<h1 id="heading-1-install-on-windows">[1] Install (On Windows)</h1>
<pre><code class="lang-plaintext">choco install minikube
</code></pre>
<h1 id="heading-2-start-minikube">[2] Start Minikube</h1>
<pre><code class="lang-plaintext">minikube start
</code></pre>
<h1 id="heading-3-verify-installation">[3] Verify installation</h1>
<pre><code class="lang-plaintext">minikube status
</code></pre>
<h1 id="heading-4-interact-with-the-cluster">[4] interact with the cluster</h1>
<p>(Note: you need to install kubectl <code>choco install kubernetes-cli</code></p>
<pre><code class="lang-plaintext">kubectl get nodes
</code></pre>
<h1 id="heading-5-enable-the-kubernetes-dashboard">[5] Enable the Kubernetes Dashboard</h1>
<p>run command:</p>
<pre><code class="lang-plaintext">minikube dashboard
</code></pre>
<h1 id="heading-6-stop-and-delete-minikube-cluster">[6] Stop and Delete Minikube Cluster</h1>
<h2 id="heading-61-stop">[6.1] stop</h2>
<pre><code class="lang-plaintext">minikube stop
</code></pre>
<h2 id="heading-62-delete-cluster">[6.2] delete cluster</h2>
<pre><code class="lang-plaintext">minikube delete
</code></pre>
<p>note:</p>
<p>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.</p>
<p>outcome:</p>
<p><img src="https://cdn.hashnode.com/res/hashnode/image/upload/v1736617706805/c954ebde-5c98-4a58-907f-2794ea09eefa.png" alt class="image--center mx-auto" /></p>


# \[1\] Install (On Windows)

```plaintext
choco install minikube
```

# \[2\] Start Minikube

```plaintext
minikube start
```

# \[3\] Verify installation

```plaintext
minikube status
```

# \[4\] interact with the cluster

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

```plaintext
kubectl get nodes
```

# \[5\] Enable the Kubernetes Dashboard

run command:

```plaintext
minikube dashboard
```

# \[6\] Stop and Delete Minikube Cluster

## \[6.1\] stop

```plaintext
minikube stop
```

## \[6.2\] delete cluster

```plaintext
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:

![](https://cdn.hashnode.com/res/hashnode/image/upload/v1736617706805/c954ebde-5c98-4a58-907f-2794ea09eefa.png align="center")

Mini Kube Quick Steps

[1] Install (On Windows)

[2] Start Minikube

[3] Verify installation

[4] interact with the cluster

[5] Enable the Kubernetes Dashboard

[6] Stop and Delete Minikube Cluster

[6.1] stop

[6.2] delete cluster