# kubernetes/minikube

Run Kubernetes locally

Repository: https://github.com/kubernetes/minikube
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/minikube
Homepage: https://minikube.sigs.k8s.io/
Language: Go
License: Apache-2.0
License Family: permissive
Topics: minikube, kubernetes, cluster, containers, go, cncf
Last push: 2026-08-26T22:53:08+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 81/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 47, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3792, "days_push": 7, "days_rel": 195, "gap_med": 126, "n_releases_24m": 6}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 32069, forks 5298 (observed 2026-08-28T04:11:57.420406+00:00)

## What it is
minikube is a tool that runs a local Kubernetes cluster on macOS, Linux, and Windows, aimed at application development and learning Kubernetes. It supports multiple container runtimes, GPU passthrough, addons, and CI environments.

## Use cases
- run kubernetes locally for development
- set up a local kubernetes cluster on my laptop
- learn kubernetes without a cloud account
- test kubernetes manifests before deploying
- run kubernetes with gpu support for machine learning
- spin up a throwaway kubernetes cluster in ci

## When to choose
- you need a full-featured local Kubernetes cluster for development or testing
- you want to try Kubernetes features like LoadBalancer, NodePorts, or addons offline
- you need GPU support for local AI/ML workloads on Kubernetes
- you want a lightweight alternative to a managed cloud cluster

## When to avoid
- you need a production-grade, multi-node cluster with high availability
- you only need container orchestration without Kubernetes APIs
- you are deploying to a managed Kubernetes service and don't need local parity

## Facets
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: stable
- function: container-orchestration, cli, developer-tools, deployment
- domain: developer-tools, cloud-computing
- platform: windows, cli, cross-platform
- tags: kubernetes, local-cluster, cncf, container-runtime, gpu-support, addons, containers, devops, linux, macos, docker

## Member repositories
- kubernetes/minikube (main) score 81

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:11:57.420406+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T16:52:12.113703+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/kubernetes/minikube (fetched 2026-08-28T04:11:57.420406+00:00, sha fafc03dd0443)
  - homepage: https://minikube.sigs.k8s.io/ (fetched 2026-08-29T07:49:06.260281+00:00, sha 21174c62f569)
  - site_page: https://minikube.sigs.k8s.io/docs (fetched 2026-08-29T07:49:06.269419+00:00, sha 6d6e8beb28aa)
  - site_page: https://minikube.sigs.k8s.io/docs/contrib (fetched 2026-08-29T07:49:06.271330+00:00, sha 0b8d74876056)
  - site_page: https://minikube.sigs.k8s.io/docs/contrib/roadmap (fetched 2026-08-29T07:49:06.273088+00:00, sha a8f5ccaf2206)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.