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Local Docker Cluster

The easiest way to try Talos is by using the CLI (talosctl) to create a cluster on a machine with docker installed.

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Prerequisites

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talosctl

Download talosctl (macOS or Linux): 
brew install siderolabs/tap/talosctl

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kubectl

Download kubectl via one of methods outlined in the documentation.

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Create the Cluster

Now run the following: 
talosctl cluster create
If you are using Docker Desktop on a macOS computer, if you encounter the error: Cannot connect to the Docker daemon at unix:///var/run/docker.sock. Is the docker daemon running? you may need to manually create the link for the Docker socket: sudo ln -s "$HOME/.docker/run/docker.sock" /var/run/docker.sock
You can explore using Talos API commands: 
talosctl dashboard --nodes 10.5.0.2
Verify that you can reach Kubernetes:

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Destroy the Cluster

When you are all done, remove the cluster: 
talosctl cluster destroy