High availability K8s New
Low-ops, minimal production Kubernetes,
for devs, cloud, clusters, workstations, Edge and IoT.
Select platform for install steps
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Install MicroK8s on Linux
sudo snap install microk8s --classicDon’t have the
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Check the status while Kubernetes starts
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Turn on the services you want
microk8s enable dashboard dns registry istioTry
microk8s enable --helpfor a list of available services and optional features.microk8s disable <name>turns off a service. -
Start using Kubernetes
microk8s kubectl get all --all-namespacesIf you mainly use MicroK8s you can make our kubectl the default one on your command-line with
alias mkctl="microk8s kubectl". Since it is a standard upstream kubectl, you can also drive other Kubernetes clusters with it by pointing to the respective kubeconfig file via the--kubeconfigargument. -
Access the Kubernetes dashboard
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Start and stop Kubernetes to save battery
Kubernetes is a collection of system services that talk to each other all the time. If you don’t need them running in the background then you will save battery by stopping them.
microk8s startandmicrok8s stopwill do the work for you.Join the community
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Download the installer for Windows
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Run the Installer
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Open a command line
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Check the status while Kubernetes starts
microk8s status --wait-ready -
Turn on the services you want
microk8s enable dashboard dns registry istioTry
microk8s enable --helpfor a list of available services built in. microk8s disable turns off a service. -
Start using Kubernetes
microk8s kubectl get all --all-namespacesIf you mainly use MicroK8s you can run the native Windows version of kubectl on your command-line.
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Access the Kubernetes dashboard
microk8s dashboard-proxy -
Start and stop Kubernetes to save battery
Kubernetes is a collection of system services that talk to each other all the time. If you don’t need them running in the background then you will save battery by stopping them.
microk8s startandmicrok8s stopwill do the work for you.Join the community
Connect with our community and see what others are doing with MicroK8s ›
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Install MicroK8s on macOS
brew install ubuntu/microk8s/microk8smicrok8s install
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brewcommand? Get it from the Homebrew website -
Check the status while Kubernetes starts
microk8s status --wait-ready -
Turn on the services you want
microk8s enable dashboard dns registry istioTry
microk8s enable --helpfor a list of available services built in.microk8s disableturns off a service. -
Start using Kubernetes
microk8s kubectl get all --all-namespacesIf you mainly use MicroK8s you can run the native macOS version of kubectl on your command-line.
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Access the Kubernetes dashboard
microk8s dashboard-proxy -
Start and stop Kubernetes to save battery
Kubernetes is a collection of system services that talk to each other all the time. If you don’t need them running in the background then you will save battery by stopping them.
microk8s startandmicrok8s stopwill do the work for you.Join the community
Connect with our community and see what others are doing with MicroK8s ›
Self-healing high availability clusters
Automatic data store, API services and leader election
MicroK8s automatically chooses the best nodes for the Kubernetes datastore. When you lose a cluster database node, another node is promoted. No admin needed for your bulletproof edge.
Lightweight upstream Kubernetes
No APIs added or removed
MicroK8s is small, with sensible defaults that ‘just work’. A quick install, easy upgrades and great security make it perfect for micro clouds and edge computing.
Best of breed
Enterprise
- Clustering
- Auto-updating
- Confinement
- Storage
Platforms
- Windows
- macOS
- Intel
- ARM
Networking
- CoreDNS
- Ingress
- Istio
- Linkerd
Usability
- Dashboard
- Prometheus
- Fluentd
- Jaeger
Built-in
- Registry
- Knative
- Kubeflow
- GPU support
Full enterprise support available,
no license fees
Optional 24/7 support with 10 year security maintenance
As the publishers of MicroK8s, we deliver the world’s most efficient multi-cloud, multi-arch Kubernetes.
Embedded Kubernetes – try a Raspberry Pi cluster
ARM or Intel. Standalone or cluster. Minimal space, maximum edge.
Under the cell tower. On the racecar. On satellites or everyday appliances, MicroK8s delivers the full Kubernetes experience on IoT and micro clouds.
Fully containerized deployment with compressed over-the-air updates for ultra-reliable operations.
Zero-ops infrastructure
Set it up and let it run
Our goal is to eliminate everyday administration from Kubernetes clusters.
Install, cluster, and then just watch it fly. You can configure MicroK8s if you want. Most people don’t bother.
MicroK8s will apply security updates automatically by default, defer them if you want. Upgrade to a newer version of Kubernetes with a single command. It’s really that easy.
Fully containerised Kubernetes
MicroK8s runs in an immutable container
People love Docker images because they have no moving parts, for better security and simpler ops.
MicroK8s also runs in an immutable container, so your Kubernetes itself is fully containerised. It sounds like an infinite loop, but it works quite nicely.
Sensible defaults
Kubernetes has a million options. We select the most popular and reliable.
MicroK8s defaults to the most widely used Kubernetes options, so it ‘just works’ with no config necessary. Networking, storage and standard services are all provided out of the box with best of breed defaults.
GPU acceleration
Nvidia auto-detection with CUDA at the ready
Pass GPUs to docker apps for deep learning. Define AI pipelines with Kubeflow on your workstation.
We work with Amazon, Azure, Google, Oracle and IBM to simplify multi-cloud GPU enablement. Build and test locally on MicroK8s, then deploy to EKS, AKS or GKE with confidence.
Batteries included
Tracing. Metrics. Service Mesh. Registry.
Prometheus is popular for metrics, so we bundled it. Just like Jaeger, Istio, LinkerD and KNative.
Turn them on or off with one command.
Automatic security updates
Let it roll, or take control
Choose stable security releases only, or try release candidates, betas and daily builds. MicroK8s can update automatically, with rollback on failure.
Stick with a major version, or follow the latest upstream work. Go with the flow, or take control in the enterprise to specify versions with perfect precision.
Safe and easy CI/CD
Docker app developers love pipelines
So your CI/CD machine spins up a clean VM for each test run? Just install MicroK8s at the top of your script for a crisp, clean K8s to run your tests.
MicroK8s and Kubernetes resources
Analyst report
The team behind MicroK8s
Microk8s is built by the Kubernetes team at Canonical. We work with public cloud K8s teams, and also have two K8s distributions of our own. MicroK8s is on-rails and opinionated, for the zero-ops experience. We also make Charmed Kubernetes for total control of all the permutations of Kubernetes components.
