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Creating a local Kind-powered Kubernetes cluster

You can create multiple local Kind-powered Kubernetes clusters.

Prerequisites

Procedure

  1. Go to Settings > Resources

  2. In the Kind tile, click the Create new ... button.

  3. Perform one of the following steps:

    • Create a Kind cluster with a customized configuration by providing a path to the configuration file. The Kind cluster is created based on the values specified in the configuration file. creating a Kind cluster with custom configuration

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      When you provide the configuration file, the values specified in that file take precedence over the default values.

    • Create a Kind cluster with the default configuration. However, you can edit the default configuration, if needed. For example, you can edit the port number or any other configuration details. creating a Kind cluster with default configuration

  4. Click the Create button.

  5. Optional: Click the Show logs button to view the logs.

  6. After successful creation, click the Go back to resources button.

Verification

  1. Go to Settings > Resources, and view your running <kind-cluster> instance in the Kind tile. running Kind cluster instance

  2. In the Podman Desktop tray, select the Kubernetes menu; you can set the context to your Kind cluster: kind-<kind-cluster>.

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    Alternatively, use the status bar or the Podman Desktop Settings to set your Kubernetes context. For more details, see Viewing and selecting the current Kubernetes context.