Installing Che on Minikube
This article explains how to create a single-node Kubernetes cluster with Minikube to deploy Che.
Remember that single-node Kubernetes clusters are suited only for testing or development. Do NOT use such clusters to run Che for organizations or developer teams. |
Prerequisites
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Minikube with Kubernetes version
1.21
or higher. See Installing Minikube. -
kubectl
. See Overview of kubectl. -
chectl
. See Install the chectl management tool.
Procedure
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Start Minikube. Allocate at least 8GB of RAM and 4 CPU cores:
$ minikube start --addons=ingress --vm=true --memory=8192 --cpus=4
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Create the Che instance:
$ chectl server:deploy --platform minikube
Verification steps
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Verify the Che instance status:
$ chectl server:status
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Navigate to the Che cluster instance:
$ chectl dashboard:open