we will use as well. But, we can also use the xhyve hypervisor, or the hyperkit driver, as well.  We can pass the  -vm-driver=<driver> option while starting the Minikube to use the specific driver.
Next, we will learn how to install Minikube on macOS:
Install VirtualBox on macOS
Install Minikube 
We can download the latest release from the Minikube release page. Once downloaded, we need to make it executable and copy it in the PATH.

$ curl -Lo minikube https://github.com/kubernetes/minikube/releases/download/v0.33.1/minikube-darwin-amd64 && chmod +x minikube && sudo mv minikube /usr/local/bin/


Start Minikube
We can start Minikube with the minikube start command:


$minikube start
Starting local Kubernetes v1.9.0 cluster... 
Starting VM... 
Downloading Minikube ISO 
 142.22 MB / 142.22 MB [============================================] 100.00% 0s 
Getting VM IP address... 
Moving files into cluster... 
Downloading localkube binary 
 162.41 MB / 162.41 MB [============================================] 100.00% 0s 
 0 B / 65 B [----------------------------------------------------------] 0.00% 
 65 B / 65 B [======================================================] 100.00% 0s
Setting up certs... 
Connecting to cluster... 
Setting up kubeconfig... 
Starting cluster components... 
Kubectl is now configured to use the cluster.
Loading cached images from config file.

Check the status
We can see the status of Minikube with the minikube status command:

$ minikube status
minikube: Running
cluster: Running
kubectl: Correctly Configured: pointing to minikube-vm at 192.168.129.110

Stop Minikube
We can stop Minikube using the minikube stop command.


$ minikube stop
Stopping local Kubernetes cluster...
Machine stopped.

Installing Minikube on Windows

We will be using VirtualBox as the hypervisor to create the Minikube VM. Make sure Hyper-V is disabled while running VirtualBox.
Please note that Windows support is currently in the experimental phase, and you might encounter issues during installation.
Following are the instructions to install Minikube on Windows 10:

Install the latest version of VirtualBox 

Go to the Minikube release page

Download the Minikube binary from the Distribution section

Add the downloaded Minikube binary to your PATH

Set the default VM driver for Minikube

Open the Powershell using the Run as Administrator option, and execute the following command:

> PS C:\Windows\system32> minikube config set vm-driver virtualbox

These changes will take effect upon a minikube delete and then a minikube start

Start Minikube

We can start Minikube using the minikube start command. Open the Powershell using the Run as Administrator option and execute the following command:

>PS C:\WINDOWS\system32> minikube start
Starting local Kubernetes v1.9.0 cluster...
Starting VM...
Getting VM IP address
Moving files into cluster...
Downloading localkube binary 162.41 MB / 162.41 MB [============================================] 100.00% 0s
0 B / 65 B [----------------------------------------------------------] 0.00%
65 B / 65 B [======================================================] 100.00% 0s
Setting up certs...Connecting to cluster...
Setting up kubeconfig...
Starting cluster components...
Kubectl is now configured to use the cluster.
Loading cached images from config file.

Check the status
We can see the status of Minikube using the minikube status command. Open the Powershell using the Run as Administrator option and execute the following command:

> PS C:\WINDOWS\system32> minikube status
minikube: Running
cluster: Running
kubectl: Correctly Configured: pointing to minikube-vm at 192.168.129.100

Stop Minikube
We can stop Minikube using the minikube stop command. Open the Powershell using the Run as Administrator option and execute the following command:

> PS C:\WINDOWS\system32> minikube stop
Stopping local Kubernetes cluster
Machine stopped.