Minikube commands

minikube 1.39 45 commands

45 commands in 5 groups: Install, Manage, Addons & Access, Images & Files, List & Inspect. Click or tap any command to copy it. Official documentation: minikube.sigs.k8s.io.

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Install

Install minikube, a tool that runs a single-node Kubernetes cluster locally using a VM or container runtime.

curl -LO https://github.com/kubernetes/minikube/releases/latest/download/minikube-linux-amd64 && sudo install minikube-linux-amd64 /usr/local/bin/minikube

Install minikube binary on Linux amd64

brew install minikube

Install minikube via Homebrew

minikube version

Print minikube version

Manage

Start, stop, delete, and manage minikube clusters with support for multiple profiles and drivers.

minikube delete

Delete the current minikube cluster

minikube delete --all

Delete all profiles

minikube delete -p <profile>

Delete a specific profile

minikube start --container-runtime cri-o

Start with the CRI-O runtime (containerd is the default)

minikube start --driver docker

Start a cluster with the Docker driver

minikube start --driver podman

Start a cluster with the Podman driver

minikube start --driver qemu2

Start a cluster with the QEMU driver (Linux, macOS)

minikube start --driver vfkit

Start a cluster with the vfkit driver (macOS)

minikube start --driver virtualbox

Start a cluster with the VirtualBox driver

minikube start --kubernetes-version <version>

Start with a specific Kubernetes version

minikube start --nodes <n>

Start a multi-node cluster

minikube start -p <profile>

Start a named profile (multi-cluster)

minikube start --cpus <n> --memory <mb>

Start with custom CPU and memory

minikube stop

Stop the current minikube cluster

minikube stop -p <profile>

Stop a specific profile

Addons & Access

Enable addons (ingress, dashboard, metrics-server), expose services, and open the dashboard.

minikube addons disable <addon>

Disable an addon

minikube addons enable <addon>

Enable an addon

minikube addons enable dashboard

Enable the Kubernetes dashboard

minikube addons enable ingress

Enable the NGINX ingress controller

minikube addons enable metrics-server

Enable metrics-server for kubectl top

minikube addons enable registry

Enable the local Docker registry addon

minikube addons list

List all addons and their status

minikube dashboard

Open the Kubernetes dashboard in browser

minikube dashboard --url

Print dashboard URL without opening

minikube service <service>

Open a service endpoint in browser

minikube service <service> --url

Print service URL without opening

minikube tunnel

Create a network tunnel for LoadBalancer services

Images & Files

Load local images into minikube, SSH into the node, copy files, and build images inside the cluster.

minikube cp <src> <dest>

Copy files to/from minikube node

minikube image list

List images in the minikube container runtime

minikube image load <image>

Load a local image into minikube

minikube image build -t <tag> <dir>

Build an image inside minikube

minikube image load <image> --overwrite

Load image, overwriting if it exists (the default)

minikube ssh

SSH into the minikube node

minikube ssh -- <command>

Run a command on the minikube node

List & Inspect

Check cluster status, list profiles, view services, and manage persistent configuration.

minikube config set cpus <n>

Set default CPU count

minikube config set driver <driver>

Set the default driver

minikube config set memory <mb>

Set default memory in MB

minikube config view

View all config values

minikube profile <name>

Switch to a specific profile

minikube profile list

List all minikube profiles

minikube service list

List services and their URLs

minikube status

Show cluster status and health