[1] Install (On Windows)

choco install minikube

[2] Start Minikube

minikube start

[3] Verify installation

minikube status

[4] interact with the cluster

(Note: you need to install kubectl choco install kubernetes-cli

kubectl get nodes

[5] Enable the Kubernetes Dashboard

run command:

minikube dashboard

[6] Stop and Delete Minikube Cluster

[6.1] stop

minikube stop

[6.2] delete cluster

minikube delete

note:

if you delete a Kubernetes cluster, all resources within that cluster—including pods—will be deleted. This is because the cluster itself is the managing entity for all resources, and deleting the cluster removes everything associated with it.

outcome: