Using a local image on minikube

Question

I'm trying to use a local image on minikube. In order to build the image I run the following command

docker build -t goserver:1.0.0 .

My yaml file for minikube contains the following

apiVersion: apps/v1
kind: Deployment
metadata:
  name: goserver
  namespace: golang-ns
  labels:
    app: goserver
spec:
  replicas: 1
  selector:
    matchLabels:
      app: goserver
  template:
    metadata:
      labels:
        app: goserver
    spec:
      containers:
      - name: goserver
        image: goserver:1.0.0
        imagePullPolicy: Never
        ports:
        - containerPort: 8080

However when I try `kubectl apply -f ./k8s.yaml, I get the following error

Container image "goserver:1.0.0" is not present with pull policy of Never
Error: ErrImageNeverPull

I did a bit of searching and I found the following

How to use local docker images with Minikube?

And as per this I ran eval $(minikube docker-env), but I still get this error.

Is what I am trying to do possible or do I need to push this to docker hub?

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Mar 04 '21 at 05:48

When you run eval $(minikube docker-env) you will get the docker-engine of the minikube installation.

In some environments, your local docker-engine could be the same one with minikube, however in most cases it's not. It depends on the drivers settings if the both engines are same.

In case where the engines are different, you will need to set the minikube environment with eval $(minikube docker-env) and than build the image.

Using a local image on minikube

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