kube-local

Vagrant-based script for starting local Kubernetes cluster accessible from kubectl on the host machine

Prerequisites

Download and install Vagrant (https://www.vagrantup.com/docs/installation/).

Creating/resuming VM with Kubernetes cluster

Run ./kube-up.sh to create or resume suspended VM with Kubernetes cluster. At the end of running script, follow instructions:

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Now run the following command to setup kubectl context for localkube

  export KUBECONFIG=${HOME}/.kube/config:$HOME/.kube/localkube

Once you've done this, you can use this context via --context flag:

  kubectl --context localkube get pods

And if you want to make 'localkube' your default context, run:

  kubectl config use-context localkube

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Once you finished, you should be able to run commands agaist locally running Kubernetes cluster using kubectl the same way you normally do for remote clusters, for example:

kubectl get pods

Suspending VM with Kubernetes cluster

Run ./kube-down.sh

Destroying VM with Kubernetes cluster

Run ./kube-destroy.sh

Credits

The Vagrantfile used in this project is based on @lizrice's gist with minor tweaks and extra automation of manual steps described in https://medium.com/@lizrice/kubernetes-in-vagrant-with-kubeadm-21979ded6c63