Installation

Table of contents

  1. Prerequisites
    1. Docker
  2. Installing BeKind
    1. Download from Releases Page
  3. Verifying Installation
  4. Next Steps

Prerequisites

Before installing BeKind, ensure you have the following installed:

Docker

BeKind uses KIND, which requires Docker to run Kubernetes clusters in containers.

Podman is still considered experimental by KIND and may not work reliably with BeKind.

To check if Docker is installed:

docker --version

To install Docker:

Ensure Docker is running before using BeKind:

docker ps

Installing BeKind

Download from Releases Page

  1. Visit the BeKind Releases page

  2. Download the latest release for your platform:
    • Linux (AMD64): bekind-linux-amd64
    • macOS (ARM64/Apple Silicon): bekind-darwin-arm64
  3. Make the binary executable and move it to your PATH:

Linux:

chmod +x bekind-linux-amd64
sudo mv bekind-linux-amd64 /usr/local/bin/bekind

macOS:

chmod +x bekind-darwin-arm64
sudo mv bekind-darwin-arm64 /usr/local/bin/bekind

On macOS, you may need to allow the binary to run by going to System Preferences → Security & Privacy if you see a security warning on first run.

Verifying Installation

To verify BeKind is installed correctly:

bekind version

You should see output showing the BeKind version information.

To see all available commands:

bekind --help

Next Steps

Now that BeKind is installed, you can:

  1. Review CLI commands - Learn all available commands
  2. Learn about configuration options - Customize your clusters
  3. Explore features - Discover what BeKind can do
  4. Start your first cluster with bekind start