From 0f519e614a4a5da684ff2b457639ebdd4fced704 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Tim Bannister Date: Thu, 23 Jul 2020 19:14:22 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] Revise overview for Install Tools tasks Co-authored-by: Zach Corleissen --- content/en/docs/tasks/tools/_index.md | 35 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 35 insertions(+) diff --git a/content/en/docs/tasks/tools/_index.md b/content/en/docs/tasks/tools/_index.md index cabf9a3c7b..7f43d34be7 100755 --- a/content/en/docs/tasks/tools/_index.md +++ b/content/en/docs/tasks/tools/_index.md @@ -2,5 +2,40 @@ title: "Install Tools" description: Set up Kubernetes tools on your computer. weight: 10 +no_list: true --- +## kubectl + +The Kubernetes command-line tool, `kubectl`, allows you to run commands against +Kubernetes clusters. You can use kubectl to deploy applications, inspect and manage +cluster resources, and view logs. + +See [Install and Set Up kubectl](/docs/tasks/tools/install-kubectl/) for information about how to +download and install `kubectl` and set it up for accessing your cluster. + +You can also read the [`kubectl` reference documentation](/docs/reference/kubectl/). + +## Minikube + +[Minikube](https://minikube.sigs.k8s.io/) is a tool that lets you run +Kubernetes locally. Minikube runs a single-node Kubernetes cluster on your personal +computer (including Windows, macOS and Linux PCs) so that you can try out Kubernetes, +or for daily development work. + +You can follow the official [Get Started!](https://minikube.sigs.k8s.io/docs/start/) +guide, or read [Install Minikube](/docs/tasks/tools/install-minikube/) if your focus +is on getting the tool installed. + +Once you have Minikube working, you can use it to +[run a sample application](/docs/tutorials/hello-minikube/). + +## kind + +Like Minikube, [kind](https://kind.sigs.k8s.io/docs/) lets you run Kubernetes on +your local compute. Unlike Minikuke, kind only works with a single container runtime: +it requires that you have [Docker](https://docs.docker.com/get-docker/) installed +and configured. + +[Quick Start](https://kind.sigs.k8s.io/docs/user/quick-start/) shows you what you +need to do to get up and running with kind.