{% assign platform = include.platform %} {% comment %} Include a chunk of this file, using variables already set in the file where you want to reuse the chunk. Usage: {% include kubernetes-mac-win.md platform="mac" %} {% endcomment %} {% if platform == "mac" %} {% assign product = "Docker Desktop for Mac" %} {% capture min-version %}{{ product }} 18.06.0-ce-mac70 CE{% endcapture %} {% capture version-caveat %} **Kubernetes is only available in {{ min-version }} and higher.** {% endcapture %} {% capture local-kubectl-warning %} > If you independently installed the Kubernetes CLI, `kubectl`, make sure that > it is pointing to `docker-desktop` and not some other context such as > `minikube` or a GKE cluster. Run: `kubectl config use-context docker-desktop`. > If you experience conflicts with an existing `kubectl` installation, remove `/usr/local/bin/kubectl`. {% endcapture %} {% assign kubectl-path = "/usr/local/bin/kubectl" %} {% elsif platform == "windows" %} {% assign product = "Docker Desktop for Windows" %} {% capture min-version %}{{ product }} 18.06.0-ce-win70 CE{% endcapture %} {% capture version-caveat %} **Kubernetes is only available in {{ min-version }} and higher.** {% endcapture %} {% capture local-kubectl-warning %} If you installed `kubectl` by another method, and experience conflicts, remove it. {% endcapture %} {% assign kubectl-path = "C:\>Program Files\Docker\Docker\Resources\bin\kubectl.exe" %} {% endif %} Docker Desktop includes a standalone Kubernetes server and client, as well as Docker CLI integration. The Kubernetes server runs locally within your Docker instance, is not configurable, and is a single-node cluster. The Kubernetes server runs within a Docker container on your local system, and is only for local testing. When Kubernetes support is enabled, you can deploy your workloads, in parallel, on Kubernetes, Swarm, and as standalone containers. Enabling or disabling the Kubernetes server does not affect your other workloads. See [{{ product }} > Getting started](/docker-for-{{ platform }}/#kubernetes) to enable Kubernetes and begin testing the deployment of your workloads on Kubernetes. {{ kubectl-warning }} ## Use the kubectl command The {{ platform }} Kubernetes integration provides the Kubernetes CLI command at `{{ kubectl-path }}`. This location may not be in your shell's `PATH` variable, so you may need to type the full path of the command or add it to the `PATH`. For more information about `kubectl`, see the [official `kubectl` documentation](https://kubernetes.io/docs/reference/kubectl/overview/). You can test the command by listing the available nodes: ```bash kubectl get nodes NAME STATUS ROLES AGE VERSION docker-desktop Ready master 3h v1.8.2 ```