Before you begin, you need a containerization software for building containers. {kube} supports various container runtimes. You will use Docker in this guide. For Docker installation instructions, refer to the official Docker documentation.
WINDOWS
MAC
LINUX
Use Docker Desktop, where a local {kube} environment is pre-installed and enabled. If you do not see the {kube} tab, then upgrade to the latest version of Docker Desktop.
Complete the setup for your operating system:
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Set up Docker for Windows.
After you complete the Docker setup instructions for your operating system, ensure that {kube} (not Swarm) is selected as the orchestrator in Docker Preferences.
Use Docker Desktop, where a local {kube} environment is pre-installed and enabled. If you do not see the {kube} tab, then upgrade to the latest version of Docker Desktop.
Complete the setup for your operating system:
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Set up Docker for Mac.
After you complete the Docker setup instructions for your operating system, ensure that {kube} (not Swarm) is selected as the orchestrator in Docker Preferences.
You will use Minikube as a single-node {kube} cluster that runs locally in a virtual machine.
Make sure you have kubectl installed. If you need to install kubectl, see the kubectl installation instructions.
For Minikube installation instructions, see the Minikube documentation.