kind (Kubernetes in Docker)
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kind (Kubernetes in Docker) is a tool for running local Kubernetes clusters using Docker containers as cluster nodes, primarily used for testing and development.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Kubernetes cluster tool
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local Kubernetes environment ⓘ open-source software ⓘ |
| advantage |
easy cluster teardown
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fast cluster creation ⓘ good fit for automated tests ⓘ low resource overhead compared to full VM-based clusters ⓘ |
| category |
Kubernetes local cluster solution
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developer tooling ⓘ |
| command |
kind create cluster
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kind delete cluster ⓘ kind export kubeconfig ⓘ kind get clusters ⓘ kind load docker-image ⓘ kind load image-archive ⓘ |
| configurationFormat | YAML cluster configuration files ⓘ |
| designedFor |
continuous integration environments
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local development environments ⓘ |
| distribution | command-line tool ⓘ |
| feature |
cluster configuration customization
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creation of ephemeral clusters ⓘ ingress testing support ⓘ load balancer emulation via Docker networking ⓘ multi-node cluster topologies ⓘ node image management ⓘ single-node cluster topologies ⓘ support for containerd-based node images ⓘ support for multiple Kubernetes versions ⓘ |
| fullName | Kubernetes in Docker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| implements | Kubernetes clusters inside Docker containers ⓘ |
| integratesWith |
Kubernetes tooling ecosystem
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kubectl ⓘ |
| license | Apache License 2.0 ⓘ |
| maintainer | Kubernetes SIGs community ⓘ |
| partOf | Kubernetes SIGs (Special Interest Groups) projects ⓘ |
| primaryUse |
Kubernetes development
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running local Kubernetes clusters ⓘ testing Kubernetes workloads ⓘ |
| programmingLanguage | Go NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| repository | https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/kind ⓘ |
| requires | Docker installed on host ⓘ |
| runsOn | Docker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| shortName | kind NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supports |
Kubernetes control plane nodes
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Kubernetes worker nodes ⓘ multi-node Kubernetes clusters ⓘ |
| typicalUseCase |
CI pipelines for Kubernetes projects
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local experimentation with Kubernetes features ⓘ testing Kubernetes admission webhooks ⓘ testing Kubernetes controllers ⓘ testing Kubernetes operators ⓘ |
| uses | Docker containers as cluster nodes ⓘ |
| website | https://kind.sigs.k8s.io/ ⓘ |
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