%% date:: [[2022-08-31]] %% # [[Kubernetes distributions]] A [[Kubernetes]] distribution is a flavour of Kubernetes that adds something, usually a more user-friendly interface or features, to raw k8s. They are also called "managed Kubernetes". - [[k3s]] - [site](https://k3s.io/) - [[k3d]] for [[k3s]] - [site](https://k3d.io/) - [[k9s]] - [repo](https://github.com/derailed/k9s) - [[minikube]] - [site](https://minikube.sigs.k8s.io/), [repo](https://github.com/kubernetes/minikube): Minikube is a lightweight distribution that is particularly good for local installations of k8s or for learning k8s. - [[kind]] is a way to run Kubernetes clusters within [[Docker]] [[Containerization|containers]] with the goal of testing Kubernetes. ## On cloud services - [[Google Kubernetes Engine]] - [[AWS Elastic Kubernetes Service]] and [[AWS Elastic Container Registry]] - [[Azure Kubernetes Service]] - [[DigitalOcean Kubernetes]] - [[RedHat OpenShift]] - [site](https://www.openshift.com/)