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Reputation: 1078

Default CNI in Minikube

I try to understand the Kubernetes network and I am now wondering if a CNI is used per default when installing Minikube and when yes which one?

In other words, can I run Minikube without a CNI provider like Flannel or Calico?

Upvotes: 5

Views: 10001

Answers (2)

Apiwat Chantawibul
Apiwat Chantawibul

Reputation: 1463

As of 2024, minikube is using kindnet by default.

A vanilla minikube installation (minikube start) does not support any NetworkPolicies, since the default CNI, Kindnet, does not support Network Policies, by design.

https://minikube.sigs.k8s.io/docs/handbook/network_policy/

Upvotes: 2

AYA
AYA

Reputation: 1197

By default Minikube runs on Docker default bridge-network, so the answer should be yes. You have to separately install other CNI providers, like Flannel.

For specific networking requirements, Minikube docs could be checked out.

Upvotes: 7

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