Minikube Installation on macOS

Minikube lets you run a single-node Kubernetes cluster locally for development and testing.

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Installation Steps

1. Install kubectl

brew install kubectl

2. Install VirtualBox

brew cask install virtualbox

Note: Allow Oracle in Security & Privacy settings if prompted.

3. Install Minikube

brew cask install minikube

4. Start Minikube

minikube start

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Basic Commands

# Start cluster
minikube start

# Check status
minikube status

# Stop cluster
minikube stop

# Delete cluster
minikube delete

# Open dashboard
minikube dashboard

# Get cluster IP
minikube ip

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Using Docker Driver (Alternative)

If you prefer Docker over VirtualBox:

# Install Docker Desktop first, then:
minikube start --driver=docker

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Quick Reference

Task	Command
Start	minikube start
Stop	minikube stop
Status	minikube status
Dashboard	minikube dashboard
SSH into node	minikube ssh
Get IP	minikube ip
Delete	minikube delete

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Useful Addons

# Enable ingress
minikube addons enable ingress

# Enable metrics server
minikube addons enable metrics-server

# List all addons
minikube addons list