How to create a local Kubernetes cluster using Kind Docs https://kind.sigs.k8s.io/docs/user/configuration/#nodes kind create cluster --name k8s-playground --config kind-config.yaml kind delete cluster --name k8s-playground How to run local Docker images with Kind Create image docker build -t simple-node:0.0.1 . Load Docker image kind load docker-image simple-node:0.0.1 --name k8s-playground Run the image kubectl run simple-node --image=docker.io/library/simple-node:0.0.1 Create a deployment from the image in a namespace kubectl create namespace development kubectl create deployment simple-node --image=docker.io/library/simple-node:0.0.1 --namespace=development --replicas=3