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Platform setup for Minikube	Instructions to setup Minikube for use with Istio	10	kubernetes minikube

To setup the Kubernetes cluster for Istio with Minikube, follow these instructions:

1. To run Istio locally, install the latest version of Minikube, version 0.28.0 or later.

2. Select a VM driver and substitute your_vm_driver_choice below with the installed virtual machine (VM) driver.

   On Kubernetes 1.9:

   {{< text bash >}} $ minikube start --memory=4096 --kubernetes-version=v1.9.4 --vm-driver=your_vm_driver_choice {{< /text >}}

   On Kubernetes 1.10:

   {{< text bash >}} $ minikube start --memory=4096 --kubernetes-version=v1.10.0 --vm-driver=your_vm_driver_choice {{< /text >}}