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    kubernetes/minikube

    Run Kubernetes locally

    32.2K stars
    5.4K forks
    469 GitHub watchers
    Updated Nov 7, 2026
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    Where it stands

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    1 release in the last 90 days, the latest 66 days ago, with 378 contributors on GitHub.

    Peaked at #41 in the weekly ranking the week of Dec 21, its best in the past year.

    Use Cases & Benefits

    • Runs a local Kubernetes cluster on macOS, Linux, and Windows for development and testing purposes.
    • Provides a full-featured, easy-to-use local Kubernetes environment supporting all standard Kubernetes features and multiple container runtimes.
    • Use for developing and testing Kubernetes applications locally before deploying to production clusters.
    • Use for experimenting with Kubernetes features like LoadBalancer, Ingress, and Persistent Volumes without needing a remote cluster.
    • Use for continuous integration environments to run Kubernetes workloads in isolated, reproducible local clusters.

    Should you depend on it?

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    License

    Apache 2.0

    Permissive: commercial use, modification and redistribution are allowed with attribution; includes an explicit patent grant from contributors.

    Community files

    • README: present
    • Contributing guide: present
    • Code of conduct: present

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    From the README

    minikube implements a local Kubernetes cluster on macOS, Linux, and Windows. minikube's primary goals are to be the best tool for local Kubernetes application development and to support all Kubernetes features that fit.

    minikube runs the latest stable release of Kubernetes, with support for standard Kubernetes features like:

    For more information, see the official minikube website

    Excerpt from the kubernetes/minikube README on GitHub (Apache-2.0 license). © its authors.Read the full README on GitHub

    Daily snapshots

    Stars gained per day, and how forks and open issues moved, from GStars' daily snapshots

    Sep 7: +4Sep 8: +4Sep 9: +1Sep 21: +4

    +201 stars over 87 days across 12 snapshot days; best day +4 on Sep 7.

    Forks

    5.4K+97

    Open issues

    616+74

    Compared with peers in Kubernetes

    Fastest-growing repositories GStars tracks in this cohort for the week of Nov 8, by 7-day star growth

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