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K3D

K3d is a tool to create a minimal K3s Kubernetes cluster. It runs a Kubernetes cluster in docker containers. It can create multiple clusters on a single machine. It can also create a cluster with multiple nodes on a single machine.

All these help with local software development as it provides options for local testing.

K3d

Installation

Installation is via a shell script run from the site.

Usage

Once installed you can use the k3d command. It accepts a number of options to create and customize a cluster. It also accepts a configuration file in the format of a kubernetes resource to create a cluster.

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