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minikube start — Start `minikube` with different configurations. More information: <https://minikube.sigs.k8s.io/docs

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Problem

How to use the minikube start command: Start minikube with different configurations. More information: <https://minikube.sigs.k8s.io/docs/commands/start/>.

Solution

minikube start — Start minikube with different configurations. More information: <https://minikube.sigs.k8s.io/docs/commands/start/>.

Start minikube with a specific Kubernetes version:

minikube start --kubernetes-version {{v1.24.0}}

Start minikube with specific resource allocations (e.g., memory and CPU):

minikube start --memory {{2048}} --cpus {{2}}

Start minikube with a specific driver (e.g., VirtualBox):

minikube start --driver {{virtualbox}}

Start minikube in the background (headless mode):

minikube start --background

Start minikube with custom add-ons (e.g., the metrics server):

minikube start --addons {{metrics-server}}

Code Snippets

Start `minikube` with a specific Kubernetes version

minikube start --kubernetes-version {{v1.24.0}}

Start `minikube` with specific resource allocations (e.g., memory and CPU)

minikube start --memory {{2048}} --cpus {{2}}

Start `minikube` with a specific driver (e.g., VirtualBox)

minikube start --driver {{virtualbox}}

Start `minikube` in the background (headless mode)

minikube start --background

Start `minikube` with custom add-ons (e.g., the metrics server)

minikube start --addons {{metrics-server}}

Context

tldr-pages: common/minikube start

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