Picking a Kubernetes distribution (local, cloud, hosted)
Tekton runs inside a Kubernetes cluster, so to do any of the exercises in this book, you will need access to such a cluster. Many options can run locally on your machine or in the cloud, and range from free to thousands of US dollars (USD) per month.
If you already have a Kubernetes cluster available to you, feel free to skip this section and use your own.
If you do need access to your own Kubernetes cluster to experiment with the examples from this book, I recommend using a Kubernetes distribution that runs locally.
minikube
The easiest way to get started with Kubernetes is by running a micro distribution on your computer. There are many micro distributions available, such as MicroK8s by Canonical and K3s by Rancher. The one that will be used here is by the Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF) and is called minikube.
You will find the download and installation instructions for minikube on any operating...