What is Kind?
It is a tool for running local Kubernetes clusters using Docker container “nodes”.
It was primarily designed for testing Kubernetes itself, but may be used for local development or CI.
Kind is a tool in the Container Tools category of a tech stack.
Kind is an open source tool with 13.6K GitHub stars and 1.6K GitHub forks. Here’s a link to Kind's open source repository on GitHub
Who uses Kind?
Companies
Developers
26 developers on StackShare have stated that they use Kind.
Kind Integrations
Kind's Features
- Supports multi-node (including HA) clusters
- Supports building Kubernetes release builds from source
- Support for make / bash / docker, or bazel, in addition to pre-published builds
- Supports Linux, macOS and Windows
- It is a CNCF certified conformant Kubernetes installer
Kind Alternatives & Comparisons
What are some alternatives to Kind?
minikube
It implements a local Kubernetes cluster on macOS, Linux, and Windows. Its goal is to be the tool for local Kubernetes application development and to support all Kubernetes features that fit.
Git
Git is a free and open source distributed version control system designed to handle everything from small to very large projects with speed and efficiency.
GitHub
GitHub is the best place to share code with friends, co-workers, classmates, and complete strangers. Over three million people use GitHub to build amazing things together.
Visual Studio Code
Build and debug modern web and cloud applications. Code is free and available on your favorite platform - Linux, Mac OSX, and Windows.
Docker
The Docker Platform is the industry-leading container platform for continuous, high-velocity innovation, enabling organizations to seamlessly build and share any application — from legacy to what comes next — and securely run them anywhere
