Installing kubectl

kubectl is available for all major platforms. Let's start with macOS installation.

Installing on Mac

The following sequences of command will download the kubectl binary, set the executable flag and copy it to /usr/local/bin folder which will make it available in the macOS shell:

$ curl -O https://storage.googleapis.com/kubernetes-release/release/v1.5.2
/bin/darwin/amd64/kubectl$ chmod +x kubectl$ sudo cp kubectl /usr/local/bin

Homebrew provides the most convenient way to install kubectl and keep it up to date. To install, use this command:

$ brew install kubectl

To update, use the following command:

$ brew upgrade kubectl

Installing on Windows

You can find the list of Windows kubectl releases on GitHub at https://github.com/eirslett/kubectl-windows/releases. Similar to Minikube, kubectl is just a single .exe file. At the time of writing this book it's https://github.com/eirslett/kubectl-windows/releases/download/v1.6.3/kubectl.exe. You will need to download the exe file and place...