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kubernetes-minikube-environment

The goal of this project is to have some examples using Kubernetes (Minikube)

Prerequisites

  • Tools

    You must have the following tools installed

    Tool Version I used in the last commit Command to check
    Java 17+ 17.0.6 java --version
    Docker Client: 20.10.22; Server: 20.10.22 docker version
    VirtualBox 6.1.42r155177 VBoxManage -version
    Helm v3.11.1 helm version
    Minikube v1.29.0 minikube version
    Kubectl Client: v1.22.5; Server: v1.23.3 kubectl version --short
  • Helm Chart Repositories

    You must have the following repo's added in your helm chart repository list.

    NAME        	URL
    codecentric 	https://codecentric.github.io/helm-charts/
    kong        	https://charts.konghq.com
    bitnami     	https://charts.bitnami.com/bitnami
    elastic     	https://helm.elastic.co
    confluentinc	https://confluentinc.github.io/cp-helm-charts/
    

    In order to check it, run

    helm repo list
    

    If some of them is missing, here are the commands to add

    helm repo add codecentric https://codecentric.github.io/helm-charts/
    helm repo add kong https://charts.konghq.com
    helm repo add bitnami https://charts.bitnami.com/bitnami
    helm repo add elastic https://helm.elastic.co
    helm repo add confluentinc https://confluentinc.github.io/cp-helm-charts/
    

    Run the command below to get the latest information about charts from the chart repositories

    helm repo update
    

Examples

Start Minikube

  • Open a terminal and start Minikube by running the following command. The properties --memory and --vm-driver are optional

    minikube start --memory='8000mb' --vm-driver='virtualbox'
    
  • Run the command below to get the latest information about charts from the chart repositories

    helm repo update
    

Shutdown Minikube

The following command shuts down the Minikube Virtual Machine, but preserves all cluster state and data. Starting the cluster again will restore it to its previous state.

minikube stop

The command shuts down and deletes the Minikube Virtual Machine. No data or state is preserved.

minikube delete