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CRCMicroK8s
Free

Free and open source under the Apache 2.0 licence.

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The open-source software is available without a license fee. Hosting, hardware and…

Windows, Command line Windows, macOS, Linux, Self-hosted
  • Runs OpenShift or MicroShift locally for testing
  • Graphical control through the Podman Desktop extension
  • Add-ons turn common cluster components on with one command
  • Clusters of three or more nodes gain high availability automatically
  • Single-developer desktop use only, not for shared or headless clusters
  • Running a full OpenShift cluster locally needs a capable machine
  • Installation is tied to snap, which is awkward on distributions that do not ship it
  • Add-on versions track Canonical's choices rather than upstream release timing
Downloadable app Self-hosted
Open source Open source
License: Apache-2.0 License: Apache-2.0
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Checked October 2, 2026

Checked September 22, 2026

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