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Spin up a Minikube cluster in Windows, Mac, and Linux

Spin up a Minikube cluster in Windows, Mac, and Linux - Kubernetes Tutorial

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Spin up a Minikube cluster in Windows, Mac, and Linux

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- [Instructor] In the last chapter, I talked about the history of containers and container management tools and how they changed how developers deployed their applications and led to the popularity of microservices architecture. In this video, I'll show you how to install and start a mini cube cluster. Before installing minicube, you need to have Docker already installed and running. You can check that Docker is running by typing the command docker and hitting enter. If you see this list of commands, that means Docker is running. Minicube is software that lets you run a Kubernetes cluster using just your computer, and it's a tool that can help you learn Kubernetes. It's free because you are not required to pay a cloud provider for compute resources, but minicube is not fit for production clusters because it runs locally on your computer and lacks the security and networking capabilities offered by a cloud provider. To get started with the installation process, find the get started…

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