/minikube-cheatsheet

This is thorough cheat sheet of minikube's simple to advanced commands.

Minikube CheatSheet

Basic Commands

  • Start Minikube
$ minikube start
  • Stop Minikube
$ minikube stop
  • Check Minikube Status
$ minikube status
  • Delete Minikube
$ minikube delete

Advanced Commands

profile

  • Start/Create a Default Profile
$ minikube start --vm-driver=virtualbox
  • Start/Create a New Profile
$ minikube start --vm-driver=virtualbox -p <profile-name>
  • Start/Create a Profile/Cluster with specific resources (CPU and RAM)
$ minikube start --vm-driver=virtualbox -p <profile-name> --cpus=2 --memory=2048
  • List different profiles/clusters
$ minikube profile list
  • Delete an existing Profile/Cluster
$ minikube delete -p <profile-name>
  • Delete all Profiles/Clusters
$ minikube delete --all

dashboard

  • Access Dasboard for default profile/cluster
$ minikube dashboard
  • Access Dashboard for specific profile/cluster
$ minikube dashboard -p <profile-name>
  • Get Dashboard URL
$ minikube dashboard --url

service

  • List Services of default profile/cluster
$ minkube services list
  • List Services of specific profile/cluster
$ minkube services list -p <profile-name>
  • Get service URL
$ minikube service --url <service-name>

ip

  • View ip of default profile/cluster
$ minikube ip
  • View ip of specific profile/cluster
$ minikube ip -p <profile-name>

ssh

  • SSH minikube node environment
$ minikube ssh
  • Retrive ssh-host key of minikube node
$ minikube ssh-host
  • Retrive ssh-key identity path
$ minikube ssh-key

addons

  • List addons supported by minikube
$ minikube addons list
  • Enable addons
$ minikube addons enable <addon-name>
  • Disable addons
$ minikube addons disable <addon-name>

minikube kubectl

  • For default profile/cluster
$ minikube kubectl get pods
$ minikube kubectl get services
$ minikube kubectl get deployment
  • For specific profile/cluster
$ minikube kubectl get pods -p <profile-name>
$ minikube kubectl get services -p <profile-name>
$ minikube kubectl get deployment -p <profile-name>

docker-env

  • Point terminal to minikube docker enviroment
$ eval $(minikube docker-env)
  • Detach terminal from minikube docker enviroment
$ eval $(minikube docker-env -u)

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