Welcome!

minikube quickly sets up a local Kubernetes cluster on macOS, Linux, and Windows. We proudly focus on helping application developers and new Kubernetes users.

🎉 Latest Release: v1.38.1 - Feb 19, 2026 (changelog)

Highlights

• Supports the latest Kubernetes release (+6 previous minor versions)
• Supports GPUs for AI development ([nvidia]({{< ref "/docs/tutorials/nvidia.md" >}}), [amd]({{< ref "/docs/tutorials/amd.md" >}}), [apple]({{< ref "/docs/tutorials/ai-playground.md" >}}))
• Cross-platform (Linux, macOS, Windows)
• Deploy as a VM, a container, or on bare-metal or try in your browser.
• Multiple container runtimes (CRI-O, containerd, docker)
• Direct API endpoint for blazing fast [image load and build]({{< ref "/docs/handbook/pushing.md" >}})
• Advanced features such as [LoadBalancer]({{< ref "/docs/handbook/accessing.md#loadbalancer-access" >}}), filesystem mounts, FeatureGates, and [network policy]({{< ref "docs/handbook/network_policy.md" >}})
• [Addons]({{< ref "/docs/handbook/deploying.md#addons" >}}) for easily installed Kubernetes applications
• Supports common CI environments

Survey

We have a fast 5-question survey to learn how & why you are using minikube, and what improvements we should make. We would love to hear from you! 🙏