virtualbox
Overview
VirtualBox is minikube’s original driver. It may not provide the fastest start-up time, but it is the most stable driver available for users of Microsoft Windows Home.
Requirements
- VirtualBox 5.2 or higher
Usage
Start a cluster using the virtualbox driver:
minikube start --driver=virtualbox
To make virtualbox the default driver:
minikube config set driver virtualbox
Special features
minikube start supports some VirtualBox specific flags:
--host-only-cidr
: The CIDR to be used for the minikube VM (default “192.168.99.1/24”)--no-vtx-check
: Disable checking for the availability of hardware virtualization
Issues
Troubleshooting
- Run
minikube start --alsologtostderr -v=7
to debug crashes
Last modified April 4, 2020: Change directory case (4593ac355)