Minikube

• Run on local machine; Linux, macOS or Windows workstation.
• Type-2 Hypervisor should be installed on the local wrokstation in order to take advantage of all the features Minikube has to offer.
• Requirement outline on local workstation
  • kubectl
    • It is a binary used to access and manage any k8s cluster.
    • Install separately from Minikube.
  • Type-2 Hypervisor
    • On Linux VirtualBox or KVM
    • on macOS VirtualBox, HyperKit, or VMware Fusion
    • on Windows Virtualbox or Hyper-V

    Noted: Minikube supports a --vm-driver=none option. Which require Docker installed, but no hypervisor installation. If using the option, be sure to specify a bridge network for Docker. Otherwise, it might change between network restarts, causing loss of connectivity to your cluster.
    

  • VT-x/AMD-v virtualization must be enabled on the local workstation in BIOS
  • Internet connection of first Minikube run. Subsequent runs will also requires Internet connection as application may need it.

Noted.
    - Minikube doesn't designed to run on VMs.
    - It is designed to run on Host OS directly.