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Minikube

Learn how to install locally with Minikube.

Minikube is a tool that quickly sets up a local Kubernetes cluster on macOS, Linux, and Windows. It’s a great solution for trying out Pachyderm locally.

Before You Start #

Operating System:

1. Install Docker #

brew install docker

See the official Docker getting started guide for the most up-to-date installation steps.

2. Install & Start Minikube #

Install #

brew install minikube

See the official Minikube getting started guide for the most up-to-date installation steps.

Start #

  1. Launch Docker Desktop.
  2. Start Minikube:
minikube start

3. Install Pachctl CLI #

Operating System:

4. Install & Configure Helm #

  1. Install Helm:
brew install helm
  1. Add the Pachyderm repo to Helm:
helm repo add pachyderm https://helm.pachyderm.com  
helm repo update  
  1. Install Pachyderm:

Version:
This may take several minutes to complete.

5. Verify Installation #

  1. Run the following command in a new terminal to check the status of your pods:
kubectl get po -A
NAMESPACE              NAME                                         READY   STATUS    RESTARTS        AGE
default                console-6b9bb8766d-f2gm4                     1/1     Running   0             41m
default                etcd-0                                       1/1     Running   0             41m
default                pachd-76896d6b5d-kmfvw                       1/1     Running   0             41m
default                pachd-loki-0                                 1/1     Running   0             41m
default                pachd-promtail-rm5ss                         1/1     Running   0             41m
default                pachyderm-kube-event-tail-b9b554fb6-dpcsr    1/1     Running   0             41m
default                pg-bouncer-5c9494c678-z57qh                  1/1     Running   0             41m
default                postgres-0                                   1/1     Running   0             41m
kube-system            coredns-6d4b75cb6d-jnl5f                     1/1     Running   3 (42m ago)   97d
kube-system            etcd-minikube                                1/1     Running   4 (42m ago)   97d
kube-system            kube-apiserver-minikube                      1/1     Running   3 (42m ago)   97d
kube-system            kube-controller-manager-minikube             1/1     Running   4 (42m ago)   97d
kube-system            kube-proxy-bngzv                             1/1     Running   3 (42m ago)   97d
kube-system            kube-scheduler-minikube                      1/1     Running   3 (42m ago)   97d
kube-system            storage-provisioner                          1/1     Running   5 (42m ago)   97d
kubernetes-dashboard   dashboard-metrics-scraper-78dbd9dbf5-swttf   1/1     Running   3 (42m ago)   97d
kubernetes-dashboard   kubernetes-dashboard-5fd5574d9f-c7ptx        1/1     Running   4 (42m ago)   97d
  1. Re-run this command after a few minutes if pachd is not ready.

6. Connect to Cluster #

  1. Run minikube tunnel to start a tunnel.
  2. In a separate terminal, get the external IP address of the pachyderm-proxy service:
    kubectl get all
    service/pachyderm-proxy             LoadBalancer   10.110.148.228   127.0.0.1     80:32024/TCP   
  3. Run the following command to connect to your cluster:
pachctl connect 127.0.0.1:80 

Optionally open your browser and navigate to the Console UI.

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You can check your Pachyderm version and connection to pachd at any time with the following command:

pachctl version
COMPONENT           VERSION  
pachctl             2.8.0  
pachd               2.8.0