install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install minikube

local Homebrew formula metadata

MacPortsverified · 94%

sudo port install minikube

MacPorts ports tree · sysutils/minikube/Portfile · source: api.github.com

Linux

Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%

sudo apk add docker-machine-driver-kvm2

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · docker-machine-driver-kvm2 · source: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org

Nixverified · 92%

nix profile install nixpkgs#minikube

nixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/mi/minikube/package.nix · source: api.github.com

Arch Linux pacmanverified · 92%

sudo pacman -S minikube

Arch Linux sync databases · minikube · source: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com

openSUSE zypperverified · 92%

sudo zypper install minikube

openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · minikube · source: download.opensuse.org

Windows

Chocolateyverified · 92%

choco install Minikube

Chocolatey community package catalog · Minikube · source: community.chocolatey.org

Scoopverified · 92%

scoop install main/minikube

Scoop official bucket manifest trees · bucket/minikube.json · source: api.github.com

Windows Package Managerverified · 92%

winget install --id Kubernetes.minikube -e

Windows Package Manager source index · Kubernetes.minikube · source: cdn.winget.microsoft.com

overview

Package summary

Run a Kubernetes cluster locally

Project links

Commands and aliases

minikube

history

Project history and usage

minikube grew inside the Kubernetes project as the standard local-development distribution for running Kubernetes on a laptop or workstation. Its core promise is a local Kubernetes cluster on macOS, Linux, or Windows, with a CLI that handles lifecycle actions such as start, stop, status, and delete. The project reached its 1.0.0 milestone in March 2019 alongside Kubernetes 1.14 support, with release notes emphasizing fast local development and broad support for Kubernetes features that fit on a single-machine cluster.

Project history

Technically, minikube started from the single-node VM model that made Kubernetes approachable before developers had access to cloud clusters. VirtualBox was the original and widely documented driver, but the tool expanded into a driver framework that can run Kubernetes through VMs, containers, bare metal, or remote SSH depending on host OS and user needs. That driver model is one of minikube's main differences from narrower tools such as kind: minikube is a general local Kubernetes workstation, not only a Kubernetes-in-Docker test cluster.

How it is used

minikube became a Kubernetes teaching, tutorial, and CI fixture because it gives users a real Kubernetes API server with a short feedback loop. Kubernetes documentation uses it for cluster-introduction tutorials, the Kubernetes blog described it as the most popular community-built local Kubernetes option on Linux, and the minikube docs include workflows for GitHub Actions. In practice, developers use it to test manifests, Helm charts, ingress, storage, add-ons, and application deployments before moving work to shared or production clusters.

Sources

security posture

Risk level: orange

Kubernetes cluster infrastructure.

Risk classifier

orange risk · high confidence · infrastructure

Why

Kubernetes cluster infrastructure

Signals

override:minikube

Install behavior

No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 6 platform targets.
Installs with 1 runtime dependencies.
Build metadata lists 2 build dependencies.

Recommended review

Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.

local files

Configuration and credential file locations

These source-backed paths show where this package keeps local settings or durable credentials. Automic Vault can use them as review targets for secret scanning, migration, and command approval.

Configuration files

Config paths the tool may read or write during local use.

Unix: ~/.minikube/config/config.json

executables

Installed executables

Command	Kind	Exposure	Note
`minikube`	cli	global executable

freshness

Version and freshness

These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.

page generated2026-07-08

manager version1.38.1

manager updated

local dataok

upstreamnot checked

latest detectednot detected

https://github.com/kubernetes/minikube

infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence
infoNo cached GitHub release or tag data was available.https://github.com/kubernetes/minikubenone confidence

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:minikube
Version	1.38.1
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/minikube
Homepage	https://minikube.sigs.k8s.io/
Repository	https://github.com/kubernetes/minikube
Upstream docs	https://minikube.sigs.k8s.io/docs
License	Apache-2.0
Source archive	https://github.com/kubernetes/minikube.git
Dependencies	kubernetes-cli
Build dependencies	go, go-bindata
Bottle	available (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux)
Homebrew post-install	not defined
Service	none declared

registry facts

Source database details

Source Database	Homebrew formula API
Tap	homebrew/core
Full Name	minikube
Version Scheme	0
Revision	0
Head Version	HEAD
Bottle Stable Root URL	https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecated	no
Disabled	no
Keg Only	no
URL Keys	head stable

source database matches

Other package-manager records

Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.

Nix95%

minikube

nix profile install nixpkgs#minikube

normalized package name match
Matched by: Minikube

nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/mi/minikube/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1

apk95%

docker-machine-driver-kvm2 1.34.0-r15

minikube-maintained KVM driver for docker-machine

https://github.com/kubernetes/minikube

sudo apk add docker-machine-driver-kvm2

License: Apache-2.0
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: minikube
1 dependencies
1 provides
normalized package name match
Matched by: Minikube

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: docker-machine-driver-kvm2 from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz

apk95%

minikube 1.34.0-r15

Tool that makes it easy to run Kubernetes locally

https://github.com/kubernetes/minikube

sudo apk add minikube

License: Apache-2.0
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: minikube
1 dependencies
1 provides
normalized package name match
Matched by: Minikube

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: minikube from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz

apk95%

minikube-bash-completion 1.34.0-r15

Bash completions for minikube

https://github.com/kubernetes/minikube

sudo apk add minikube-bash-completion

License: Apache-2.0
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: minikube
normalized package name match
Matched by: Minikube

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: minikube-bash-completion from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz

apk95%

minikube-fish-completion 1.34.0-r15

Fish completions for minikube

https://github.com/kubernetes/minikube

sudo apk add minikube-fish-completion

License: Apache-2.0
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: minikube
normalized package name match
Matched by: Minikube

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: minikube-fish-completion from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz

apk95%

minikube-zsh-completion 1.34.0-r15

Zsh completions for minikube

https://github.com/kubernetes/minikube

sudo apk add minikube-zsh-completion

License: Apache-2.0
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: minikube
normalized package name match
Matched by: Minikube

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: minikube-zsh-completion from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz

pacman95%

minikube 1.38.1-2

A tool that makes it easy to run Kubernetes locally

https://github.com/kubernetes/minikube

sudo pacman -S minikube

License: Apache-2.0
Architecture: x86_64
1 dependencies
2 optional deps
normalized package name match
Matched by: Minikube

Arch Linux sync databases · geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com · Arch Linux sync databases: minikube from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz

zypper95%

minikube 1.38.1-1.1

Tool to run Kubernetes locally

https://github.com/kubernetes/minikube

sudo zypper install minikube

License: Apache-2.0
Category: System/Management
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: minikube
1 dependencies
1 provides
normalized package name match
Matched by: Minikube

openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · download.opensuse.org · openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: minikube from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst

zypper95%

minikube-bash-completion 1.38.1-1.1

Minikube bash completion

https://github.com/kubernetes/minikube

sudo zypper install minikube-bash-completion

License: Apache-2.0
Category: System/Management
Architecture: noarch
Source Package: minikube
3 dependencies
1 provides
normalized package name match
Matched by: Minikube

openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · download.opensuse.org · openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: minikube-bash-completion from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst

zypper95%

minikube-fish-completion 1.38.1-1.1

Minikube fish completion

https://github.com/kubernetes/minikube

sudo zypper install minikube-fish-completion

License: Apache-2.0
Category: System/Management
Architecture: noarch
Source Package: minikube
2 dependencies
1 provides
normalized package name match
Matched by: Minikube

openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · download.opensuse.org · openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: minikube-fish-completion from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst

zypper95%

minikube-zsh-completion 1.38.1-1.1

Minikube zsh completion

https://github.com/kubernetes/minikube

sudo zypper install minikube-zsh-completion

License: Apache-2.0
Category: System/Management
Architecture: noarch
Source Package: minikube
2 dependencies
1 provides
normalized package name match
Matched by: Minikube

openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · download.opensuse.org · openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: minikube-zsh-completion from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst

MacPorts95%

minikube

sudo port install minikube

normalized package name match
Matched by: Minikube

MacPorts ports tree · api.github.com · MacPorts ports tree: sysutils/minikube/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1

Chocolatey95%

Minikube

choco install Minikube

normalized package name match
Matched by: Minikube

Chocolatey community package catalog · community.chocolatey.org · Chocolatey community package catalog: Minikube from http://community.chocolatey.org/api/v2/Packages?$filter=IsLatestVersion&$select=Id&$top=1000&$skiptoken='11','meshlab'

Scoop95%

main/minikube

scoop install main/minikube

normalized package name match
Matched by: Minikube

Scoop official bucket manifest trees · api.github.com · Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/minikube.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/git/trees/master?recursive=1

winget95%

Kubernetes.minikube

winget install --id Kubernetes.minikube -e

normalized package name match
Matched by: Minikube

Windows Package Manager source index · cdn.winget.microsoft.com · Windows Package Manager source index: Kubernetes.minikube from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix

package graph

Links come from deterministic package relationships, av.db category and tag curation, ecosystem matches, and package hub membership.

source trail

Generated from repository data

This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.

Combined YAML source

View the package source record on GitHub.

combined/minikube.yml

Used sources

Geiger risk classifier
Nucleus package database
av.db category and tag curation
cross-ecosystem install command graph
curated configuration and credential file locations
curated package history
external package-manager database matches
package relationship graph
package version freshness
package-page enrichment

Install minikube with Homebrew, apk, chocolatey, MacPorts, Nix, pacman, scoop, winget, zypper

Additional install commands

macOS

Linux

Windows

Package summary

Project links

Commands and aliases

Project history and usage

Project history

How it is used

Sources

Risk level: orange

Risk classifier

Why

Signals

Install behavior

Recommended review

Configuration and credential file locations

Configuration files

Installed executables

Version and freshness

Package metadata

Source database details

Other package-manager records

Internal package links

Topical hubs

Related tools

Same workflow

Agent security guides

Generated from repository data

Combined YAML source

Used sources