install minikube on macos, kubernetes

install minikube on macos.md

If you're getting a "command not found" error for Minikube, it means that Minikube is either not installed on your system or it's not added to your system's PATH. Here are the steps to install Minikube and start a local Kubernetes cluster:

Installing Minikube:

1. Download Minikube:

   On macOS, you can use Homebrew:

   brew install minikube

   On Linux, you can use the following commands:

   curl -LO https://storage.googleapis.com/minikube/releases/latest/minikube-linux-amd64
   sudo install minikube-linux-amd64 /usr/local/bin/minikube

   On Windows, using Chocolatey:

   choco install minikube

   Alternatively, you can visit the Minikube releases page to download the binary for your platform.

   

2. Add Minikube to PATH:

   If you manually downloaded Minikube or if the installation method you used didn't add Minikube to your PATH automatically, you might need to add it manually. Here's how you can do it on macOS or Linux:

   sudo mv minikube-linux-amd64 /usr/local/bin/minikube
   sudo chmod +x /usr/local/bin/minikube

   On Windows, ensure that the directory containing the minikube.exe is in your PATH environment variable.

Starting Minikube:

Once Minikube is installed, you can start it using:

minikube start

This command initializes a local Kubernetes cluster using Minikube. The first time you run this command, Minikube will download the necessary Kubernetes images, which might take some time depending on your internet connection.

After starting Minikube, you can check its status to ensure it's running:

minikube status

You should see output indicating that Minikube is running, and you can then proceed with deploying your applications to it using kubectl.

Remember, for detailed instructions and troubleshooting, always refer to the official Minikube documentation.