Demo Cluster

No cluster handy? Kubexer can spin up a local Kubernetes cluster with minikube in one click, so you can explore every feature before connecting to a real cluster.

What it does

• Downloads and manages the required tooling (minikube and its driver) for you — no manual install.
• Starts a single-node cluster on your machine.
• Generates a kubeconfig and connects Kubexer to it automatically, so the cluster shows up ready to browse.

Spinning one up

1. Open Settings.
2. In the Demo Cluster panel, click Create.
3. Wait for Kubexer to provision the cluster — the first run takes a little longer while the tooling is fetched.
4. Once it reports Running, the cluster appears in your context list and you can start exploring resources immediately.

Managing it

• Stop pauses the cluster without deleting it; Start brings it back.
• Delete tears the cluster down and frees the disk it used.

Notes

The demo cluster runs entirely on your own machine via minikube. It is meant for evaluation and local experimentation — for production work, connect Kubexer to your real cluster with a kubeconfig (see Connect a cluster).