Quickstart: Kind¶
This guide walks you through deploying a DocumentDB cluster on a local Kind (Kubernetes in Docker) cluster. Kind is ideal for development, testing, and CI pipelines.
Prerequisites¶
| Tool | Version | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
| Docker | 20.10+ | Container runtime for Kind |
| Kind | v0.31+ | Local Kubernetes cluster |
| kubectl | 1.35+ | Kubernetes CLI |
| Helm | 3.x | Package manager |
| mongosh | Latest | MongoDB shell for connecting |
Important
The DocumentDB operator requires Kubernetes 1.35+ for ImageVolume GA support. Kind v0.31+ ships images for Kubernetes 1.35.
Create a Kind Kubernetes cluster¶
Verify the Kubernetes cluster is running: