Creating a Kubernetes environment

To create a Kubernetes environment in this chapter, we will use minikube. We learned how to install minikube in Chapter 2, Preparing a Kubernetes and Helm Environment.

Follow these steps to set up Kubernetes:

1. Start your Kubernetes cluster by running the following command:

   $ minikube start

2. After a short amount of time, you should see a line in the output that resembles the following:

   Done! kubectl is now configured to use "minikube" cluster and "default" namespace by default

3. Once the minikube cluster is up and running, create a dedicated namespace for this chapter’s exercise. Run the following command to create a namespace called chapter3:

   $ kubectl create namespace chapter3

Now that the cluster setup is complete, let’s begin the process of installing the WordPress chart to your Kubernetes cluster.