is a tool for running local Kubernetes clusters using Docker container “nodes”.
    kind was primarily designed for testing Kubernetes itself, but may be used for local development or CI.

    If you have go () and docker installed is all you need!

    kind consists of:

    kind bootstraps each “node” with . For more details see the design documentation.

    For more detailed instructions see .

    You can install kind with . This will put kind in $(go env GOPATH)/bin. You may need to add that directory to your as shown here if you encounter the error kind: command not found after installation.

    kind create cluster

    To delete your cluster use: kind delete cluster To create a cluster from Kubernetes source: - ensure that Kubernetes is cloned in $(go env GOPATH)/src/k8s.io/kubernetes - build a node image and create a cluster with kind build node-image kind create cluster —image kindest/node:latest Multi-node clusters and other advanced features may be configured with a config file, for more usage see or run ## Community Please reach out for bugs, feature requests, and other issues!
    The maintainers of this project are reachable via: - Kubernetes Slack in the channel - filing an issue against this repo - The Kubernetes Current maintainers are @BenTheElder and - feel free to reach out if you have any questions! Pull Requests are very welcome!
    If you’re planning a new feature, please file an issue to discuss first. Check the issue tracker for help wanted issues if you’re unsure where to start, or feel free to reach out to discuss. 🙂 See also: our own and the Kubernetes community page. ## Why kind? - kind supports multi-node (including HA) clusters - kind supports building Kubernetes release builds from source - support for make / bash / docker, or bazel, in addition to pre-published builds - kind supports Linux, macOS and Windows - kind is a ### Code of conduct Participation in the Kubernetes community is governed by the Kubernetes Code of Conduct.