Getting Started with Kubernetes

1. Install Minikube
$ brew update
$ brew install kubectl
$ brew cask install minikube

2. Install xhyve
$ brew install docker-machine-driver-xhyve

3. Set superuser privileges for xhyve (this appears during installation)
$ sudo chown root:wheel /usr/local/opt/docker-machine-driver-xhyve/bin/docker-machine-driver-xhyve
$ sudo chmod u+s /usr/local/opt/docker-machine-driver-xhyve/bin/docker-machine-driver-xhyve

4. Start minikube
$ minikube start --vm-driver=xhyve

5. Test
$ kubectl config current-context
minikube

6. Get cluster nodes info
$ kubectl get nodes
NAME       STATUS    ROLES     AGE       VERSION
minikube   Ready         22m       v1.8.0

7. Stop cluster
$ minikube stop
Stopping local Kubernetes cluster...
Machine stopped.

8. Delete minikube
$ minikube delete
Deleting local Kubernetes cluster...
Machine deleted.

9. Show available kubernetes versions
$ minikube get-k8s-versions
The following Kubernetes versions are available when using the localkube bootstrapper:
 - v1.8.0
 - v1.7.5
 - v1.7.4
...

10. Get v1.8.0
$ minikube start --vm-driver=xhyve --kubernetes-version="v1.8.0"

11. Start dashboard
$ minikube dashboard