Explore the Kubernetes view — Cluster provisioning method
Docker Desktop Kubernetes can be provisioned with either the kubeadm or kind provisioners.
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Docker Desktop Kubernetes can be provisioned with either the kubeadm or kind provisioners.
kubeadm is the older provisioner. It supports a single-node cluster, you can't select the kubernetes version, it's slower to provision than kind, and it's not supported by Enhanced Container Isolation (ECI), meaning that if ECI is enabled the cluster works but it's not protected by ECI.
kind is the newer provisioner. It supports multi-node clusters (for a more realistic Kubernetes setup), you can choose the Kubernetes version, it's faster to provision than kubeadm, and it's supported by ECI - when ECI is enabled, the Kubernetes cluster runs in unprivileged Docker containers, thus making it more secure.
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