KIND Cluster installation md file

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+# **Installing KIND Cluster on Ubuntu Using Release Binaries**
+
+This guide provides step-by-step instructions for installing **KIND (Kubernetes IN Docker)** on an Ubuntu machine using release binaries. KIND allows you to run a single-node or multi-node Kubernetes cluster locally for development and testing.
+
+---
+
+## Prerequisites
+Before installing KIND Cluster, ensure you have the following:
+
+* Ubuntu OS
+* sudo privileges
+* Internet access
+
+
+---
+
+
+## Step 1: Update System Packages
+
+Update your package lists to make sure you are getting the latest version and dependencies
+
+```bash
+sudo apt update
+```
+![image](https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/67151c22-aa4a-4201-80bf-b4707514047e)
+
+
+### Step 2: Install Required Packages
+
+Install some basic required packages
+
+```bash
+sudo apt install -y curl wget apt-transport-https
+```
+![image](https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/5e5fa254-69b0-4122-a84e-dfb5b3eb2584)
+
+
+---
+
+
+### Step 3: Install Docker
+
+KIND requires Docker to create and manage the Kubernetes clusters.
+
+```bash
+sudo apt install -y docker.io
+```
+![image](https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/c4146d80-e0c5-4259-957f-39f0b6623f95)
+
+
+
+Start and enable Docker
+
+```bash
+sudo systemctl enable --now docker
+sudo systemctl status docker
+```
+![image](https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/f3babbb9-c599-4199-9ec7-73e52802274c)
+
+
+Add current user (i.e UBUNTU) to docker group (To use docker without root)
+
+```bash
+sudo usermod -aG docker $USER && newgrp docker
+```
+![image](https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/d024a05a-c5a7-415a-997a-2990d8c08212)
+
+Now, logout (use exit command) and connect again.
+
+
+---
+
+
+### Step 4: Install and Create a **KIND** Cluster
+
+1. Download the Latest KIND Binary:
+
+   ```bash
+   [ $(uname -m) = x86_64 ] && curl -Lo ./kind https://kind.sigs.k8s.io/dl/v0.25.0/kind-linux-amd64
+   ```
+
+2. Make the Binary Executable:
+
+   Change the downloaded binary's permissions to make it executable:
+
+   ```bash
+   chmod +x ./kind
+   ```
+
+3. Move the Binary to a Directory in Your PATH:
+
+   Move the Kind binary to `/usr/local/bin` to make it globally accessible.
+
+   ```bash
+   sudo mv ./kind /usr/local/bin/kind
+   ```
+   ![image](https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/14728c13-0217-4c89-a403-3b3216cb3751)
+
+
+
+4. Verify Installation:
+
+   Check that the installation was successful by verifying the `KIND` version:
+
+   ```bash
+   kind --version
+   ```
+   ![image](https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/2da1b0f9-63bc-4379-a184-cc5c992b0e66)
+
+
+5. Create a KIND Cluster and verify status
+
+   ```bash
+   kind create cluster --name my-cluster
+   kubectl cluster-info --context kind-mycluster
+   kind get clusters
+   ```
+   ![image](https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/05fb8365-6b95-4e14-b7cb-94802ade0031)
+
+
+---
+
+
+## Step 5: Download and Install Kubectl
+
+Once the cluster is created, you can interact with it using `kubectl`.
+
+1. Download the Kubectl binary and verify the downloaded binary is correct
+
+```bash
+curl -LO https://dl.k8s.io/release/$(curl -L -s https://dl.k8s.io/release/stable.txt)/bin/linux/amd64/kubectl
+curl -LO "https://dl.k8s.io/release/$(curl -L -s https://dl.k8s.io/release/stable.txt)/bin/linux/amd64/kubectl.sha256"
+echo "$(cat kubectl.sha256)  kubectl" | sha256sum –check
+```
+![image](https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/81856385-f5eb-4b91-b687-4586908477e5)
+
+2. Install the Kubelet
+
+```bash
+sudo install -o root -g root -m 0755 kubectl /usr/local/bin/kubectl
+kubectl version --client
+kubectl version --client --output=yaml
+```
+![image](https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/8d67f7e3-ffca-4771-bfae-1af08a30ef31)
+
+3. Verify the Install
+
+```bash
+kubectl version
+```
+![image](https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/24bcb960-7c20-4b84-812f-ac97a0ee2fcb)
+
+4. Check Nodes status in KIND Cluster which is created (Here we have created only 1 node cluster)
+
+```bash
+kubectl get nodes
+```
+![image](https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/f526c023-e1b6-40a4-97e1-8178c2b8ac17)
+
+
+---
+
+
+## Step 6: Optional: Delete KIND Cluster
+
+If you wish to delete the cluster after you're done:
+
+```bash
+kind delete cluster --name my-cluster
+```
+![image](https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/9685d3a9-a751-4d27-8a16-b46d52f0266a)
+
+
+---
+
+
+
+You have successfully installed Kind and created a Kubernetes cluster using the release binaries. You can now use Kind to test and develop Kubernetes workloads in an isolated environment on your local machine.