{"id":32157,"date":"2022-12-02T11:40:14","date_gmt":"2022-12-02T11:40:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.devopsschool.com\/blog\/?p=32157"},"modified":"2022-12-23T05:44:44","modified_gmt":"2022-12-23T05:44:44","slug":"minikube-tutorials-minikube-basic-workflow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.devopsschool.com\/blog\/minikube-tutorials-minikube-basic-workflow\/","title":{"rendered":"Minikube Tutorials: Minikube Basic Workflow"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Step 1 &#8211; Start your cluster<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>From a terminal with administrator access (but not logged in as root), run:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>$ minikube start &#8211;driver=virtualbox<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If minikube fails to start, see the drivers page for help setting up a compatible container or virtual-machine manager.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>https:\/\/minikube.sigs.k8s.io\/docs\/drivers\/<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Step 2 &#8211; Interact with your cluster<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>If you already have kubectl installed, you can now use it to access your shiny new cluster:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>$ kubectl get po -A<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Alternatively, minikube can download the appropriate version of kubectl and you should be able to use it like this:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>$ minikube kubectl &#8212; get po -A<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can also make your life easier by adding the following to your shell config:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>alias kubectl=&#8221;minikube kubectl &#8211;&#8220;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Step 3 &#8211; Interact with your cluster<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Initially, some services such as the storage-provisioner, may not yet be in a Running state. This is a normal condition during cluster bring-up, and will resolve itself momentarily. For additional insight into your cluster state, minikube bundles the Kubernetes Dashboard, allowing you to get easily acclimated to your new environment:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>$ minikube dashboard<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Step 4 &#8211; Manage your cluster<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Pause Kubernetes without impacting deployed applications:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><span><code class=\"hljs\">$ minikube pause\n<\/code><\/span><\/pre>\n\n\n<p><strong>Unpause a paused instance:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><span><code class=\"hljs\">$ minikube unpause\n<\/code><\/span><\/pre>\n\n\n<p><strong>Halt the cluster:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><span><code class=\"hljs\">$ minikube stop\n<\/code><\/span><\/pre>\n\n\n<p><strong>Change the default memory limit (requires a restart):<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\" aria-describedby=\"shcb-language-1\" data-shcb-language-name=\"JavaScript\" data-shcb-language-slug=\"javascript\"><span><code class=\"hljs language-javascript\">$ minikube config <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">set<\/span> memory 9001\n<\/code><\/span><small class=\"shcb-language\" id=\"shcb-language-1\"><span class=\"shcb-language__label\">Code language:<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__name\">JavaScript<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">(<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__slug\">javascript<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">)<\/span><\/small><\/pre>\n\n\n<p><strong>Browse the catalog of easily installed Kubernetes services:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\" aria-describedby=\"shcb-language-2\" data-shcb-language-name=\"PHP\" data-shcb-language-slug=\"php\"><span><code class=\"hljs language-php\">$ minikube addons <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">list<\/span>\n<\/code><\/span><small class=\"shcb-language\" id=\"shcb-language-2\"><span class=\"shcb-language__label\">Code language:<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__name\">PHP<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">(<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__slug\">php<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">)<\/span><\/small><\/pre>\n\n\n<p><strong>Create a second cluster running an older Kubernetes release:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><span><code class=\"hljs\">$ minikube start -p aged --kubernetes-version=v1.16.1\n<\/code><\/span><\/pre>\n\n\n<p><strong>Delete all of the minikube clusters:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\" aria-describedby=\"shcb-language-3\" data-shcb-language-name=\"JavaScript\" data-shcb-language-slug=\"javascript\"><span><code class=\"hljs language-javascript\"> $ minikube <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">delete<\/span> --all<\/code><\/span><small class=\"shcb-language\" id=\"shcb-language-3\"><span class=\"shcb-language__label\">Code language:<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__name\">JavaScript<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">(<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__slug\">javascript<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">)<\/span><\/small><\/pre>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Step 1 &#8211; Start your cluster From a terminal with administrator access (but not logged in as root), run: $ minikube start &#8211;driver=virtualbox If minikube fails to start, see the drivers page for help setting up a compatible container or virtual-machine manager. 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