Installing KinD
The files for this chapter are located in the KinD directory. You can use the provided files, or you can create your own files from this chapter's content. We will explain each step of the installation process in this section.
Note
At the time of writing, the current version of KinD is .0.8.1. Version .0.8.0 introduced a new feature; that is, maintaining cluster state between reboot and Docker restarts.
Installing KinD – prerequisites
KinD requires a few prerequisites before you can create a cluster. In this section, we will detail each requirement and what how to install each component.
Installing Kubectl
Since KinD is a single executable, it does not install kubectl
. If you do not have kubectl
installed and you are using an Ubuntu 18.04 system, you can install it by running a snap install:
sudo snap install kubectl --classic
Installing Go
Before we can create a KinD cluster, you will need to install Go on your host. If you already...