KinD

Ephemeral Kubernetes Clusters with KinD

Prerequisite

# install `docker for mac`
brew cask install docker
# then go to the gui launcher and start up docker, and follow the prompts.
# uninstalling `docker for mac`
brew cask zap docker

# brew cask install minikube

Install

GO111MODULE=on go get sigs.k8s.io/kind

Usage

Create a cluster

for help kind [command] --help

kind create cluster # Default cluster context name is `kind`.
# with name
kind create cluster --name blog --wait 5m

# list clusters
kind get clusters

# Deleting a Cluster
kind delete cluster

verify kindest/node container running with docker ps

Interacting With Your Cluster

export KUBECONFIG="$(kind get kubeconfig-path)"
# export KUBECONFIG="$(kind get kubeconfig-path --name blog)"
kubectl cluster-info

Loading

Loading an Image Into Your Cluster

kind load docker-image my-custom-image:unique-tag
kind load docker-image ko.local/ko-demo-7a5550aba07ee9abc7c6c2992dc2c243:0f9dea87eb5c56703dc806e05d70276ca14014c9dc49ca8c8cb88507f8997a72

Reference

1. https://kind.sigs.k8s.io/
2. https://blog.alexellis.io/be-kind-to-yourself/
3. https://garethr.dev/2019/05/ephemeral-kubernetes-clusters-with-kind-and-make/
4. Running end-to-end tests on your Kubernetes cluster with Kind and Brigade