{"id":3087,"date":"2022-09-19T21:38:42","date_gmt":"2022-09-20T01:38:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dft.wiki\/?p=3087"},"modified":"2026-04-21T13:37:14","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T17:37:14","slug":"running-k8s-kubernetes-locally-with-minikube-on-ubuntu-22-04","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dft.wiki\/?p=3087","title":{"rendered":"Running K8s (Kubernetes) Locally with Minikube on Ubuntu"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Minikube is a free open-source solution that creates a single node Kubernetes cluster [Link<\/a>]. See also the official documentation at [Link<\/a>].<\/p>\n

With a single combined Master+Worker node one can develop, test, or simulate a K8s infrastructure.<\/p>\n

sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade -y\r\nsudo apt install nano htop wget curl apt-transport-https -y\r\n[ -f \/var\/run\/reboot-required ] && sudo reboot -f<\/pre>\n
No matter if the Minikube is installed in a virtual or in a physical machine, it will need to virtualize the cluster using VirtualBox, KVM, or even Docker:<\/p>\n
Installing VirtualBox<\/strong> (if this is your preference)<\/p>\n
sudo apt install virtualbox virtualbox-ext-pack -y<\/pre>\n
Installing KVM<\/strong> (if this is your preference)<\/p>\n
sudo apt install qemu-kvm libvirt-dev bridge-utils libvirt-daemon-system libvirt-daemon virtinst bridge-utils libosinfo-bin libguestfs-tools virt-top -y\r\nsudo modprobe vhost_net\r\necho \"vhost_net\" | sudo tee -a \/etc\/modules<\/pre>\n
Installing Docker (recommended)<\/strong><\/p>\n
sudo apt install docker.io -y<\/pre>\n
Remember to use the Docker driver and set as the default one. The running user must be part of the docker group:<\/p>\n
minikube start --driver=docker\r\nminikube config set driver docker<\/pre>\n
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NESTED VIRTUALIZATION FOR PROXMOX<\/strong><\/p>\n
If you are running in Proxmox<\/strong>, certify your bare-metal hypervisor has enable nested support or the start of the Minikube will fail:<\/p>\n
cat \/sys\/module\/kvm_intel\/parameters\/nested<\/pre>\n
If outputs Y<\/strong>, it is all good. If outputs N<\/strong> follow the next steps:<\/p>\n
echo \"options kvm-intel nested=Y\" > \/etc\/modprobe.d\/kvm-intel.conf\r\necho \"options kvm-amd nested=1\" > \/etc\/modprobe.d\/kvm-amd.conf\r\nmodprobe -r kvm_intel\r\nmodprobe kvm_intel\r\ncat \/sys\/module\/kvm_intel\/parameters\/nested<\/pre>\n
Note:<\/strong> replace kvm_intel<\/strong> with kvm_amd<\/strong> for for ADM hardware.<\/p>\n
Also configure the guest VM processors type to host<\/strong>:<\/p>\n
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INSTALLATION<\/strong><\/p>\n
Minikube<\/p>\n
wget https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/minikube\/releases\/latest\/minikube-linux-amd64\r\nchmod +x minikube-linux-amd64\r\nsudo mv minikube-linux-amd64 \/usr\/local\/bin\/minikube\r\nminikube version\r\nminikube --help<\/pre>\n
Kubectl<\/p>\n
curl -LO https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/kubernetes-release\/release\/`curl -s https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/kubernetes-release\/release\/stable.txt`\/bin\/linux\/amd64\/kubectl\r\nchmod +x kubectl\r\nsudo mv kubectl \/usr\/local\/bin\/kubectl\r\nkubectl version --short<\/pre>\n
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AUTO-START MINIKUBE ON BOOT<\/strong><\/p>\n
sudo nano \/etc\/systemd\/system\/minikube.service<\/pre>\n
[Unit]\r\nDescription=minikube\r\n\r\n[Service]\r\nType=oneshot\r\nRemainAfterExit=yes\r\nUser=USERNAME<\/strong>\r\nExecStart=\/usr\/local\/bin\/minikube start --driver=docker\r\nExecStop=\/usr\/local\/bin\/minikube stop\r\n\r\n[Install]\r\nWantedBy=multi-user.target<\/pre>\n
sudo systemctl daemon-reload\r\nsudo systemctl enable minikube<\/pre>\n
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MINIKUBE CHEATSHEET<\/strong><\/p>\n