From the course: Kubernetes for Java Developers

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Kubernetes clusters: Getting started

Kubernetes clusters: Getting started

From the course: Kubernetes for Java Developers

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Kubernetes clusters: Getting started

- Let's learn about the options on how we can get started with Kubernetes by creating our first Kubernetes cluster. There are multiple ways to get started with Kubernetes. You can run it easily on your desktop, on-premises data center, or in the cloud. There's a wide variety of choices for running in each of the environments as well. This course will cover running Kubernetes on desktop and in the cloud. Minikube runs on a single-node Kubernetes cluster using the type 2 hypervisor, such as VirtualBox. It is a single-node Kubernetes cluster running inside a virtual machine. If you're building Docker Images, you are likely to have Docker for Desktop installed on your local machine. It provides a seamless way to start a Kubernetes cluster. In this case, a single-node Kubernetes server runs locally within your Docker instance, and the version is not configurable. I conducted a Twitter survey to check which tool is popular for desktop development, virtually using Kubernetes, on desktop…

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