# MicroK8s

10 Hacker News commenters recommended MicroK8s and 0 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 7 of 13 months. It meets the Hacker Approved badge rule.

**Verdict:** People recommend it as a self-contained, low-maintenance Kubernetes cluster for a single machine or per-project VM, and say it runs reliably on Linux.

## Why people recommend it

- Self-contained, zero-ops Kubernetes cluster (2 comments): "You create a single big VM with MicroK8s per project (zero-ops vanilla Kubernetes)" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47884260)) "I like the self-contained nature of my microk8s cluster" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47748448))
- Runs reliably on Linux (2 comments): "ran perfectly on my Microk8s cluster on Linux" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46845626)) "a kind/microk8s cluster are perfectly fine" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46677536))
- Fits a single-machine or per-project setup (2 comments): "You create a single big VM with MicroK8s per project (zero-ops vanilla Kubernetes)" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47884260)) "deciding microk8s fits my needs more betterer" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45980699))
- Considered a fine local Kubernetes option (2 comments): "You can easily use things like minikube, k3s, microk8s, etc" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47795728)) "a kind/microk8s cluster are perfectly fine" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46677536))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [k3s](https://hackerapproved.com/p/k3s.md): 79 recommend
- [kind (Kubernetes in Docker)](https://hackerapproved.com/p/kind.md): 7 recommend
- [Minikube](https://hackerapproved.com/p/minikube.md): 5 recommend

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "MicroK8s", https://hackerapproved.com/p/microk8s/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).