kind 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.
Installation:
Install Kind
curl -Lo ./kind https://kind.sigs.k8s.io/dl/v0.10.0/kind-linux-amd64
chmod +x ./kind
mv ./kind /some-dir-in-your-PATH/kindbrew install kindchoco install kindCreate a cluster
# Create two cluster
kind create cluster
kind create cluster --name kind-2
# Get Clusters
kind get clusters
kind
kind-2
# Delete a Cluster
kind delete cluster --name kind-2Create Multi-node clusters
Multi-node clusters
# three node (two workers) cluster config
kind: Cluster
apiVersion: kind.x-k8s.io/v1alpha4
nodes:
- role: control-plane
- role: worker
- role: workerkind create cluster --config three-node-cluster.yaml# a cluster with 3 control-plane nodes and 3 workers
kind: Cluster
apiVersion: kind.x-k8s.io/v1alpha4
nodes:
- role: control-plane
- role: control-plane
- role: control-plane
- role: worker
- role: worker
- role: workerMore info: https://kind.sigs.k8s.io/