MicroK8s
Hacker ApprovedRanked 2 of 4 Kubernetes distributions by recommenders
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.
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.
10 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 10
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
Recommended in 7 of 13 months
- November 2025: recommended
- December 2025: recommended
- January 2026: recommended
- February 2026: recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: recommended
- May 2026: recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it carries the badge
- 10 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, met.
- Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 7 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, met.
The same three rules apply to every product, and the badge can’t be bought. How the badge works
What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Self-contained, zero-ops Kubernetes cluster
“You create a single big VM with MicroK8s per project (zero-ops vanilla Kubernetes)”
Comment from 24 Apr 2026 in “I Am Building a Cloud” “I like the self-contained nature of my microk8s cluster”
Comment from 13 Apr 2026 in “State of Homelab 2026” Runs reliably on Linux
“ran perfectly on my Microk8s cluster on Linux”
Comment from 1 Feb 2026 in “Swift is a more convenient Rust” “a kind/microk8s cluster are perfectly fine”
Comment from 19 Jan 2026 in “Bubblewrap: A nimble way to prevent agents from accessing your .env files” Fits a single-machine or per-project setup
“You create a single big VM with MicroK8s per project (zero-ops vanilla Kubernetes)”
Comment from 24 Apr 2026 in “I Am Building a Cloud” “deciding microk8s fits my needs more betterer”
Comment from 19 Nov 2025 in “Proxmox virtual environment 9.1 available” Considered a fine local Kubernetes option
“You can easily use things like minikube, k3s, microk8s, etc”
Comment from 16 Apr 2026 in “Do You Even Need a Database?” “a kind/microk8s cluster are perfectly fine”
Comment from 19 Jan 2026 in “Bubblewrap: A nimble way to prevent agents from accessing your .env files”
Other Kubernetes distributions people recommend
The three most recommended other Kubernetes distributions, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| k3s | 79 | 14 | 85% | 12 | 3 yrs4 owners | Approved |
| MicroK8sThis page | 10 | 0 | 100% | 7 | — | Approved |
| kind (Kubernetes in Docker) | 7 | 1 | 88% | 6 | — | — |
| Minikube | 5 | 3 | 63% | 4 | — | — |
What people said
8 of the 10 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“This feels a pretty good match when working with agents.”
“You create a single big VM with MicroK8s per project (zero-ops vanilla Kubernetes)”
“You can easily use things like minikube, k3s, microk8s, etc”
“I like the self-contained nature of my microk8s cluster”
“Cloudflare tunnel + CC + microk8s made it trivial!”
“ran perfectly on my Microk8s cluster on Linux”
“a kind/microk8s cluster are perfectly fine”
“deciding microk8s fits my needs more betterer”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.