<p>This tutorial covers the following end-to-end tasks required to run a Kubernetes cluster with the help of an extension:</p>
<ul>
<li>Installing the extension</li>
<li>Installing CLI on your local machine</li>
<li>Applicable on Windows: Configure Podman on WSL</li>
<li>Creating and running a Kubernetes cluster</li>
</ul>
<p>You can use extensions, such as Kind and Minikube to start a local Kubernetes development cluster. When you have a running Kubernetes cluster, you can easily develop and test Kubernetes applications before deploying them to production. This tutorial focuses on creating a Kubernetes cluster using the Minikube extension.</p>
<h2class="anchor anchorWithStickyNavbar_JmGV"id="before-you-begin">Before you begin<ahref="#before-you-begin"class="hash-link"aria-label="Direct link to Before you begin"title="Direct link to Before you begin"></a></h2>
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<p>Go to <strong>Extensions > Catalog</strong>.</p>
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<p>Find the Minikube extension using the search box.</p>
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<p>Click the <strong>Install</strong> icon.
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<p>Select the <strong>Installed</strong> tab to check the Minikube extension is active.
<h2class="anchor anchorWithStickyNavbar_JmGV"id="installing-cli-on-your-local-machine">Installing CLI on your local machine<ahref="#installing-cli-on-your-local-machine"class="hash-link"aria-label="Direct link to Installing CLI on your local machine"title="Direct link to Installing CLI on your local machine"></a></h2>
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<p>Click the <strong>Minikube not found on your system</strong> icon in the status bar.
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<p>Click <strong>Yes</strong> to download the Minikube binary.</p>
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<p>Click <strong>Yes</strong> to install the binary system-wide for accessibility on the command line.</p>
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<p>Enter your system password, if prompted. A notification of successful operation opens.
<p>Check the <strong>Minikube not found on your system</strong> icon disappears from the status bar.</p>
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<p>To use the Minikube tool on Windows, you must have a Podman machine running in rootful mode.</p>
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<p>By default, the Podman Desktop <strong>Settings</strong> enable you to create a Podman machine that runs in rootful mode.</p>
<h2class="anchor anchorWithStickyNavbar_JmGV"id="creating-and-running-a-kubernetes-cluster">Creating and running a Kubernetes cluster<ahref="#creating-and-running-a-kubernetes-cluster"class="hash-link"aria-label="Direct link to Creating and running a Kubernetes cluster"title="Direct link to Creating and running a Kubernetes cluster"></a></h2>
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<p>Go to <strong>Settings > Resources</strong>.</p>
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<p>In the Minikube tile, click <strong>Create new</strong>.
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<p>Optional: Edit the cluster configuration, if required.
<h2class="anchor anchorWithStickyNavbar_JmGV"id="additional-resources">Additional resources<ahref="#additional-resources"class="hash-link"aria-label="Direct link to Additional resources"title="Direct link to Additional resources"></a></h2>
<ul>
<li><ahref="/docs/kind">Working with a Kind cluster</a></li>
<li><ahref="/docs/minikube">Working with a Minikube cluster</a></li>
<li><ahref="/docs/lima">Working with a Lima cluster</a></li>
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