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erotavlas
erotavlas

Reputation: 4493

How do I change the location of .minikube folder?

How do I change the location of the entire .minikube folder that gets created when you run minikube? (Windows 10 system using Hyper-V)

C:\Users\username\.minikube

Upvotes: 9

Views: 4555

Answers (2)

Mehdi Haghgoo
Mehdi Haghgoo

Reputation: 3484

Setting MINIKUBE_HOME in terminal might not work, and this variable will be temporary and forgotten when the terminal is closed. Instead, add a System environment variable called MINIKUBE_HOME in Windows by opening Run->sysdm.cpl->Advanced->Environment Variables and set its value to the custom folder you dedicated to Minikube. For example D:.minikube

Delete existing Minikube cluster, if any, using this command:

minikube stop
minikube delete

Close existing terminal you have open, if any, and open it again. Run minikube start and it will pick up the new location for Minikube. Minikube start message

Thanks for @Vit for introducing me to the MINIKUBE_HOME environment variable

Upvotes: 2

Vit
Vit

Reputation: 8491

I think the most painless method will be

  1. Remove minikube

  2. change minikube install location with MINIKUBE_HOME var

    set MINIKUBE_HOME=D:\Uerotavlas.minikube

  3. start cluster again

Upvotes: 9

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