Enabling Kubernetes on Docker Desktop for Windows The downside to that is it means running your own Kubernetes cluster locally… Luckily, Docker Desktop can take care of that for you!įor an introduction to Kubernetes, or for advice on deploying ASP.NET Core applications to Kubernetes, see my 12 part series. That said, if you're deploying to production on Kubernetes then there's considerable value to being able to run and test your code in a similar environment locally. NET space, then Project Tye is another great option which should give a simpler onboarding than Kubernetes. Even if you find you start needing to orchestrate containers locally, I'd recommend Docker Compose as a simpler alternative to Kubernetes.
You don't need Kubernetes to benefit from that. In my experience, the biggest wins from Docker come from the isolation it gives you from your host system. Kubernetes has become the defacto container orchestrator for production workloads, but that doesn't mean you necessarily need it. Your first question before going down this route should be 'do I need Kubernetes?'. In this post I show how to enable Kubernetes support, and how to deploy the Kubernetes Dashboard to give your local Kubernetes cluster a friendly GUI. In my previous post, I showed how you can install Docker Desktop for Windows using WSL 2.