kind
kind starts each Kubernetes node as a Docker container, so a multi-node cluster starts in about a minute and is deleted with one command. It is the standard tool to test manifests and Helm charts in CI.
Key concepts #
- Cluster config: a YAML file with nodes and port mappings.
- kind load docker-image: put a local image in the cluster without a registry.
- Context:
kind-<name>in your kubeconfig.
Learn it #
Follow Create a local Kubernetes cluster with kind. Other local options are K3s and Rancher Desktop.
Related tutorials
- Kubernetes Tutorials
Create a Local Kubernetes Cluster with kind: Multi-Node, Ingress and Local Images
Install kind, create a multi-node Kubernetes cluster in Docker with port mappings, deploy an app, load local images without a registry and delete the cluster.
Containers and Orchestration
Rancher Desktop
Rancher Desktop is a free open source app with a container engine (containerd or dockerd) and a local K3s Kubernetes cluster for Linux, macOS and Windows.
- Docker & Rancher Desktop Tutorials
Convert Docker Compose to Kubernetes: Kompose and Manual Migration
Migrate a Docker Compose app to Kubernetes: generate manifests with Kompose, fix what it cannot convert and deploy to Rancher Desktop with Secrets and Ingress.