MicroK8s - Zero-ops Kubernetes for developers, edge and IoT

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Experiment with the latest upstream features and toggle services on and off. Seamlessly move your work from dev to production.</p> </div> <div class="col-3"> <h3 class="p-heading--5">For DevOps</h3> <p>With self-healing high availability, transactional OTA updates and secure sandboxed kubelet environments, MicroK8s is the go-to platform for mission-critical workloads. Quickly spin nodes up in your CI/CD and reduce your production maintenance costs.</p> </div> <div class="col-3"> <h3 class="p-heading--5">For software vendors</h3> <p>Leverage the simplicity, robustness and security of MicroK8s as a full embedded Kubernetes platform. Build containerised solutions with a system that doesn't require your attention. Focus on your customers, not the infrastructure.</p> </div> </div> </section> <section class="p-section"> <div class="row--50-50"> <hr class="p-rule"> <div class="col p-section"> <h2 class="p-text--small-caps">Hassle-free Kubernetes</h2> <p class="p-heading--2">The simplest way to get K8s anywhere</p> </div> <div class="col"> <p>ARM or Intel. Under the cell tower. On Raspberry Pis. On clouds or everyday appliances. MicroK8s delivers the full Kubernetes experience with a single command.</p> <p class="p-heading--5 u-no-padding--top">Install. Cluster. Enable the services you need. No hassle.</p> <p>A fully isolated deployment package protects your underlying system. Self-healing high-availability and over-the-air updates for ultra-reliable operations.</p> <p>MicroK8s architecture and OS compatibility allows you to deploy on COTS hardware and develop on any workstation.</p> <p> <a href="https://www.brighttalk.com/webcast/6793/488796/kubernetes-at-the-edge-easy-as-pi">Watch the webinar: K8s at the edge: easy as “Pi” &rsaquo;</a> </p> </div> </div> </section> <section class="p-section" id="get-started"> <div class="u-fixed-width p-section"> <hr class="p-rule"> <h2 id="install-microk8s">Install MicroK8s</h2> </div> <div class="u-fixed-width"> <div class="p-tabs"> <div class="p-tabs__list js-tabbed-content u-no-margin--bottom" role="tablist" aria-label="Install MicroK8s"> <div class="p-tabs__item"> <button class="p-tabs__link" role="tab" aria-selected="true" aria-controls="linux-tab" id="linux">Linux</button> </div> <div class="p-tabs__item"> <button class="p-tabs__link" role="tab" aria-selected="false" aria-controls="windows-tab" id="windows" tabindex="-1">Windows</button> </div> <div class="p-tabs__item"> <button class="p-tabs__link" role="tab" aria-selected="false" aria-controls="mac-tab" id="macOS" tabindex="-1">MacOS</button> </div> </div> <div tabindex="0" role="tabpanel" id="linux-tab" aria-labelledby="linux"> <div class="row--25-75"> <div class="col usv-2"> <img src="https://assets.ubuntu.com/v1/6d9cf05a-Linux-var-width.svg" height="144" alt="Linux"> </div> <div class="col"> <ol class="p-stepped-list--detailed"> <li class="p-stepped-list__item"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-3"> <p class="p-stepped-list__title p-heading--5">Install MicroK8s on Linux</p> </div> <div class="col-6"> <div class="p-stepped-list__content"> <div class="p-code-snippet"> <pre class="p-code-snippet__block"><code>sudo snap install microk8s --classic</code></pre> </div> <p>Don't have the <code>snap</code> command? <a href="https://docs.snapcraft.io/installing-snapd" >Get set up for snaps</a></p> </div> </div> </div> </li> <li class="p-stepped-list__item"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-3"> <p class="p-stepped-list__title p-heading--5">Check the status while Kubernetes starts</p> </div> <div class="col-6"> <div class="p-stepped-list__content"> <div class="p-code-snippet"> <pre class="p-code-snippet__block"><code>microk8s status --wait-ready</code></pre> </div> </div> </div> </div> </li> <li class="p-stepped-list__item"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-3"> <p class="p-stepped-list__title p-heading--5">Turn on the services you want</p> </div> <div class="col-6"> <div class="p-stepped-list__content"> <div class="p-code-snippet"> <pre class="p-code-snippet__block"><code>microk8s enable dashboard</code></pre> <pre class="p-code-snippet__block"><code>microk8s enable dns</code></pre> <pre class="p-code-snippet__block"><code>microk8s enable registry</code></pre> <pre class="p-code-snippet__block"><code>microk8s enable istio</code></pre> </div> <p>Try <code>microk8s enable --help</code> for a list of available services and optional features. <code>microk8s disable <name></code> turns off a service.</p> </div> </div> </div> </li> <li class="p-stepped-list__item"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-3"> <p class="p-stepped-list__title p-heading--5">Start using Kubernetes</p> </div> <div class="col-6"> <div class="p-stepped-list__content"> <div class="p-code-snippet"> <pre class="p-code-snippet__block"><code>microk8s kubectl get all --all-namespaces</code></pre> </div> <p>If you mainly use MicroK8s you can make our kubectl the default one on your command-line with <code>alias mkctl="microk8s kubectl"</code>. Since it is a standard upstream kubectl, you can also drive other Kubernetes clusters with it by pointing to the respective kubeconfig file via the <code>--kubeconfig</code> argument.</p> </div> </div> </div> </li> <li class="p-stepped-list__item"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-3"> <p class="p-stepped-list__title p-heading--5">Access the Kubernetes dashboard</p> </div> <div class="col-6"> <div class="p-stepped-list__content"> <div class="p-code-snippet"> <pre class="p-code-snippet__block"><code>microk8s dashboard-proxy</code></pre> </div> </div> </div> </div> </li> <li class="p-stepped-list__item"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-3"> <p class="p-stepped-list__title p-heading--5">Start and stop Kubernetes to save battery</p> </div> <div class="col-6"> <div class="p-stepped-list__content"> <p>Kubernetes is a collection of system services that talk to each other all the time. If you don't need them running in the background then you will save battery by stopping them. <code>microk8s start</code> and <code>microk8s stop</code> will do the work for you.</p> <p><a href="/docs">Read the docs to learn more &rsaquo;</a></p> </div> </div> </div> </li> </ol> <hr class="p-rule"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-3"> <p class="p-heading--5">Join the community</p> </div> <div class="col-6"> <p> <a href="https://discuss.kubernetes.io/c/general-discussions/microk8s/26">Connect with our community and see what others are doing with MicroK8s &rsaquo;</a> </p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div tabindex="0" role="tabpanel" id="windows-tab" aria-labelledby="windows"> <div class="row--25-75"> <div class="col"> <img src="https://assets.ubuntu.com/v1/11ecbd2d-2018-logo-windows.svg" style="height: 145px;" alt="Windows"> </div> <div class="col"> <ol class="p-stepped-list--detailed"> <li class="p-stepped-list__item"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-3"> <p class="p-stepped-list__title p-heading--5">Download the installer for Windows</p> </div> <div class="col-6"> <div class="p-stepped-list__content"> <p> <a class="p-button--positive" href="/microk8s-installer.exe">Download MicroK8s for Windows</a> </p> </div> </div> </div> </li> <li class="p-stepped-list__item"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-3"> <p class="p-stepped-list__title p-heading--5">Run the Installer</p> </div> <div class="col-6"> <div class="p-stepped-list__content"> <p> <img src="https://assets.ubuntu.com/v1/40617546-win2.png" alt="Windows installer"> </p> </div> </div> </div> </li> <li class="p-stepped-list__item"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-3"> <p class="p-stepped-list__title p-heading--5">Open a command line</p> </div> <div class="col-6"> <div class="p-stepped-list__content"> <p> <img src="https://assets.ubuntu.com/v1/a2f7ab2a-win1.png" alt="Windows commandline"> </p> </div> </div> </div> </li> <li class="p-stepped-list__item"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-3"> <p class="p-stepped-list__title p-heading--5">Check the status while Kubernetes starts</p> </div> <div class="col-6"> <div class="p-stepped-list__content"> <div class="p-code-snippet"> <pre class="p-code-snippet__block"><code>microk8s status --wait-ready</code></pre> </div> </div> </div> </div> </li> <li class="p-stepped-list__item"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-3"> <p class="p-stepped-list__title p-heading--5">Turn on the services you want</p> </div> <div class="col-6"> <div class="p-stepped-list__content"> <div class="p-code-snippet"> <pre class="p-code-snippet__block"><code>microk8s enable dashboard</code></pre> <pre class="p-code-snippet__block"><code>microk8s enable dns</code></pre> <pre class="p-code-snippet__block"><code>microk8s enable registry</code></pre> <pre class="p-code-snippet__block"><code>microk8s enable istio</code></pre> </div> <p> Try <code>microk8s enable --help</code> for a list of available services built in. microk8s disable turns off a service. </p> </div> </div> </div> </li> <li class="p-stepped-list__item"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-3"> <p class="p-stepped-list__title p-heading--5">Start using Kubernetes</p> </div> <div class="col-6"> <div class="p-stepped-list__content"> <div class="p-code-snippet"> <pre class="p-code-snippet__block"><code>microk8s kubectl get all --all-namespaces</code></pre> </div> <p>If you mainly use MicroK8s you can run the native Windows version of kubectl on your command-line.</p> <p> <a href="/docs/working-with-kubectl#heading--kubectl-windows">Learn how &rsaquo;</a> </p> </div> </div> </div> </li> <li class="p-stepped-list__item"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-3"> <p class="p-stepped-list__title p-heading--5">Access the Kubernetes dashboard</p> </div> <div class="col-6"> <div class="p-stepped-list__content"> <div class="p-code-snippet"> <pre class="p-code-snippet__block"><code>microk8s dashboard-proxy</code></pre> </div> </div> </div> </div> </li> <li class="p-stepped-list__item"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-3"> <p class="p-stepped-list__title p-heading--5">Start and stop Kubernetes to save battery</p> </div> <div class="col-6"> <div class="p-stepped-list__content"> <p>Kubernetes is a collection of system services that talk to each other all the time. If you don't need them running in the background then you will save battery by stopping them. <code>microk8s start</code> and <code>microk8s stop</code> will do the work for you.</p> <p> <a href="/docs">Read the docs to learn more &rsaquo;</a> </p> </div> </div> </div> </li> </ol> <hr class="p-rule"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-3"> <p class="p-heading--5">Join the community</p> </div> <div class="col-6"> <p> <a href="https://discuss.kubernetes.io/c/general-discussions/microk8s/26">Connect with our community and see what others are doing with MicroK8s &rsaquo;</a> </p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div tabindex="0" role="tabpanel" id="mac-tab" aria-labelledby="macOS"> <div class="row--25-75"> <div class="col"> <img src="https://assets.ubuntu.com/v1/236f314d-macos.svg" style="height: 145px;" alt="macOS"> </div> <div class="col"> <ol class="p-stepped-list--detailed"> <li class="p-stepped-list__item"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-3"> <p class="p-stepped-list__title p-heading--5">Install MicroK8s on macOS</p> </div> <div class="col-6"> <div class="p-stepped-list__content"> <div class="p-code-snippet"> <pre class="p-code-snippet__block"><code>brew install ubuntu/microk8s/microk8s</code></pre> </div> <div class="p-code-snippet"> <pre class="p-code-snippet__block"><code>microk8s install</code></pre> </div> <p> <img src="https://assets.ubuntu.com/v1/670398bd-mac1.png" alt="macOS terminal installing MicroK8s"> </p> <p>Don't have the <code>brew</code> command? Get it from the <a href="http://brew.sh/">Homebrew website</a></p> </div> </div> </div> </li> <li class="p-stepped-list__item"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-3"> <p class="p-stepped-list__title p-heading--5">Check the status while Kubernetes starts</p> </div> <div class="col-6"> <div class="p-stepped-list__content"> <div class="p-code-snippet"> <pre class="p-code-snippet__block"><code>microk8s status --wait-ready</code></pre> </div> </div> </div> </div> </li> <li class="p-stepped-list__item"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-3"> <p class="p-stepped-list__title p-heading--5">Turn on the services you want</p> </div> <div class="col-6"> <div class="p-stepped-list__content"> <div class="p-code-snippet"> <pre class="p-code-snippet__block"><code>microk8s enable dashboard</code></pre> <pre class="p-code-snippet__block"><code>microk8s enable dns</code></pre> <pre class="p-code-snippet__block"><code>microk8s enable registry</code></pre> <pre class="p-code-snippet__block"><code>microk8s enable istio</code></pre> </div> <p> Try <code>microk8s enable --help</code> for a list of available services built in. <code>microk8s disable</code> turns off a service. </p> </div> </div> </div> </li> <li class="p-stepped-list__item"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-3"> <p class="p-stepped-list__title p-heading--5">Start using Kubernetes</p> </div> <div class="col-6"> <div class="p-stepped-list__content"> <div class="p-code-snippet"> <pre class="p-code-snippet__block"><code>microk8s kubectl get all --all-namespaces</code></pre> </div> <p>If you mainly use MicroK8s you can run the native macOS version of kubectl on your command-line.</p> <p> <a href="/docs/working-with-kubectl#heading--kubectl-macos">Learn how &rsaquo;</a> </p> </div> </div> </div> </li> <li class="p-stepped-list__item"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-3"> <p class="p-stepped-list__title p-heading--5">Access the Kubernetes dashboard</p> </div> <div class="col-6"> <div class="p-stepped-list__content"> <div class="p-code-snippet"> <pre class="p-code-snippet__block"><code>microk8s dashboard-proxy</code></pre> </div> </div> </div> </div> </li> <li class="p-stepped-list__item"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-3"> <p class="p-stepped-list__title p-heading--5">Start and stop Kubernetes to save battery</p> </div> <div class="col-6"> <div class="p-stepped-list__content"> <p>Kubernetes is a collection of system services that talk to each other all the time. If you don't need them running in the background then you will save battery by stopping them. <code>microk8s start</code> and <code>microk8s stop</code> will do the work for you.</p> <p> <a href="/docs">Read the docs to learn more &rsaquo;</a> </p> </div> </div> </div> </li> </ol> <hr class="p-rule"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-3"> <p class="p-heading--5">Join the community</p> </div> <div class="col-6"> <p> <a href="https://discuss.kubernetes.io/c/general-discussions/microk8s/26">Connect with our community and see what others are doing with MicroK8s &rsaquo;</a> </p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> <section class="p-section"> <div class="row--50-50"> <hr class="p-rule"> <div class="col p-section"> <h2>Enterprise support option, no licence fees</h2> </div> <div class="col"> <p class="p-heading--5">99.9% uptime SLA and 10-year security maintenance</p> <p>As the publishers of MicroK8s, we deliver the world's most efficient multi-cloud, multi-arch Kubernetes through high quality packages and distribution channels.</p> <p>A <a href="https://ubuntu.com/advantage">single subscription</a> covers your physical and cloud native infrastructure and your applications on top.</p> <p><a class="p-button--positive" href="/contact-us">Contact us</a></p> </div> </div> </section> <section class="p-section"> <div class="row--50-50 p-section--shallow"> <hr class="p-rule"> <div class="col p-section"> <h2>Zero-ops infrastructure</h2> </div> <div class="col"> <p class="p-heading--5">Set it up and let it run</p> <p>Our goal is to eliminate toil from Kubernetes cluster administration. MicroK8s needs just a few minutes to set up fully-functional highly-available clusters, with automated K8s datastore maintenance and unattended security updates. Fire and forget or customise it for your needs.</p> </div> </div> <div class="u-fixed-width u-hide--small"> <div class="p-strip is-deep u-align--center u-vertically-center" style="background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.03);"> <img src="https://assets.ubuntu.com/v1/e51438b1-Kubernetes-dedicated+platforms%201.svg" alt="" style="height: 276px;"/> </div> </div> </section> <section class="p-section"> <div class="u-fixed-width"> <hr class="p-rule"> <h2>The most popular cloud native projects<br class="u-hide--small"> at your fingertips. No config needed</h2> </div> <div class="row--50-50"> <div class="col p-strip"> <p>Prometheus is popular for metrics, so we bundled it. Just like Jaeger, Istio, LinkerD and KNative.</p> <p>Turn them on or off with one command. Or <a href="/docs/howto-addons"> bring your own addon</a> if you like.</p> <p>MicroK8s also comes with sensible defaults for the most widely used Kubernetes options, so it 'just works' with no config necessary.</p> </div> <div class="col u-hide--small u-hide--medium u-align--right"> <img src="https://assets.ubuntu.com/v1/46f57a18-cutoff_laptop.svg" alt="" style="height: 328px;"/> </div> </div> </section> <section class="p-section"> <div class="row--50-50"> <hr class="p-rule"> <div class="col p-section"> <h2>Minimal, CNCF-certified distribution</h2> </div> <div class="col"> <p class="p-heading--5">All upstream services in an efficient package</p> <p>Build your container strategy on a conformant platform, leverage the cloud native ecosystem, no vendor lock in. Get all Kubernetes services in a single, fully contained package. No moving parts and dependencies, better security and simpler ops.</p> <div class="p-strip is-shallow"> <div class="p-logo-section"> <div class="p-logo-section__items"> <div class="p-logo-section__item"> <img class="p-logo-section__logo" src="https://assets.ubuntu.com/v1/e00eba9b-cloud-native-logo.svg" alt="Cloud Native" style="height: 4rem;"> </div> <div class="p-logo-section__item"> <img class="p-logo-section__logo" src="https://assets.ubuntu.com/v1/806dc762-open-container-initiative.svg" alt="Open container initiative" style="height: 4rem"> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> <section class="p-section"> <div class="row--50-50"> <hr class="p-rule"> <div class="col p-section"> <h2>Automatic security updates and streamlined upgrades</h2> </div> <div class="col"> <p class="p-heading--5">Let it roll, or take control</p> <p>MicroK8s will apply security updates automatically by default, and roll back on failure. Defer them if you want.</p> <p>Upgrade to a newer version of Kubernetes with a single command. It's really that easy. Stick with a major version, or follow the latest upstream work. Go with the flow, or take control in the enterprise to specify versions with perfect precision.</p> </div> </div> </section> <section class="p-section"> <div class="row--50-50"> <hr class="p-rule"> <div class="col p-section"> <h2>Experience MicroK8s</h2> </div> <div class="col"> <p>Watch the intro video.<br class="u-hide--small"> Pause and copy commands straight from this text console.</p> </div> </div> <div class="u-fixed-width"> <div class="asciinema-container"> <script id="asciicast-KUqQaDt7p3iNO5DP0xC7W4Ufj" src="https://asciinema.org/a/KUqQaDt7p3iNO5DP0xC7W4Ufj.js" async> </script> </div> </div> </section> <section class="p-section"> <div class="row--50-50"> <hr class="p-rule"> <div class="col" id="resources-heading"> <h2>MicroK8s and Kubernetes resources</h2> </div> <div class="col"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-2"> <h3 class="p-text--small-caps">Webinars</h3> </div> <div class="col-4"> <ul class="p-list--divided"> <li class="p-list__item"><a href="https://www.brighttalk.com/webcast/6793/378029?utm_source=brighttalk-portal&utm_medium=web&utm_content=microk8s&utm_campaign=webcasts-search-results-feed">An intro to MicroK8s</a></li> <li class="p-list__item"><a href="https://www.brighttalk.com/webcast/6793/488796/kubernetes-at-the-edge-easy-as-pi">K8s at the edge: easy as “Pi”</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="row"> <div class="col-start-large-7 col-6 col-start-medium-4 col-medium-3"> <hr class="p-rule"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-2"> <h3 class="p-text--small-caps">Datasheet</h3> </div> <div class="col-4"> <ul class="p-list--divided"> <li class="p-list__item"><a href="https://assets.ubuntu.com/v1/80a86843-MicroK8s.for.ISVs.DS.pdf">Microk8s for ISVs</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="row"> <div class="col-start-large-7 col-6 col-start-medium-4 col-medium-3"> <hr class="p-rule"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-2"> <h3 class="p-text--small-caps">Whitepaper</h3> </div> <div class="col-4"> <ul class="p-list--divided"> <li class="p-list__item"><a href="https://ubuntu.com/engage/microk8s-451research">Kubernetes: a secure, flexible and automated edge for IoT developers</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="row"> <div class="col-start-large-7 col-6 col-start-medium-4 col-medium-3"> <hr class="p-rule"> <p><a href="/resources">Find more resources  &rsaquo;</a></p> </div> </div> </section> <section class="p-section"> <div class="row--50-50"> <hr class="p-rule"> <div class="col p-section"> <h2>Looking for a more composable Kubernetes?</h2> </div> <div class="col"> <p>If MicroK8s is too opinionated for you, do not worry. 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