Technical requirements

In this chapter, you will need the following tools:

• Docker
• Kubectl
• Minikube

Installing Docker

To install Docker, follow the instructions here: https://docs.docker.com/install/#supported-platforms. I will use Docker for macOS.

Installing kubectl

To install kubectl, follow the instructions here: https://kubernetes.io/docs/tasks/tools/install-kubectl/.

Kubectl is the Kubernetes CLI and we will use it extensively throughout the book.

Installing Minikube

To install Minikube, follow the instructions here: https://kubernetes.io/docs/tasks/tools/install-minikube/.

Note that you need to install a hypervisor too. For the macOS, I find VirtualBox the most reliable. You may prefer another hypervisor, such as HyperKit. There will be more detailed instructions later when you get to play with Minikube.

The code

• The code for the chapter is available here: https://github.com/PacktPublishing/Hands-On-Microservices-with-Kubernetes/tree/master/Chapter01
• There is another Git repository for the Delinkcious sample application that we will build together: https://github.com/the-gigi/delinkcious