minikube_start.md

## minikube start

Starts a local kubernetes cluster.

### Synopsis


Starts a local kubernetes cluster using Virtualbox. This command
assumes you already have Virtualbox installed.

```
minikube start
```

### Options

```
      --container-runtime string       The container runtime to be used
      --cpus int                       Number of CPUs allocated to the minikube VM (default 2)
      --disk-size string               Disk size allocated to the minikube VM (format: <number>[<unit>], where unit = b, k, m or g) (default "20g")
      --docker-env value               Environment variables to pass to the Docker daemon. (format: key=value) (default [])
      --extra-config value             A set of key=value pairs that describe configuration that may be passed to different components.
		The key should be '.' separated, and the first part before the dot is the component to apply the configuration to.
		Valid components are: kubelet, apiserver, controller-manager, etcd, proxy, scheduler.
      --host-only-cidr string          The CIDR to be used for the minikube VM (only supported with Virtualbox driver) (default "192.168.99.1/24")
      --hyperv-virtual-switch string   The hyperv virtual switch name. Defaults to first found. (only supported with HyperV driver)
      --insecure-registry value        Insecure Docker registries to pass to the Docker daemon (default [])
      --iso-url string                 Location of the minikube iso (default "https://storage.googleapis.com/minikube/minikube-0.7.iso")
      --kubernetes-version string      The kubernetes version that the minikube VM will (ex: v1.2.3) 
 OR a URI which contains a localkube binary (ex: https://storage.googleapis.com/minikube/k8sReleases/v1.3.0/localkube-linux-amd64) (default "v1.4.5")
      --kvm-network string             The KVM network name. (only supported with KVM driver) (default "default")
      --memory int                     Amount of RAM allocated to the minikube VM (default 2048)
      --network-plugin string          The name of the network plugin
      --registry-mirror value          Registry mirrors to pass to the Docker daemon (default [])
      --vm-driver string               VM driver is one of: [virtualbox vmwarefusion kvm xhyve hyperv] (default "virtualbox")
```

### Options inherited from parent commands

```
      --alsologtostderr value    log to standard error as well as files
      --log_backtrace_at value   when logging hits line file:N, emit a stack trace (default :0)
      --log_dir value            If non-empty, write log files in this directory
      --logtostderr value        log to standard error instead of files
      --show-libmachine-logs     Whether or not to show logs from libmachine.
      --stderrthreshold value    logs at or above this threshold go to stderr (default 2)
  -v, --v value                  log level for V logs
      --vmodule value            comma-separated list of pattern=N settings for file-filtered logging
```

### SEE ALSO
* [minikube](minikube.md)	 - Minikube is a tool for managing local Kubernetes clusters.