To do the test on one laptop, its not possible to setup the production ready K8s configuration with 2 master node &amp; 3 worker nodes.
To reciprocate that, we use <code>Minikube</code> or other software like <code>kind</code> on our local laptop.
To communicate with the cluster through API server, we need a CLI and thats <code>kubectl</code>.
By default, minikube uses <code>Docker driver</code>, but, this networking has some limitations.
Its always good to start miniKube using <code>hyperkit</code> driver.
<ul>
<li>Install miniKube on mac : <code>brew install minikube</code>
</li>
<li>check the status : <code>minikube status</code>
</li>
<li>Command to start the miniKube <code>minikube start</code>
<ul>
<li>Note : Default starts with docker driver</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
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<ul>
<li>Check the minikube status - <code>minikube status</code>
</li>
<li>Know which driver minikube is using - <code>minikube profile list</code>
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</li>
<li>To start the cluster with hyperkit driver : Hyperkit is more lightweight than docker driver for mac. <code>minikube start --memory=4098 --driver=hyperkit</code>
<ul>
<li>for that hyperkit needs to be installed - <code>brew install hyperkit</code></li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Now to communicate with K8S cluster, install kubectl <code>brew install kubectl</code>
</li>
</ul>

To do the test on one laptop, its not possible to setup the production ready K8s configuration with 2 master node & 3 worker nodes.

To reciprocate that, we use `Minikube` or other software like `kind` on our local laptop.

To communicate with the cluster through API server, we need a CLI and thats `kubectl`.

By default, minikube uses `Docker driver`, but, this networking has some limitations.

Its always good to start miniKube using `hyperkit` driver.

* Install miniKube on mac : `brew install minikube`
    
* check the status : `minikube status`
    
* Command to start the miniKube `minikube start`
    
    * *Note : Default starts with docker driver*
        
    
    ![minikube-start](https://private-user-images.githubusercontent.com/150241170/341503109-5f6cb5a1-94ef-422e-b891-0bf7ee17dc98.png?jwt=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJpc3MiOiJnaXRodWIuY29tIiwiYXVkIjoicmF3LmdpdGh1YnVzZXJjb250ZW50LmNvbSIsImtleSI6ImtleTUiLCJleHAiOjE3MjAzNjQ1MzUsIm5iZiI6MTcyMDM2NDIzNSwicGF0aCI6Ii8xNTAyNDExNzAvMzQxNTAzMTA5LTVmNmNiNWExLTk0ZWYtNDIyZS1iODkxLTBiZjdlZTE3ZGM5OC5wbmc_WC1BbXotQWxnb3JpdGhtPUFXUzQtSE1BQy1TSEEyNTYmWC1BbXotQ3JlZGVudGlhbD1BS0lBVkNPRFlMU0E1M1BRSzRaQSUyRjIwMjQwNzA3JTJGdXMtZWFzdC0xJTJGczMlMkZhd3M0X3JlcXVlc3QmWC1BbXotRGF0ZT0yMDI0MDcwN1QxNDU3MTVaJlgtQW16LUV4cGlyZXM9MzAwJlgtQW16LVNpZ25hdHVyZT1jMmRiY2ZkZDc1N2NiOTdkNmQ0YWYzZDBiMDRkMjY2Mjc2NmJiMzUxZmU1ZmU5MTRlY2Q3MTFmZThhMDA1MDQ4JlgtQW16LVNpZ25lZEhlYWRlcnM9aG9zdCZhY3Rvcl9pZD0wJmtleV9pZD0wJnJlcG9faWQ9MCJ9.lvXAi75w2YXtA2Kw-ws48l0q2mDuHy5YV546YxjrHh8 align="left")
    
* Check the minikube status - `minikube status`
    
* Know which driver minikube is using - `minikube profile list`
    
    ![minikube-profile](https://private-user-images.githubusercontent.com/150241170/341503636-2b655acc-b6a3-4cc2-93f7-f4ef34f109e6.png?jwt=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJpc3MiOiJnaXRodWIuY29tIiwiYXVkIjoicmF3LmdpdGh1YnVzZXJjb250ZW50LmNvbSIsImtleSI6ImtleTUiLCJleHAiOjE3MjAzNjQ1MzUsIm5iZiI6MTcyMDM2NDIzNSwicGF0aCI6Ii8xNTAyNDExNzAvMzQxNTAzNjM2LTJiNjU1YWNjLWI2YTMtNGNjMi05M2Y3LWY0ZWYzNGYxMDllNi5wbmc_WC1BbXotQWxnb3JpdGhtPUFXUzQtSE1BQy1TSEEyNTYmWC1BbXotQ3JlZGVudGlhbD1BS0lBVkNPRFlMU0E1M1BRSzRaQSUyRjIwMjQwNzA3JTJGdXMtZWFzdC0xJTJGczMlMkZhd3M0X3JlcXVlc3QmWC1BbXotRGF0ZT0yMDI0MDcwN1QxNDU3MTVaJlgtQW16LUV4cGlyZXM9MzAwJlgtQW16LVNpZ25hdHVyZT1jNjRmYzA0ZDFjMDUzZTUwZmU4YWUzZjliMDM1ZWNhMzE4ZTdkMzYyNjU5NDBlZDYxNzlmYjgwMjBiNmY0N2JlJlgtQW16LVNpZ25lZEhlYWRlcnM9aG9zdCZhY3Rvcl9pZD0wJmtleV9pZD0wJnJlcG9faWQ9MCJ9.GtXnU6_6nAObRmkoFJq7ko6C_BSS36QqFp3ExnBrqDU align="left")
    
* To start the cluster with hyperkit driver : Hyperkit is more lightweight than docker driver for mac. `minikube start --memory=4098 --driver=hyperkit`
    
    * for that hyperkit needs to be installed - `brew install hyperkit`
        
* Now to communicate with K8S cluster, install kubectl `brew install kubectl`

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