Install minikube on Windows, single node Kubernetes cluster, Local K8s

 In this blog, we will install Kubernetes with Minikube on Windows. Minikube is a free tool that helps in setting up single-node Kubernetes clusters on various platforms.

Minikube is a tool that makes it easy to run Kubernetes locally. Minikube runs a single node Kubernetes cluster inside a VM. It is one of the best way to try out Kubernetes locally.

Pré-Requisites for your Minikube:

• 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

https://minikube.sigs.k8s.io/docs/start/

1. Installation: Click on the buttons that describe your target platform, To install the latest minikube stable release on x86-64 Windows using .exe download: *Operating system  *Architecture  *Release type  *Installer type

Download and run the installer for the latest release.

Click on Next

Click on I Agree

Click on Install

2. Start your cluster

From a terminal with administrator access (but not logged in as root), run: It may take time as per your internet speed.

$minikube start

3. Interact with your cluster
If you already have kubectl installed, you can now use it to access your
shiny new cluster:
kubectl get po –A

Alternatively, minikube can download the appropriate version of kubectl and you should be able to use it like this:

minikube kubectl -- get po –A

You can also make your life easier by adding the following to your shell
config:
alias kubectl="minikube kubectl --"
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:
minikube dashboard

4.Deploy applications
Create a sample deployment and expose it on port 8080:
kubectl create deployment hello-minikube --image=kicbase/echo-server:1.0
kubectl expose deployment hello-minikube --type=NodePort --port=8080


It may take a moment, but your deployment will soon show up when you
run:

kubectl get services hello-minikube

The easiest way to access this service is to let minikube launch a web
browser for you:
minikube service hello-minikube


Alternatively, use kubectl to forward the port:
kubectl port-forward service/hello-minikube 7080:8080
 Tada! Your application is now available at http://localhost:7080/
You should be able to see the request metadata in the application
output. Try changing the path of the request and observe the changes.
Similarly, you can do a POST request and observe the body show up in the
output.
5. Manage your cluster
Pause Kubernetes without impacting deployed applications:  
minikube pause
Unpause a paused instance:  
minikube  unpause
Halt the cluster:  
minikube stop
Change the default memory limit (requires a restart):
minikube config set memory 9001
Browse the catalog of easily installed Kubernetes services:
minikube addons list
Create a second cluster running an older Kubernetes release:
minikube start -p aged --kubernetes-version=v1.16.1

Delete all of the minikube clusters:
minikube delete --all