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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. Edit the default configuration, if needed.
  4. Click the Create button. creating a Kind cluster
  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>.

    note

    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.