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2 | 2 | title: "Install Tools"
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3 | 3 | description: Set up Kubernetes tools on your computer.
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4 | 4 | weight: 10
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6 | 7 |
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| 8 | +## kubectl |
| 9 | + |
| 10 | +The Kubernetes command-line tool, `kubectl`, allows you to run commands against |
| 11 | +Kubernetes clusters. You can use kubectl to deploy applications, inspect and manage |
| 12 | +cluster resources, and view logs. |
| 13 | + |
| 14 | +See [Install and Set Up kubectl](/docs/tasks/tools/install-kubectl/) for information about how to |
| 15 | +download and install `kubectl` and set it up for accessing your cluster. |
| 16 | + |
| 17 | +You can also read the [`kubectl` reference documentation](/docs/reference/kubectl/). |
| 18 | + |
| 19 | +## Minikube |
| 20 | + |
| 21 | +[Minikube](https://minikube.sigs.k8s.io/) is a tool that lets you run |
| 22 | +Kubernetes locally. Minikube runs a single-node Kubernetes cluster on your personal |
| 23 | +computer (including Windows, macOS and Linux PCs) so that you can try out Kubernetes, |
| 24 | +or for daily development work. |
| 25 | + |
| 26 | +You can follow the official [Get Started!](https://minikube.sigs.k8s.io/docs/start/) |
| 27 | +guide, or read [Install Minikube](/docs/tasks/tools/install-minikube/) if your focus |
| 28 | +is on getting the tool installed. |
| 29 | + |
| 30 | +Once you have Minikube working, you can use it to |
| 31 | +[run a sample application](/docs/tutorials/hello-minikube/). |
| 32 | + |
| 33 | +## kind |
| 34 | + |
| 35 | +Like Minikube, [kind](https://kind.sigs.k8s.io/docs/) lets you run Kubernetes on |
| 36 | +your local compute. Unlike Minikuke, kind only works with a single container runtime: |
| 37 | +it requires that you have [Docker](https://docs.docker.com/get-docker/) installed |
| 38 | +and configured. |
| 39 | + |
| 40 | +[Quick Start](https://kind.sigs.k8s.io/docs/user/quick-start/) shows you what you |
| 41 | +need to do to get up and running with kind. |
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